In this episode we look at: A preliminary injunction issued by a Florida judge against a key part of Gov. DeSantis’ anti-immigration law; The fire that broke out over a year ago in a detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killing 40 migrants; Steps by the Biden administration to fast-track the asylum process; San Diego: A recent hotspot for border crossings; Migrant crossings down by more than 50 percent from record highs in December 2023; Panama’s president elect says he’ll shut down the Darien Gap; and the United States’s ambivalent stance on human rights abuses by the Salvadoran government.

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