The Raid

Immigrant Rights are Civil Rights

info@pitaya.fm (Marc Philpart, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

On this episode of The Raid is Marc Philpart. He is the Executive Director of the California Black Freedom Fund, bringing more than a decade of leadership in grassroots organizations to build power for racial justice. Marc serves on several boards and advisory committees, including the California Immigrant Policy Center, Partners for Dignity and Rights, and the University of Southern California’s Equity Research Institute. Marc is on the podcast to discuss how the lessons of black empowerment and the civil rights struggles of the past can help inform the immigration rights movement of today.

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"I Came Home and They Were Gone," Diane Guerrero Tells Her Personal Story

info@pitaya.fm (Diane Guerrero, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Actress and activist, Diane Guerrero candidly reveals details of the night immigration officials deported her parents, leaving her without her family at age 14. Diane Guerrero is an actress and activist best known for her roles in Orange Is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, Doom Patrol and Encanto — but her most important story has nothing to do with Hollywood. When she was fourteen years old, she came home from school to find her parents gone. Immigration officers had arrested them while she was away. No government agency called to check on her. No social worker came to the door. As the only U.S. citizen in her immediate family, she was left to navigate the rest of her childhood alone, taken in by friends' parents, building a life from nothing. For years she kept it secret. Today she is one of the most prominent voices in the country on the human cost of deportation, and what it means to be left behind.

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Abolish ICE?

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Jenn Budd) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Former Border Patrol Agent, Jenn Budd is back on the podcast to offer her new book that dives into the federal law enforcement agencies known as ICE and US Border Patrol as only an insider can. She helps to explain why we are seeing so much violence and lawlessness by these agencies and offers methods to abolish or reform them.

The book is entitled, ICE - What Everyone Needs to Know and available here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/ice-jenn-budd/ebook/9781956474954.html

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Media Propaganda and the Immigration Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Victor Pickard, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

On the podcast is Victor Picard. He's the Edwin Baker Professor of media policy and political economy at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for communication, where he co-directs the Media Inequality and Change Center. His research explores the intersections of U.S. and global media, activism and politics, media history, democratic theory, and communications policy. John Carlos Frey and Victor discuss the current media landscape and how the very fabric of democracy is being threatened by a suppression of the First Amendment and unprecedented multi-media merger deals. Accurate information about the immigration raids and news in general is getting harder to come by. An eye-opening episode of The Raid by industry insiders.

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"God Doesn't Care if You Have Papers"

info@pitaya.fm (Tito Rodriguez, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Tito Rodriguez he is the co-founder of the Local Hearts Foundation. The foundation focuses on helping at-risk families and underserved communities in the greater Los Angeles area. Tito's organization went into overdrive during the ICE Raids in Los Angeles when immigrants were afraid to leave their homes for fear of being taken and deported. They stopped going to work or taking their kids to school. Tito saw the need as people were going hungry. Tito's faith led him to provide for those who have become politically marginalized and believes, "God doesn't care if you have papers..." The Local Hearts Foundation provided free groceries and supplies. Tito earned the name, 'The Hood Santa' because he was delivering items in neighborhoods most people won't go. Even though the Los Angeles raids are no longer in the headlines, the need is still great as people are constantly being kidnapped by ICE.

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"I Can't Breathe" Deaths Inside America's Immigration Detention System

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

On January 3rd, 2026, a 55-year-old man named Geraldo Lunas Campos was standing in line at an immigration detention facility in El Paso, Texas, waiting for his asthma medication. He never got it. Instead, he was taken to a solitary confinement cell, held down by guards, and died. He said "I can't breathe" — in Spanish — more than once. The government said he tried to kill himself. The county medical examiner said otherwise. The official cause of death: asphyxia due to neck and torso compression. Manner of death: homicide. He is one of 47 people who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since January 2025 — the deadliest period in the history of the American immigration detention system in more than two decades. In this episode of The Raid, investigative journalist John Carlos Frey goes inside the numbers, the names, and the cover stories. From Geraldo Lunas Campos to Roxsana Hernández — a transgender asylum seeker beaten in a New Mexico private prison — to a 19-year-old indigenous Mexican teenager who died weeks after being detained on charges his family says were fabricated, Frey documents a pattern of medical neglect, physical abuse, deliberate obstruction, and institutional impunity that spans administrations and has never been fully reckoned with.

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Reshaping What it is to be American

info@pitaya.fm (Dr. Paul Ong, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Dr. Paul Ong is a Professor Emeritus at UCLA. He has been analyzing the data from across the country pertaining to the ICE raids. Dr. Ong discusses his findings in detail with John Carlos Frey in this illuminating podcast. According to Ong, the current administration is not only reshaping our immigration system with the ongoing mass deportation campaign, but also the demographic make-up of the United States. This podcast is in depth and eye opening.

https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/paul-ong

https://luskin.ucla.edu/ong-on-the-current-state-of-immigration-enforcement

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ICE is a Surveillance State

info@pitaya.fm (Wendy Fry, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Flock cameras, ring cameras, face recognition technology and license plate readers are just some of the technology ICE is using to surveil people across the country. Technology coupled with shared data with federal agencies and law enforcement create an unprecedented surveillance state and dragnet. It appears this vast system is not just for locating undocumented immigrants.

