Immigration

PDX Progressive Talk Radio - 2026

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: PDX Progressive Talk Radio

Security Isn’t a Feeling. It’s a Policy. Notes from a broadcast on layoffs, enforcement, and what Portland owes its people There’s a word we hear a lot lately: security. It gets tossed around like a warm blanket — something leaders promise when things feel shaky. But wh... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 9, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

African Americans Against the Bomb, Tax Strike Against ICE: Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: African-Americans and the Bomb: When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told ... Read more

Resisting ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The national spotlight has been on Minneapolis as ICE and border patrol escalate efforts to detain and deport immigrant community members. We mourn the loss of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, murdered by these federal cowards in masks with guns. In Oregon, the work continues... Read more

News In Depth: KBOO On the Ground in Minneapolis and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 01/29/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

On this edition of KBOO News in Depth: ICE agents have continued to target the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and local communities are organizing in a variety of ways to push back. KBOO reporter RC was on the ground in Minneapolis on Wednesday. We hear from attendees of a... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her. Read more

News In Depth: Communities Resist Immigration Enforcement

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

As immigration enforcement actions intensify across the country, communities are responding with a growing wave of resistance from lawsuits and civil rights complaints to school-based organizing and coordinated local defense efforts. Aggressive ICE raids, street arres... Read more

News In Depth: Street Roots Article "A Portland-area family deals with the fallout of Trump’s immigration enforcement" and Oregon ArtsWatch Update

Airs at: Wed, 01/21/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

On this edition of KBOO News in Depth: KBOO's Hana Francis speaks with Street Roots reporter Jenni Moore about her article "A Portland-area family deals with the fallout of Trump’s immigration enforcement: Like many others, they struggle to survive due to the violen... Read more

Deportation Nation

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Luisa Martinez speaks with immigration lawyer and activist Daniel Kanstroom about the political economy of labor migration, the historical antecedents of current US immigration policy, the racialization of immigration enforcement, and immigration policy through the lense... Read more

Yes, Superman is an Immigrant

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

When "Superman", the latest film adaptation of our iconic superhero, was released earlier this year, right-wing commentators maligned it for being too politicized. In response, Andrew Slack and Jose Antonio Vargas published a piece, which appeared in the Hollywood Report... Read more