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Emily Witt

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
282 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

having to wait two or three months to try to get your case worked out is, is, is torturous to people.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

So a lot of people are considering deporting themselves, which I'm sure is the intention.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And it's just, you know, families here are having trouble getting in contact with their family members who are detained.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

All of it is very, there's not a lot of due process.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

Yeah, I don't see a way for the city or the state to hasten the end of this in any way.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

I don't think there's anything they can do.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And I think that's something that Fry was reckoning with.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

I mean, they have a lawsuit that's working its way through the process of federal court proceedings.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

So the city and state officials in Minnesota are suing the Trump administration for an immediate stop to this surge of agents.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And they've made several arguments about why this is detrimental to the people of Minnesota.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And the federal government was just able to respond to that.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And so now I think the judge is sort of working her way through a decision and getting closer to doing that.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

But outside of that lawsuit, there's really nothing that these โ€“

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

government officials can do.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

Of Trump.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And so Trump and Fry finally spoke.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And... How did that go?

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

Apparently... I mean, Fry's account is that it was a productive conversation and that he very forcefully said, this needs to stop.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

And, you know, people are suffering.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump

I think he was probably trying to make the argument that this is not a popular thing.