Marielena Hincapie is executive director of the National Immigration Law Center. She was in Honolulu for a series of events including an address at the University of Hawaii Manoa and joins Pod Squad host Chad Blair for this week’s episode.

Hincapie recaps where she believes the country is on key immigration and social justice issues under the Trump administration, which has a zero-tolerance position.

Chad with Marielena Hincapié. Marielena Hincapié, Executive director of the National Immigration Law Center
Marielena Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, with Civil Beat’s Chad Blair. Cory Lum/Civil Beat

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