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Trump administration’s third-country deportations raise legal, ethical concerns

Full Episode
50:12

In this file photo, migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown arrive at Simon Bolívar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, July 18, 2025.

Ariana Cubillos/AP/File photo

The Trump administration has deported as many as 15,000 people to countries they are not from, ranging from Mexico to South Sudan. Also, whale sightings in the Gulf of California have dropped in recent years, telling us something about the health of a vital ecosystem. And, the US and Israel saw groups of ethnic Kurds based in Iraq as potential forces to arm Iranian protesters and help bring regime change, but such an intervention never materialized. Plus, how our brains’ process for making memories seems to be vulnerable to generative AI.

In This Episode

The Trump administration’s third-country deportation policies raise legal and ethical concerns
8:56
Whale sightings in the Gulf of California are plummeting
4:32
Ali Sethi on the role of shared culture among warring nations
8:26
The US and Israel wanted the Kurds to help bring down the Iranian government. That didn’t happen.
6:03
In Lebanon, decades of war have come to define daily life
9:55
A brain gradually disintegrating into small particles on a pink background.
AI may be messing with our memories
Special Coverage
6:21
Japan’s prime minister meets Deep Purple
1:20