Over the weekend in Minneapolis, a border patrol agent fatally shot 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti, just weeks after the killing of Renee Good in similar circumstances at the hands of federal agents. Amid growing tensions, Jorge and Paola speak with NPR’s Jasmine Garsd, who’s reporting on the ground, and local organizer Carolina Ortiz, who shares how the community is coming together, while grappling with fear, grief, and uncertainty.

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Over the past year, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest has become a high-profile example of how deportation can be used as a tool of political intimidation. In this conversation, he reflects on how the experience has shaped his understanding of justice in America, on the same day an appeals court ruling responded to the possibility of his re-arrest.

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From nationwide anti-ICE protests to President Trump’s drastic moves in foreign policy, one thing is already clear: 2026 is going to be another year that will challenge the way Americans live. To make sense of it all, Jorge and Paola sit down with The Moment’s executive producer, Daniel Alarcón, and invite grass-roots organizer Carolina Ortiz, to examine what these events may signal and also where Latino communities can find hope in the months ahead.

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