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The gang talks about White House efforts to suspend habeas corpus and expand deportation efforts, while DeSantis builds new detention centers in Florida. Plus, updates on tariffs and Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestine students. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4zk22n9wo https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/top-us-senate-democrat-block-trump-doj-nominees-over-qatar-airplane-2025-05-13/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/15/stephen-miller-is-wrong-the-president-cant-just-suspend-habeas-corpus https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-homeland-chief-says-illegal-immigration-levels-could-warrant-suspending-2025-05-14/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/establishing-project-homecoming/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/national-guard-immigration.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-ordered-prioritize-immigration-cases-over-white-collar-crime-people-familiar-2025-05-12/ https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/waltham-mass-ice-arrest-boy-left-alone/ https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-highlights-floridas-leadership-immigration-enforcement https://support.iraplegalinfo.org/hc/en-us/articles/360057039031-What-is-the-U-S-refugee-resettlement-process https://welcome.us/explainers/us-refugee-admissions-program-suspended-until-further-notice-welcome-corps-terminated https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-responds-termination-state-department-grants-refugee-resettlement-program https://2021-2025.state.gov/refugee-admissions/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa/ https://www.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html https://za.usembassy.gov/refugee-admissions-program-for-south-africans/ https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/letter-from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-on-episcopal-migration-ministries/ https://www.aclufl.org/en/press-releases/new-report-reveals-alarming-conditions-florida-ice-detention-centers https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-01/inhumane-conditions-and-death-at-miamis-krome-migrant-detention-center.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/national-guard-immigration.html https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/how-india-pakistan-pulled-back-brink-with-us-brokered-ceasefire-2025-05-13/ https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariff-agreement-us-china-uk-what-it-means-what-to-know-rcna206365 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/15/walmart-raise-prices-trump-tariffs https://archive.ph/pkUSY https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq54ggd62w3o https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-sold-shares-trump-media-same-day-tariffs-announced-2072543 https://archive.ph/uM7kp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3nd0dwlpgo https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-palestinian-georgetown-student-ordered-released-us-custody-2025-05-14/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.