On today's show listen to a special broadcast of Joan Esposito at the Southland Friends of Labor 17th Annual Jobs Breakfast at Sprinkler Fitters Local 281 in Alsip, Illinois.  Later in the show Joan takes calls and is joined by Julia Lurie, senior reporter at Mother Jones; she recently wrote the article “ICE Took Their Papers—and Won’t Give Them Back: Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.”

Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive).