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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,617 - Newly sworn-in LAPD chief sparks backlash after plan to buck Trump admin on 'mass deportations'
Description: The newly confirmed chief of the Los Angeles Police Department made it clear during a recent hearing that his department will "not assist" with the "mass deportations" in comments that sparked social media backlash.
"Since my appearance before the committee on public safety, the national election has caused many Angelenos to feel a deep, deep fear, especially in the immigrant community," new LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said at a November 8 city council meeting before being sworn in as the department’s 59th chief.
"I have met with members of th...