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Why the Texas border crisis is sparking a political showdown

Why the Texas border crisis is sparking a political showdown

FromThe Take


Why the Texas border crisis is sparking a political showdown

FromThe Take

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is testing how far he can go to enforce immigration on the US southern border. His policies have led to a stand-off with the Biden administration and the US Supreme Court, and that’s playing out in the small border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. So what does it mean for migrants caught between razor wire and the Rio Grande?
In this episode: 

Heidi Zhou-Castro (@HeidiZhouCastro), Al Jazeera Correspondent

Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Miranda Lin with our host, Malika Bilal. Sarí el-Khalili fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.