Wendy Fry is a seasoned reporter for Cal Matters investigating the use of license plate readers throughout Southern California and their implications. She joins John Carlos Frey on this eye-opening podcast to discuss her reporting and questionable tactics used by the federal government.

https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/02/alpr-border-patrol-caltrans/

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DHS After Kristi Noem

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey takes a look at the history of the top three officials within the Department of Homeland Security running the mass deportation campaign after the firing of Kristi Noem. Each has a questionable past making confidence in DHS questionable. Frey contends not much will change now that Noem is gone.

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https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_dhs_regarding_rodney_scottpdf.pdf

https://rollcall.com/2018/08/10/ethics-committee-orders-markwayne-mullin-to-pay-back-40000/#:~:text=The%20Office%20of%20Congressional%20Ethics,Fontelo%20contributed%20to%20this%20report.

https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/02/27/repub/private-prison-giant-sees-1b-ice-contract-as-start-of-unprecedented-opportunities-under-trump/#:~:text=By:%20Ariana%20Figueroa%20%2D%20February%2027%2C%202025%202:45%20pm&text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20U.S.%20Immigration%20and%20Customs,and%20executive%20chairman%20of%20GEO.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48704

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No More Asylum

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Maria Salguero) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Over the past year, through a series of executive orders, asylum cases have all but halted. Asylum was a legal method of fleeing persecution and fear of life to find safe harbor in the United States. In the recent past, the process to gain asylum had been lengthy and grueling for most applicants with the vast majority of applicants being rejected but now it appears the doors have closed, altogether. In this episode of the The Raid, Maria Salguero an attorney from Immigrant Legal Defense Center specializing in asylum law, speaks candidly about the ever-changing landscape for asylum seekers and how many are now being barred from applying or detained and even deported.

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Pediatricians Say ICE Detention for Children "Should Be Shuttered"

info@pitaya.fm (Barbara Rodriguez, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s leading authority on child health, has repeatedly and unequivocally opposed the detention of children for immigration purposes; in fact, the AAP’s leadership recently reiterated that all children held in immigration detention should be immediately released, and these facilities should be permanently shuttered.”

On the podcast is Barbara Rodriguez. She's the health reporter for the digital publication, "The 19th". She recently published an article entitled, " These pediatrician moms have a shared message: Release all children in immigration detention" The article is a conversation with pediatrician moms who see the inherent dangers in incarcerating children.

Barbara has been a journalist for nearly 20 years, reporting from statehouses, a presidential campaign trail and doctor's offices during the early days of the global pandemic.

https://19thnews.org/2026/03/pediatrician-moms-children-health-immigration-detention/

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/614d500305bc5541f50c3baf/t/69a1effc5cc09a2d4ea92656/1772220412407/End+Child+Detention+Letter+with+signatures+Feb+26+2026.pdf

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Mass Family Separation Flies Under the Radar

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey takes a deep look into the separation of parents from their children during the mass deportation effort. Children are being abandoned against what used to be standard procedure that considered the plight of children during deportation proceedings. The numbers are alarming and worse than any other family separation tactic in the past.

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https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/family-separation-policy/#:~:text=In%20the%20spring%20and%20summer,been%20reunited%20with%20their%20parents.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/trump-deportation-children-trauma https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/know-your-rights/step-step-family-preparedness-plan#:~:text=Make%20sure%20to%20write%20down,find%20someone%20in%20ICE%20custody.

https://phr.org/our-work/resources/what-about-my-children-family-separation-among-parents-deported-to-honduras/

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Immigrant Detention Facility Sued for Inhumane Conditions

info@pitaya.fm (Alvaro Huerto, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:57:00 +0000

Alvaro Huerta is the Director of Litigation and Advocacy for Immigrant Defenders Law Center. The organization has recently filed suit against the Adelanto immigrant detention facility in Southern California. The lawsuit alleges, "People have been forced to live in unsanitary conditions and subjected to punitive isolation and neglect, conditions that would be considered abuse in almost any other setting. It specifically challenges the denial of basic necessities at the facility—including medical and mental health care, access to the outdoors, adequate nutrition and water, and sanitary living conditions."

Alvaro is on the podcast to talk about the lawsuit, conditions at the Adelanto detention facility and in general, the way migrants are treated in facilities across the country.

https://www.immdef.org/blog/ltvice_filing

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Which Companies Profit from Mass Deportation?

info@pitaya.fm (Nick Schwellenbach, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Back on the podcast is journalist, Nick Schwellenbach. He's a Senior Investigator at Pogo Investigates, the news reporting division of the Project on Government Oversight.

