DACA Recipient's Detention Highlights Concerns For Immigrants With Disabilities

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A recent ICE arrest in Southern California is raising more questions about how immigration enforcement is being carried out and who gets caught in the crossfire. The man taken into custody is a DACA recipient. He's deaf and primarily communicates through sign language. His ordeal, for the most part, left his friends and family in the dark, until he was finally able to return home. Guest: Brittny Mejia, LA Times California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a judge to bring LA County's juvenile halls under state control. Reporter: Libby Rainey, LAist The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected to negatively impact many people enrolled in Covered California, the state’s marketplace for subsidized health plans.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices