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Holding ICE and Border Patrol Accountable (Half the Answer #72, with Joshua Erlich)

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Joshua Erlich

17 Mar 2026 — 1 min read

Trent and Caitlin catch up with employment litigator Joshua Erlich about the difficulties of holding immigration and border patrol agents to account when they break the law. What happens when you can't be sure which individual attacked you? How can their actions be restricted, and what should Democrats do given their level of power in the government right now?

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Legal help for federal employees in the DMV

Legal help for federal employees nationally

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Federal forces keep shooting people

Dems coalescing around five restrictions on ICE

Suozzi is sorry

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