John Carlos Frey and Nick discuss a recent article Nick coauthored entitled Ice, Inc. The Top Companies Profiting from Trump's Immigration Crackdown.

They discuss the companies most closely associated with the massive deportation machine and their lobbying efforts to get a bigger and bigger piece of the contract pie. Companies such as Palantir, CSI Aviation, Geo Group, Core Civic and Acquisition Logistics have been awarded massive contracts to implement the deportations. They also lobby and donate millions to political campaigns and PACs.

https://www.pogo.org/investigates/ice-inc-the-top-companies-profiting-from-trumps-immigration-crackdown

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One Year After CECOT Prison in El Salvador - Where Are We Now?

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In March 2025, a year ago this month, the United States deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador, to be immediately and indefinitely imprisoned without trial and without convictions, prison sentences nor release dates. Human Rights Watch considered this practice a violation of national and international laws, and especially human rights violations. In this episode John Carlos Frey summarizes this flashpoint of the deportation agenda and how we have continued to violate the constitution since then.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/15/trump-el-salvador-cecot-deportations/

https://www.nilc.org/resources/tracking-the-cecot-disappearances/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/16/us/el-salvador-deportees-forcibly-disappeared

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Speaking Truth to Power

info@pitaya.fm (Anat Shenker-Osorio, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Anat Shenker-Osorio is a prominent American political strategist, messaging consultant, and researcher specializing in communication strategies for progressive causes. She is best known for her work on the Race-Class Narrative Project and for founding ASO Communications, where she advises global campaigns. She has presented her work to such groups as the Congressional Progressive Caucus the ACLU, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations. Her commentary frequently appears in such major outlets as The New York Times, Rolling Stone and The Atlantic. Anat shares with John Carlos Frey how to communicate an effective strategy for immigrant rights against what she calls is an authoritarian regime and also share about new growing coalition of immigrant rights advocates called, Brave of US.

https://braveofus.com/

https://asocommunications.com/

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Ring Cameras and ICE Surveillance

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Chris Jeffries) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Chris Jeffries is a Freelance writer, journalist and currently the editor in chief of HR News a digital publication covering a wide range of topics including politics, social justice and technology among others. HR News recently published and article about ICE and Federal agents accessing Ring Camera data for immigration related operations. John Carlos Frey and Chris discuss the increasing surveillance state related to ICE and the ongoing Immigration Raids.

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Immigrants Should Come the "Legal Way"

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

On our weekly news update, John Carlos Frey takes a look at the ever increasing list of restrictions imposed on legal pathways to the United States. It is becoming more difficult for immigrants. Even those that are in the US legally find themselves in limbo or with pending notices of deportation.

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https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/trump-2-0s-year-one-reshaping-us-legal-immigration/

https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/why-legal-immigration-nearly-impossible

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Angelica Salas and ICE Resistance

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Angelica Salas) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Angelica Salas is currently the Executive Director at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, better known as CHIRLA.

She understands the plight of immigrants first hand as she and her entire family lived in the US as undocumented immigrants. They experienced raids, discrimination and deportation then later were able to legalize their status.

CHIRLA, the immigrant-led organization empowers other immigrants and their families to lobby for local, state, and national policies that advance their human, civil, and labor rights. Angelica has led CHIRLA to become one of the nation’s largest and most effective immigrant rights organizations in the country.

CHIRLA and Angelica's achievements include: winning in-state, financial aid and grant programs for California’s undocumented students, establishing day-laborer centers that have become national models, winning drivers’ licenses for undocumented drivers, decoupling local police departments from immigration enforcement, expanding access to immigrant legal services and winning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Angelica has become a central figure in responding to the massive ICE raids that began in Los Angeles in June 2025, which she describes as a "campaign of terror" and an unprecedented assault on constitutional rights.

She speaks candidly with John Carlos Frey about her personal history and continuing the fight for reform and equal justice.

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Minnesota After the Surge

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Annie Nolte-Henning) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Annie Nolte-Henning is the Executive Director of Community Sponsorship Hub, an organization that makes it easier for communities to welcome refugees and other displaced people. They do this by connecting community partners at the national and local levels with the knowledge and financial resources they need to ensure that sponsors and those they are welcoming are set up for success. Annie lives in Minnesota and is on the podcast today to speak about her work with refugees and the current state of Minnesota after 'Operation Metro Surge'. Although the majority of federal immigration agents may have left the state, fear and the after affects of the raids, remain.

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Mass Deportation is Illegal

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 6 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey goes on a journey of court filings, lawsuits, petitions and rulings against the administration's efforts to deport millions of people from the U.S. He profiles the record number of court proceedings against the efforts of mass deportation, more than any other administration in history.

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https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump#:~:text=HTML%20Immigrants%20Who%20Say,of%20federal%20court%20filings%20found.

https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/detention.html https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/looking-back-at-2025-the-supreme-court-and-the-trump-administration/#:~:text=During%20the%20first%20year%20of,authority%20to%20issue%20such%20relief.

