donald trump escalates, has mass deportation plans and bullies and threatens leaders from mexico to columbia. it's a panama or us letting american relations at an all time low. and how does washington's history of meddling in the americas inform the present moment? i'll ask those questions to fill with the prize winning author and history professor at yeah. university. greg grant, the good. great, thank you so much for joining me on upfront. thanks to thanks for having me. with donald trump, back in the white house, his administration is swiftly begun implementing its mass deportation agend across the country. we're seeing res racial profiling, sweeping arrest by us immigration and customs officials. all of it is way to the detention and deportation of thousands of migrants as these crackdowns intensify. what is the surgeon ice rates signal about the broader direction of us immigration policy under the 2nd trumpet ministration? yeah, it's a great question and it's hard to separate the spectacle from, from what is actually happening on the ground. and there's a lot of reports that there, that

and it's a huge deal to the columbia and a quick dorian government. most plans are observing the 1st of ramadan and sylvia since the fall of the sad regime. the holy mountains traditionally a time of reflection, prayer and community. but it carries a unique significance for syrians this year. while the nation is hurtful for a brighter future. and he is struggling with severe hardship. wrestle says that reports from damascus. as the sun is about to step over damascus, the world market is bustling. shoppers repeating for another month for muslims. tactless fear is that makes the hopes and proceedings. and the extent of the this year, the markets are full of goods so much better than last year. you items from different countries enter the syrian market after the regimes collapse. for the 1st time in over 5 decades, syrians auto observing drama, then without the south regina? yeah. hi. uh what, so what henry likes to be coming beautiful after the full of the side. the price is too high, but we know the problems of 50 is count, be solved in a day. we hope

, threatening to put tariffs on columbia. then the colombian president went and canceled a joint venture between occidental petroleum which i'm not sure if they're in your district and the state run oil company of columbia, are you hearing from companies saying this back-and-forth, thiskind of people in international relations is hurting our business , is that something there saying to you. >> i wouldn't postulate his thought process about that. when the president goes in here he starts flexing american muscles because that's what it is. that state is i should say the strongest country in the world in my opinion. when you start making moves to get other countries to fall in line some of you all remember you might not, how many remember the name ef hutton. ef button, when they speak people listen. when pres. trump speaks people listen. and so do the leaders of those countries. >> the canadian energy minister was in town a few weeks ago, defense minister was in town. they're talking about the need to do the rest from the united

so, did you notice people in columbia, i'll blow king one of its main bolt and legs with at quintal. the keys, it's all may of destroy, hang on, says true for things demonstrates his bones. a human chain unsettled, the tents and chest on the roof of joshua international bridge for several days. the ecuadorian, the foreign ministry says the closing informal crossings is necessary to fight to drug trafficking box protests to say they've been used by those who communities for generations not successfully on this and says, throw bridges are not the only necessary passages for the communities, but also important as the memories of the elders, they are an important part of the habits, customs, and traditions of the communities that meet the populace. what is the mileage it? cordelia military has caused significant damage within the community and we are showing go solely the 2 by joining some emphasis usually appealed to the colombian and acquit dorian government team. they told us next the kind of drug lords have a page and course in new york, raphael called o quintero and his sons a co, y

i was privileged to declare the defendants in english, columbia 0 view is the way to go there so, so long. and it's nice to be fresh air and to read freely, everybody celebrate them. uh, you know, all the people who want it to be freezing for a long, long time. now free essential processes for the united kingdom. recognition of customer as an independent states under international supervision have not been as recognition as for the best of my life for them. and i'll be to celebrate the course that was board. the check was, was so be on the north, were burned down by local serves, and together it was. so it'd be a several other places from tested independence need to fail to deliver a piece in 2004 was the direct proof that the west new policy with regard to across of all was flawed because they chose to exercise this military intervention in the 1st place in belgrade, i met the book yet image, who kindly invited me to his office in 2008 people sort of yes for an minister. i remember vividly a conversation that i had prior to the intellectual declaration of independence do with the se

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he's also grateful and relieved jessica washington out to 0 to come to members of columbia as indigenous community. i brought k one of the main border crossings with ecuador in protests against the ledge abused by its military, if formed a human chain instead of 10 sanchez on the room, i will be charged international bridge, which connects to 2 countries for several days. now the protesters accused the ecuadorian army of destroying crossings they use every day as wages of war on drug trafficking, ecuadorian for i may as recess closing the informal crossings is a necessary security measures not successfully on the sensors. through bridges are not only necessary passages for the communities, but also important as the memories of the elders. they are an important part of the habits, customs, and traditions of the communities that meet the populace. what is the mileage it? cordelia military has caused significant damage within the community and we are showing go solely authority by joining some empty so huge that people to the colombian and acquit dougherty and government. a tune. atoria is

now the columbia does come. 5 in the oval office has been has seen the media report conference will keep that reports claims that the us has now hold that its support for helping to rebuild the print shop of energy infrastructure plus the us. the id staff in the country had been sliced from 6 to 4 to 8. now reaction to the reaction to the spanish and seems came quick. in fact, from the us political establishment zalinski destroyed himself in the eyes of the american people. thank you, president trump, for standing up for the american people in our nation on the global stage. thank you for standing up for america in a way that no president has ever had the courage to do before. thank you for putting america 1st. america is with you, is this the end of the landscape of presidency? he hitched his wagon to biden in the deep state. they lost, and now he doesn't seem to be playing his cards. well. let's cross now to john list and for my see i on the list, john q. yeah, cool. joining us right now from washington dc. dunham black to have you join me now . first of the 5 mind exactly. that was fo

