FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE

Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment, writes Executive Editor David Dayen.

Mass Deportations Are Worsening the Caregiving Crisis

The industry providing home and community-based services for the elderly and people with disabilities draws heavily from documented and undocumented immigrants. But now, thanks to President Trump’s racist regime and mass deportations, that workforce will shrink—just as American society is rapidly aging, reports Staff Writer Whitney Curry Wimbish.

Environmental Protection Agency in Name Only

The Trump administration is racing to revoke the cornerstone of U.S. climate regulation by the end of the year, writes Fellow James Baratta. Environmental groups have vowed to fight back.

ICE Raids Broke Los Angeles’ Economy. Shouldn’t ICE Pay for That?

The economic impact of the immigration crackdown is quantifiable, and could be written down and sent to Washington as a demand for payment. David Dayen proposes L.A. do just that.

Saving Fema

Trump said he wanted the agency dismantled. But that view altered after the devastating floods in Texas. That’s why actual natural disasters might provide a reprieve for the broken agency, reports Senior Editor Gabrielle Gurley.

**The Prospect’s Weekly Roundup:**

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David Dayen talks with veterans’ health care reporter Suzanne Gordon about her nationwide investigation into the state of America’s private-sector health care. You can catch the Weekly Roundup live every Friday at 12:30 PM ET/9:30 AM PT, or watch it back anytime on our YouTube channel.

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