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/state-attorneys-general-lawsuits-against-trump-administration/#:~:text=State%20AGs%20are%20proving%20just,to%20shape%20federal%20immigration%20policies.

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Raids and Resistance: LA City Council Member Eunisses Hernandez Speaks Boldly

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 5 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Eunisses Hernandez is a native of Highland Park in Los Angeles and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She is the City Council Member for the 1st District in Los Angeles. In July of 2025, her district became an iconic flashpoint of the immigration raids as federal agents in tactical gear carrying firearms moved in on a region called, MacArthur Park. The federal agents were all walking in a straight line, side by side, some on horseback, as news helicopters hovered above. Her district is also home to Operation Trojan Horse where ICE agents hid in the back of a Penske moving van as they approached a Home Depot parking lot to apprehend day laborers. Council Member Hernandez speaks candidly about the ongoing immigration raids.

https://www.eunissesforthepeople.com/

https://www.instagram.com/eunissesh/

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Bagpipes Through Tear Gas at ICE Protests

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Jack Duffy) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Jack Duffy is a college student and bagpipe player who found his voice by bringing his bagpipes to ICE raid protests in Los Angeles, Oregon and San Francisco. The haunting yet powerful instrument is a call to action for the 21 year-old who strongly disapproves of the ongoing immigration raids and is willing to face off with law enforcement and even be arrested. In his conversation with John Carlos Frey, Jack discusses how he got started playing the bagpipes at protests, what they signify and how his fellow college students feel about immigrants and the America they are inheriting.

https://lataco.com/protest-bagpiper

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Loss of Millions of Dollars After the Raids - News Update

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

A recent economic impact study taking a look at the after effects of the immigration raids in Los Angeles this past Summer chronicles the devastating and negative results on the local economy. John Carlos Frey crunches the numbers.

https://opportunity.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LAEDCxDEO-Economic-Impacts-of-Federal-Immigration-Enforcement.pdf

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Record Number of Children in Detention

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Journalists from The Marshall Project, Shannon Heffernan and Anna Flagg discuss their most recent findings about children in immigration detention. According to the journalism duo's research, children in detention has spiked six times under Trump.

John Carlos Frey discusses their work and the current state of family detention.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers

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Economics of the Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Dr. Manuel Pastor, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Dr. Manuel Pastor discusses the socioeconomic effects of the immigration raids with John Carlos Frey. Dr. Pastor is a distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. He currently directs the Equity Research Institute at USC. Pastor holds an economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Pastor’s research has generally focused on issues of the economic, environmental and social conditions facing low-income urban communities – and the social movements seeking to change those realities.

For over 30 years, Professor Manuel Pastor has been a trailblazer in scholastic activism, examining critical issues like the 1992 riots, economic disinvestment, and social stratification. His work bridges academia and community action, driving meaningful change.

https://dornsife.usc.edu/eri/manuel-pastor/

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Third Country Deportations Cost Millions

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The Administration has pushed to deport migrants to third countries, not their countries of origin, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. In some cases per migrant costs to El Salvador, Ghana or Palau can cost upward of a million dollars each. John Carlos Frey breaks down a recent US Senate report detailing the shocking price tag.

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https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/%28FINAL%20-%20web%29%20At%20What%20Cost%20-%20Inside%20the%20Trump%20Administration's%20Secret%20Deportation%20Deals_SFRC%20Minority%20Report_Feb%202026%200213.pdf

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George Takei Relates His Personal Story of Internment to the Raids - PART 2

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, George Takei) — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

George Takei is an American actor, author, and activist. He's known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS enterprise in the Star Trek franchise and Galactus in the Superhero Squad Show.

On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pear Harbor and for looking like the enemy, Japanese Americans in the United States were then considered enemy combatants or enemy aliens. As a result, the U.S. government forcibly removed approximately 125,000 people from their homes and relocated them to prison camps around the country. George Takei was four years old when he and his family were forced from their home in Los Angeles to several different internment camps during their incarceration. He shares his personal story of detention and compares the four years he spent imprisoned by the federal government to the current immigration raids.

The entire podcast is in two parts.

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George Takei Relates His Personal Story of Internment to the Raids - PART 1

info@pitaya.fm (George Takei, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

George Takei is an American actor, author, and activist. He's known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS enterprise in the Star Trek franchise and Galactus in the Superhero Squad Show.

On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pear Harbor and for looking like the enemy, Japanese Americans in the United States were then considered enemy combatants or enemy aliens.

As a result, the U.S. government forcibly removed approximately 125,000 people from their homes and relocated them to prison camps around the country. George Takei was four years old when he and his family were forced from their home in Los Angeles to several different internment camps during their incarceration. He shares his personal story of detention and compares the four years he spent imprisoned by the federal government to the current immigration raids.

The entire podcast is in two parts.

