Speaking at the State of the Union, President Donald Trump demanded a full restoration of funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has carried out raids in major cities across the nation resulting in mass arrests, violence and the deaths of two people in Minneapolis, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Today, we break down what was said at the State of the Union. Later, experts join us to talk about immigration reform and ICE presence in Connecticut.

GUESTS:
Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter, CT Public and the Connecticut Mirror
Maureen Abell: Staff Attorney at New Haven Legal Assistance Association and Visiting Clinical Professor at Yale Law School with the Immigrant Rights Clinic
Sarah Pierce: Director of Social Policy at Third Way, a national think tank and advocacy organization

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ekTv_ztHs&amp;t=4804s">Speaking at the State of the Union,</a>&nbsp;President Donald Trump demanded a full restoration of funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has carried out raids in major cities across the nation resulting in mass arrests, violence and the deaths of two people in Minneapolis, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Today, we break down what was said at the State of the Union. Later, experts join us to talk about immigration reform and ICE presence in Connecticut.
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/lisa-hagen-1">Lisa Hagen:</a>&nbsp;Federal Policy Reporter, CT Public and the Connecticut Mirror</li>
<li>Maureen Abell:&nbsp;Staff Attorney at&nbsp;<a href="https://nhlegal.org/">New Haven Legal Assistance Association</a>&nbsp;and Visiting Clinical Professor at Yale Law School with the&nbsp;<a href="https://law.yale.edu/studying-law-yale/clinical-and-experiential-learning/our-clinics/legal-assistance-immigrant-rights-clinic">Immigrant Rights Clinic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thirdway.org/about/staff/sarah-pierce">Sarah Pierce:</a>&nbsp;Director of Social Policy at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thirdway.org/">Third Way, a national think tank and advocacy organization</a></li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.