ICE Fines and the Pressure of Deportation

Congress is back from summer recess with a list of big priorities — and some come with tight deadlines. NBC’s Sahil Kapur tells us more.

The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is approaching its conclusion. Manuela Andreoni, chief correspondent for Reuters in Brazil, speaks with us about the stakes of the case.

The Trump administration has issued more than $6 billion in fines to immigrants that it says have ignored deportation orders. Now it’s coming to collect. Wall Street Journal reporter Jack Morphet has the story.

Plus, the world’s leading professional association of genocide scholars said Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of troops to L.A. was illegal, and the White House policy threatening fall’s favorite flavor.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.