For Families Separated at the Border, Different States of Detention

For Families Separated at the Border, Different States of Detention

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A look inside two types of detention facilities, as Border Patrol finds itself unable to humanely process families being separated by the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy; an update on the Pukri family, who wanted to make America great again - but just didn’t think it would come at the cost of their own family separation; listeners share their feelings about the zero tolerance policy; and a discussion about the U.S.’s diminishing role in aiding refugees.

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