Immigration Policy with Angie Kelly

As President Biden signs executive actions to reverse Trump-era asylum policies and create a plan to reunite migrant families separated at the U.S. - Mexico border, Emily chats about immigration policy with Angie Kelly, who joined the Biden administration as a Department of Homeland Security senior counselor on immigration. Most recently, Angie served as a senior advisor with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Angie discusses asylum, DACA, the impacts of COVID on immigration, and how President Biden is undoing Trump’s policies on immigration.

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