The Latino Vote
The Latino Vote Podcast brings together the most sophisticated Latino voices in the country to provide you with insightful, accurate, unbiased, and timely information relating to the voting patterns and inclinations of the Nation’s Hispanics. Mike Madrid, a brilliant GOP strategist who has worked for several U.S. presidents, and who is also the founder of the 2020 “game-changing” Lincoln Project, and Chuck Rocha, the senior strategist of the Bernie Sanders Campaign and the most impactful political consultant in the country in the last quarter century, face off with host, Jason Villalba, a three-term former member of the Texas Legislature and now the respected Chairman of the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation. Together, they bring you a ringside seat to a “no-holds barred” discussion of, The Latino Vote.
The Latino Vote
ICE vs. We the People. Jack Herrera on CHNV Parole Rollback, ICE Overreach, & the Human Cost to Trump's Deportation Obsession
Catch up on Jack Herrera's recent articles on ICE deportations:
- Could You Prove You’re a Citizen? For Americans wrongfully detained by ICE, it can be nearly impossible to escape. (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-ice-detained-citizenship-proof.html)
- Trump’s De-legalization Campaign (https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/trumps-de-legalization-campaign)
- For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/migrants-border-bail-forfeit-kinney-county-texas.html)
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Chuck Rocha welcomes acclaimed reporter, Jack Herrera (Texas Monthly, Political Magazine) for an in-depth conversation about the state of immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. Jack shares how he went from covering the 2018 migrant caravans in Tijuana to exposing the end of the CHNV parole program—half a million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who did everything “the right way” now rendered deportable overnight.
Together they unpack:
- CHNV Parole Termination: How Trump’s decision to cut short two-year legal status forced CBP fingerprints into fast-track deportations of fully vetted migrants.
- ICE Out of Control: The alarming rise in U.S. citizens, including Congressional candidates and everyday families, being detained by ICE, the National Guard and U.S. Marshals—even without warrants.
- Personal Roots: Jack’s own family story—from 12th-generation Texans to NASA chemists—illustrates the enduring contributions of Latino communities.
- Looking Ahead: What these enforcement tactics mean for Latino voters, the 2025 midterms and the future of U.S. immigration policy.
Plus: Jack’s off-duty passions—backpacking Colorado’s San Juans, finding wild brown trout, and what hiking teaches him about America’s greatest resource: its people.
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Recorded on June 18, 2025.
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