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Episode 1358Mar 28, 2025

The chilling effect of ICE arrests

The Trump administration has been targeting international students and faculty for voicing support for Palestinians.

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SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 27: Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025 in Somerville, Massachusetts.  Ozturk was arrested for purported activities related to terrorist organizations amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.  (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 27: Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Ozturk was arrested for purported activities related to terrorist organizations amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

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On today’s episode, Kai and Reema discuss the disturbing arrest of a Turkish national with a valid student visa at Tufts University and the effects these immigration detentions are having on political speech. Plus, WNBA team New York Liberty got a shiny, new training facility. (No, it’s not a spa!) And, another big oops for National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. You just can’t make this stuff up.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

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