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this new yorker Staff writer Jonathan Blitzer joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about Donald Trump’s decision to delay revoking Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador. They discuss why the government has yet to follow through on its promise to do the same for immigrants from El Salvador, and whether that decision was influenced by lobbyists in an industry that relies on immigrant labor. The government has ended TPS designations for people from 14 other countries, effectively making those communities eligible for deportation. They also discuss the tensions between the nativist and pro-industry wings of the Trump administration and what Trump’s handling of TPS reveals about how he makes decisions and wields power in his second term. Does Trump’s unpredictability — and his ease of being influenced, even on his strongest beliefs — make his agenda more susceptible to challenge?
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