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Children Harmed in Detention - News Update

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

For the week of February 9, 2026 John Carlos Frey documents the treatment of children in immigrant detention facilities. He exposes the violations of norms and law and exposes an inhumane tactic of using children as a deterrent strategy against future migration.

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https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-children-letters

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Brandon Garrison is in Immigration Court Hell

info@pitaya.fm (Brandon Garrison, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Brandon Garrison is US citizen residing in Florida. His wife, Gabriela came to the United States legally, she has no criminal record. According to Brandon, she was illegally detained in October, 2025 and has been in immigrant detention for the past 5 months. She is eligible for US citizenship through her marriage to Brandon but the Federal government is barring them from completing the necessary paperwork.

Brandon has drained his savings, left his work and is trying to keep his family together as he fights this case and his wife faces imminent deportation.

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Raids Escalate in LA - Memo Torres of LA Taco

info@pitaya.fm (Memo Torres, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Although most of think of Minneapolis for the center of the immigration raids, more and more people are being apprehended daily by roving patrols in the greater Los Angeles area. Almost weekly, apprehension numbers continue to increase.

Memo Torres of critically acclaimed, LA Taco shares his findings with John Carlos Frey. Memo is the Director of Engagement and a multimedia journalist. He is also the host of the Daily Memo which chronicles apprehensions by ICE and Border Patrol throughout Southern California. Almost daily, he details the raids by reporting a list of places where people have been apprehended, if available he reads names and sometimes the tactics used during apprehension. The Daily Memo has become a chilling account of the human toll for the ongoing immigration raids.

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https://lataco.com/

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Crimes Committed by ICE and Border Patrol - The Raid News Update

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 6 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey chronicles the numerous violent crimes committed by ICE and Border Patrol agents across the country.

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https://www.calonews.com/featured-topics/immigration/new-report-details-dozens-of-federal-immigration-agents-with-violent-records/article_1c93204d-e97f-44a3-a42e-f6790df6ae3c.html

https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountability-for-ice-and-cbp

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ICE Prosecutor with Racist X Account Back on the Job

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Steven Monacelli) — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Over a year ago, a prosecutor for ICE in immigration court was exposed by journalists for having a racially charged X account. The exposé seemed to spark an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security but now he is back on the job and the racist X account is still active.

Steven Monacelli is the journalist who broke this story. He is an award winning investigative journalist focusing on extremism, disinformation, social movements and the influence of dark money in politics. His work has appeared in countless publications such as Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast. He's currently a special investigative correspondent for The Texas Observer. Steven discusses his findings and to his surprise, why the ICE employee is back on the job.

https://www.texasobserver.org/author/steven-monacelli/

https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/

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Raids Continue in California

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Although most of us understand the immigration raids have been occurring in Minneapolis, apprehensions continue across the country and actively in Southern and Central California. On the podcast is Patricia Solorio, she's the associate director at the fund for Santa Barbara, which is a nontraditional community foundation that supports organizations and groups working for progressive social change in Santa Barbara County. Patricia and the Foundation have funded advocates in support of the most affected by the raids. She discusses the continuous immigration enforcement challenges in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties of California.

https://fundforsantabarbara.org/

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Gregory Bovino and News Update with CALO News

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Michelle Zacarias, Amairani Hernandez) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

A discussion with journalists, Amairani Hernandez and Michelle Zacarias from Los Angeles and American Southwest based digital publication, CALO News. The discussion focuses on Gregory Bovino the head of Border Patrol operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and recently Minneapolis now being moved back to his post as sector chief in El Centro, CA. Topics also include an increase in Border Patrol lead raids in Southern California.

https://www.calonews.com/

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Pregnant Women Shackled in Immigrant Detention

info@pitaya.fm (Eunice Cho, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Eunice Cho is senior counsel at the ACLU National Prison Project. She's a nationally recognized expert and litigator on issues pertaining to immigration detention, including access to counsel. She has served as lead and co-counsel in numerous cases to protect the rights of immigrant detainees, including people held at the cruelly named Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and the Guantanamo Naval Base.

She recently co-authored a letter to ICE describing the conditions of pregnant women in detention describing violation of protocol and human rights abuses.

On the podcast she discusses the current state of immigrant detention and her concerns about the escalation of new detention facilities and the decreasing state of care for detainees.

https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/pregnant-and-postpartum-women-face-neglect-and-abuse-in-ice-detention

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ICE is Detaining Native Americans

info@pitaya.fm (Gabriel Galanda, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The ICE riads have been indiscriminate and are racially profiling. In the past few months, Native Americans some also referred to as First Nations People have been detained in Iowa, Arizona and Minnesota. Tribal Identification has not been accepted in some cases even though all Native peoples are US Citizens. Gabriel Galanda sits down with John Carlos Frey to discuss the current immigration raids and how Natives are being affected. Gabe is an indigenous rights attorney and the managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman. His practice focuses on representing indigenous nations, businesses and citizens. He advocates against tribal and citizenship rights violations, as well as other domestic indigenous human rights abuses, including law enforcement and violence

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https://www.galandabroadman.com/profiles/galanda

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Deaths in Immigrant Detention - The Raid News Update

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Immigrant deaths in detention so far in this new year are on a record pace. John Carlos Frey uses ICE's own data to highlight the tragic loss of life in Americas' ever-growing immigrant detention population.