of a roof person usually built the train station in november, which killed 50 people. members of columbia's indigenous community, all blocking one of the main border crossings with equitable in protest against village abused by its ministry. they formed a human chain and for several days now i've setup 10 since chez on the room and shall try international fridge, which connects the 2 countries. the protest as accuse the ecuadorian all me, all the destroying cross things they use every day. how's it wages a war on drug trafficking? the ecuadorian foreign ministry says closing the in full crossings is a necessary security measure. not successfully on this. and it says, throw bridges on, not only necessary passages for the communities, but also important as the memories of the elders. they are an important part of the habits, customs, and traditions of the communities that meant the populace. what is the model? the ecuadorian military has caused significant damage within the community, and we all showing go slowly darted to by joining some interest, a huge deal to the colombian and acquit duri

collapse of a roof suppression unit built train station in november, which killed 15 people. members of columbia is indigenous community. i'll blow king, one of the main voltage across things with a quill in protest against alleged diffuse flights military. they fold in the human chain and for several days now have setup 10 since chez on the river cha international bridge, which connects the 2 countries. the protest is accused the ecuadorian army of destroying cross things they use every day as it wages a war from drug trafficking. the ecuadorian, the foreign ministry says closing the informal postings is a necessary security measure. traffic in the victims have made it back home. it to indian is indonesia also being forced to work in online scam senses in min, mom, that part of the hundreds of thousands of people in southeast asia being controlled by criminal gains, some victims a trapped to his and described bring torch it be said. jessica washington reports from to casa, exhausted and overwhelmed. these young nations of finally back on home soil of to being trafficked in to me. and we also ha

a great privilege and a great on a to welcome to here onto the channel on, on the international columbia university professor economist public policy analyst . but the hill in washington likes to call you a kremlin mouthpiece. hello jeffrey sachs. good to be with you. how are you? i'm very willing to do it. it's great to have you on the program. you know that speech, you just gave the other day of the you call them and it was a bit of a school to speech. i've gotta tell you, i mean, you really sucked it to him that jeffrey wasn't just the case of stone, cold stats. what did you get any love from those in attendance as well, from those in attendance? so things were fine. it's, it's those that weren't in attendance, but i'm hoping i made some contact with europe. but as i emphasized that needs to have a european foreign policy, it needs to re engage with russia. it needs to have normal diplomacy. a europe is his a region of $450000000.00 people in the union, a 20 trillion dollar economy, a complimentary to the russian economy. they should be trading and mutually prosperous instead a, it's,

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. >> columbia. >> judge amir ali, held several hearings and issued a very clear order stop invading. of. >> the purse. >> when congress. >> says the. >> money must be spent. >> through usaid or. >> through the state. >> department, on all of these thousands of projects around the world, you've. got to do what congress dictated. >> that's actually. >> settled law. and there were hearings. and orders that this judge issued on february 13th, february. >> 14th, february 15th, february 25th. the net. >> result is that every time the trump administration said, no, you know, we're not going to put ourselves in contempt. but on the other hand, we're not going to. comply with your orders. and so finally, the us supreme court is going to look at this. >> and if chief. >> justice roberts. >> is at all. >> faithful to what he. said 15 years ago in. >> a case. >> where president obama and his state department were violating what congress had specified with respect. >> to the. >> middle east and. >> with respect. >> to jerusalem. >> roberts. >> in a famous. >> case called. zivotofsky against. >> k

. >> and a federal judge in the district of columbia, judge amir ali, held several hearings and issued invading congress's power of the purse. when congress says the money must be spent through usaid or through the state department, on all of these thousands of projects around the world, you've got to do what congress dictated. that's actually settled law. and there were hearings and orders that this judge issued on february 13th, february 14th, february 15th, february 25th. the net result is that every time the trump administration said, no, you know, we're not going to put ourselves in contempt. but on the other hand, we're not going to comply with your orders. and so finally, the us supreme court is going to look at this. >> and if. >> chief justice roberts is at all faithful to what he said 15 years ago in a case where president obama and his state department were violating what congress had specified with respect to the middle east and with respect to jerusalem. roberts, in a famous case called zivotofsky against kerry roberts, dissented. he said the majority is letting president

i now yield to the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. >> thank you. our republican colleagues in the trump administration continue to demonize our friends and neighbors that work for the federal government and the swearing of -- and swear an oath to protect the constitution and serve the public. thousands of employees have given their lives under the line of duty for their country and the administration seems intent on dismantling much of the federal government in violation of the constitution, statutes, and regulations and our republican colleagues are letting him do it. they want to gut the nonpartisan civil service and convert a significant portion of the remaining civil service and political appointees on the depriving the government of employees' expertise and experience will harm the services the government provides to all americans. the administration is attempting to cause a mass exodus from our federal workforce. will it increase or decrease waste, fraud, and abuse? mr. hedtler gaudette: if you undermine the efficiency of the government you w