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MAGA Deportation IS Political Violence w/ Kerri Kennedy

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We take a closer look at the case of journalist Mario Guevara, who has been in ICE detention since mid-June despite being in the country legally with all criminal charges thrown out. Cayden is joined by Atlanta area freelance reporter Sam Barnes. Read Sam’s full story in the Georgia Recorder.

Then we take a broader look at the escalating normalization of state violence and erosion of civil liberties being enacted by the Trump administration’s deportation programs and more. Cayden is joined by the International Associate General Secretary for American Friends Service Committee (or AFSC), Kerri Kennedy.

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Episode Guests

Kerri Kennedy
Kerri Kennedy serves as the International Associate General Secretary for AFSC. She is a global peacebuilder and international executive with twenty years of experience leading international peace and justice organizations.
Sam Barnes

Sam Barnes is an Atlanta-based writer and researcher, covering Georgia politics and government transparency with a focus on social justice issues. They are one of the co-founders of and a former researcher for the Atlanta Community Press Collective, which was a recipient of the Center for Civic Innovation’s Good Trouble Award in Transparency in 2023.

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Cayden Mak
Cayden Mak

Cayden Mak is the publisher at Convergence Magazine and the host of Block & Build: Roadmaps for the Left.

Prior to Convergence, Cayden spent nearly a decade in various roles at 18 Million Rising, including five years as Executive Director and two as Chief Technology Officer, developing the organization inside and out into the digital-first anchor of national progressive Asian American organizing. His other movement work has included organizing for community-designed affordable housing with the Save E. 12th Coalition, co-founding Youngist, a youth media collective, organizing graduate research assistants for a labor union, and helping coordinate tracks and network gatherings at the Allied Media Conference. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Kairos Fellowship.