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Immigrant Detention Watch with Silky Shah

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Silky Shah) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Silky Shau the executive director of Detention Watch Network. It's a US based national coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to abolishing the immigration detention system through collective advocacy, education and grassroots organizing. Detention Watch Network aims to end the detention and deportation of immigrants and promote racial equity in immigration policy. Silky discusses the history of immigrant detention and the unprecedented escalation during the Trump era.

https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/

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LA Times Gustavo Arellano on the ICE Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Gustavo Arellano, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Outspoken columnist and reporter for the the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Arellano sits down with John Carlos Frey for a wide ranging discussion on the immigration raids, white supremacy, government over-reach and the state of media today. Arellano brings a strong Latino perspective to the conversation giving insight and understanding into a world few get to see.

https://www.latimes.com/people/gustavo-arellano

@gustavo_arellano

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Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Raid News Update - Week of Jan. 12

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey address the escalation of immigration raids and little reported news of the week of January 12. He encourages everyone to believe what they are seeing and hearing as not being normal immigration enforcement.

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NPR Correspondent Jasmine Garsd on the Long Term Impacts of the Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Jasmine Garsd, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine-American journalist. She is currently NPR's immigration correspondent and the host of The Last Cup. Throughout her reporting career she's focused extensively on women's issues and immigrant communities in America. On The Raid, she discusses the long term effects of the current immigration raids on the economy and upward mobility of the immigrant population most affected. Her recent piece on NPR is entitled, Fearing deportation, undocumented parents are preparing to leave their kids behind https://www.npr.org/2025/11/22/nx-s1-5616465/fearing-deportation-undocumented-parents-are-preparing-to-leave-their-kids-behind https://theraidpodcast.org/

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Did HBO Hold Back Damming Film? with Jenn Budd

info@pitaya.fm (Jenn Budd, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey and former Border Patrol Agent, Jenn Budd discuss the release of the HBO documentary, "Critical Incident" based on Frey's reporting. HBO released the film after holding it for over a year when the information contained within paints a damming picture of US Border Patrol corruption at the highest level.

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-09/critical-incident-death-at-the-border-documentary-hbo

https://www.hbomax.com/movies/critical-incident-death-at-the-border/d2e96ad1-9694-4f57-bd16-eb7fcc536477

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The Mexico Border has Reached Minneapolis - The Raid News Update

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 9 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

On The Raid's weekly news update, John Carlos Frey focuses on the recent killing of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7, 2025. Frey relates the tragic event to a system of deadly use of force and cover ups by the Department of Homeland Security for decades along the US Mexico border.

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MALDEF President Thomas Saenz Speaks About the Agenda Behind the Raids

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

MALDEF (The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) President and General Counsel, Thomas Saenz discusses his thoughts about why we are seeing a targeted effort to remove Latinos from the US. It's not just the deportation raids but a systematic approach to marginalize and disenfranchise the fastest growing voting block - Latinos. Saenz, with strong evidence believes the political right is trying to disempower the Latino community and as a means to win elections and keep political power. the immigration raids are a means to do just that.

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Investigative Reporter Lillian Perlmutter Speaks About Detention and Deportation

info@pitaya.fm (Lillian Perlmutter, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 6 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

On the podcast today is investigative reporter Lillian Perlmutter. She is an award winning journalist covering migration, human rights, labor rights and social movements. Her work has been published in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Foreign Policy and the LA Times. She is currently an immigration reporter for the Times of San Diego and NEWSWELL, where she covers local and federal immigration enforcement policies. On the podcast she discusses her most recent article, "Migrants face a choice: Wait years for a hearing, or agree to be deported now" about the maze of confusion and hardship while in a US detention facility.

https://timesofsandiego.com/immigration/2025/11/30/immigration-detention-choice-asylum-or-deportation/

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The Raid News Update for the Week of Dec. 29, 2025

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey selects three news stories you probably haven't heard of for the week of December 29, 2025.

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Sara Van Hofwegen from Acacia Center for Justice Speaks About Minors Caught in the Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Sara Van Wegan, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Sara Van Hofwegen is the managing director of legal access programs at the Acacia Center for Justice and speaks candidly about the way minors and children are being treated by the Trump administration throughout the apprehension and deportation process.

https://acaciajustice.org/what-we-do/

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Immigration Attorney Todd Pomerleau on His High Profile Cases

info@pitaya.fm (Todd Pomerleau, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Todd Pomerleau is a prominent immigration and criminal defense attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts. He specializes in deportation defense, post-conviction motions, and complex immigration litigation. He has won cases before the supreme court and most recently has been involved in high profile immigration cases including Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, the Babson college student who was detained by ICE at the airport on her way to visit family for Thanksgiving. His firm is also handling the case of Bruna Caroline Ferreira who is the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew.

https://www.rubinpom.com/dt_team/attorney-todd-pomerleau

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Rhetoric Versus the Truth

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey shares personal anecdotes about the need to remain vigilant when confronting lies perpetrated by the Trump administration. He uses real time stories of deceit to protect government over telling the truth. This episode contains a sobering holiday message and how to react to an ever increasing onslaught of misinformation about immigrants.

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Batallion Search and Rescue Says Migrant Death Remains a Constant

info@pitaya.fm (Abbey Carpenter, James Holeman, John Carlos Frey) — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

James Holeman and Abbey Carpenter of Battalion Search and Rescue (BSAR) comb the deserts of the American Southwest looking for lost or deceased migrants. They work to rescue any people they find in peril and help to reunite family members with the human remains of their lost loved ones. BSAR is a volunteer lead organization performing humanitarian work, free of charge. They claim, even with the Trump administration declaring that the border has been sealed and migration has stopped, people are still coming across the border. https://battalionsar.com/

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Sacred Resistance - A Discussion About Faith and Justice

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Episcopal priests, Rev. Francisco Garcia and Rev. Jaime Edwards-Acton discuss their faith in the context of the current immigration raids. Rev. Jaime had 14 members of his congregation swept up in the Los Angeles ICE raids this past June 2025. Both have created a mission called, Sacred Resistance that empowers communities of all faiths to seek justice through love and faith. The primary focus of their movement is to provide sanctuary for the most marginalized people amongst us.

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News Update for the Week of Dec. 15 with Caló News Roundtable

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Denise Florez, editor, Jacqueline Garcia, senior reporter and Brenda Verano, community staff reporter from the Southern California and Arizona digital publication, Caló News joins the podcast to discuss whats going in the region.

https://www.calonews.com/

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Nancy Meza, the Activist Instrumental in the Home Depot Protests

info@pitaya.fm (Nancy Meza, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Nancy Meza is one of the LA activists instrumental in the Home Depot protests that had protestors buying and returning ICE scrapers that eventually shut down the store.

https://ndlon.org/

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Jess Craven on Activism and The Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Jess Craven, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Social media influencer and writer, Jess Craven of the daily email newsletter, "Chop Wood and Carry Water", joins John Carlos Frey for a candid discussion about taking action to change the course of a government take over. She speaks openly about her personal history and the reasons she is so passionate about making a difference. As a mother and Los Angeles resident, Jess has been moved and outraged by the ongoing immigration raids.

https://substack.com/@jesscraven101

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The Raid News Update for the Week of December 8, 2025

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

The Raid news update for the week of Dec. 8, 2025 includes three stories about the immigration raids you probably haven't heard of, hosted by John Carlos Frey.

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Hiring 10,000 New ICE Agents - A Discussion with Jenn Budd

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Jenn Budd) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Jenn Budd and John Carlos Frey discuss the onboarding of 10,000 new ICE Agents by the end of 2025. The Department of Homeland Security is in the midst of an unprecedented hiring increase of 6,000 ICE Agents to 16,000 with financial incentives and lowering of standards to reach its' goals. The hiring and training of ICE agents appears to be headed for trouble.

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Renowned Advocate Miguel A. Santana Discusses the Current Immigration Raids

info@pitaya.fm (Miguel Santana, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Miguel A. Santana has more than three decades of expertise in government, nonprofit, private, philanthropy and the community sectors and is renowned as an advocate for systems change and making Southern California a more equitable place for all its residents, especially those who have been historically marginalized.

On this episode, Miguel candidly shares his personal story about what shaped his life of advocacy and how he is using his life experience to address the current immigration raids.

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Raid News Update Week of Dec. 1

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 5 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Three stories you may not have heard of from the week of Dec. 1, 2025 with John Carlos Frey.

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US Citizen and Iraqi War Vet - George Retes Detained by ICE

info@pitaya.fm (George Retes, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

George Retes was on his way to work when he happened upon an immigration raid in progress. He was stopped by immigration officials. George immediately told them he was a US Citizen. It didn't seem to matter. He was pepper sprayed, his car window was smashed and he was pulled out of his vehicle, zip-tied and eventually held in detention without charges for three days.

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has stated that no US Citizens are being detained, in this podcast, George Retes will say otherwise.

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As a Twelve- Year Old, Hulissa Aguilar Shares her Personal Experience of Having her Father Detained

info@pitaya.fm (Hulissa Aguilar, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

When Hulissa Aguilar was 12 years old her father was detained by ICE. She recounts the trauma and strain on her and her family. Now a college student studying politics and law, she remembers how it affected her life. Even though the scars remain she has worked hard to heal her past. She is now a spokesperson for the undocumented and has aspirations of getting involved in politics and becoming an immigration attorney.

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The Raid News Update Week of Nov. 24

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Three stories about the ongoing immigration raids you may not have heard for the week of Nov. 24, 2025 with John Carlos Frey.

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Nick Schwellenbach Reveals Stephen Miller with Questionable Insider Investments

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey, Nick Schwellenbach) — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Journalist Nick Scwellenbach reveals Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff owns stock in the company Palantir, the same company that is used for data anaylsis and surveillance for ICE. Nick also reports that the stock was in his children's name and divested the investment after his reporting became public.

https://www.pogo.org/investigations/stephen-miller-conflicts-of-interest

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Journalist Nick Schwellenbach on Greg Bovino

info@pitaya.fm (Nick Schwellenbach, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Journalist Nick Schwellenbach discusses his recent findings on Border Patrol agent, Gregory Bovino who is responsible for spearheading the recent raids in Los Angeles, Chicago and now North Carolina. Bovino has been hauled into court and admonished by a federal judge for excessive use of force. Schwellenbach finds that Bovino has a history of excessive use of force, actually four times higher than other border patrol sectors.

https://www.pogo.org/investigations/greg-bovinos-border-patrol-agents-use-disproportionate-force-data-shows

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The Raid News Update Week of Nov. 17

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Three stories the happened the week of Nov. 17 that got little press attention and deserves more. John Carlos Frey covers the details.

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The Legality of the Immigration Raids

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

A frank discussion with attorney Alvaro Huerta of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), a pro bono, social justice law firm that provides free legal aid to those impacted by the immigration system. Huerta discusses what cases ImmDef is seeing and shares his expertise on the possible violations of laws against immigrants during the current immigration raids.

https://www.immdef.org/

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Claudia Morales on Trauma Caused by the Raids

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Claudia Morales is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She speaks with John Carlos Frey on the trauma being perpetrated by the immigration raids, not only on the victims but the population at large who is witnessing the raids on their phones and televisions. She provides psychological perspective and active answers with remedies for what we are all witnessing.

https://growtherapy.com/provider/s37s1gqxdtzn/claudia-marie-morales

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The Raid News Update Week of Nov. 10

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

John Carlos Frey curates news from across the US most of us have never heard. The stories focus on immigration and the ongoing raids.

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Pedro Trujillo the Immigrant Rights Organizer

info@pitaya.fm (Pedro Trujillo, John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

In this episode of The Raid, host John Carlos Frey speaks with Pedro Trujillo, the director of organizing at CHIRLA, about the current state of immigrant rights advocacy in the U.S. They discuss the challenges faced by immigrant communities, the role of the Rapid Response Network in providing support during deportation raids, and the importance of family preparedness. Trujillo shares personal stories and insights into the impact of federal policies on immigrant families, highlighting the need for community support and activism in these difficult times.

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The Raid News update week of Nov. 3. 2025

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Fri, 7 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The Raid weekly update of curated news from across the country for the week of Nov. 3, 2025

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Former Border Patrol Agent Jenn Budd Speaks Truth to Power

info@pitaya.fm (Jenn Budd, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

In this episode of The Raid, host John Carlos Frey interviews former Border Patrol agent Jen Budd, who discusses her experiences and insights into the U.S. deportation machine. Budd highlights the evolution of Border Patrol, the militarization of immigration enforcement, and the criminalization of migrants, particularly after 9/11. She emphasizes the excessive use of force and civil rights violations occurring in immigration raids, as well as the role of propaganda in shaping public perception. The conversation also touches on community resistance and activism against these practices, raising concerns about the future of immigration enforcement in the U.S.

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Reverend Jennifer Gutierrez Speaks About Christianity as a Call to Action

info@pitaya.fm (Reverend Jennifer Gutierrez, John Carlos Frey) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Reverend Jennifer Gutierrez, Executive Director of CLUE, discusses how her faith calls her to action to be in solidarity with the migrants affected by the ongoing immigration raids. Her understanding of the Christian faith is speak out and take action whenever there is injustice.

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Introduction to The Raid with John Carlos Frey

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Introduction to The Raid with host, John Carlos Frey. Frey dives into his personal history growing up on the US Mexico border which contributed to his work as a journalist. He shares first-hand accounts of what he's witnessed covering the issue of immigration for the past 20 years and compares those stories to where we are today. John Carlos Frey sounds the alarm that, "We are not in normal times." He urges listeners to share the podcast and take action.

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The Raid with John Carlos Frey

info@pitaya.fm (John Carlos Frey) — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 05:37:09 +0000

Hosted by six-time Emmy Award winner John Carlos Frey, THE RAID PODCAST is a deep dive into the frontlines of the ICE and Border Patrol immigration raids being implemented by the Trump administration. With an expert team of journalists and community members, the ever changing landscape and stories of the “mass deportation” are documented and broadcast. Learn firsthand what the raids feel like, whether they are lawful and what is happening to the people swept up by the unprecedented and ever increasing show of force.

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