This story was produced at Radio Camp, inspired by NPR's Latino USA's news literacy program called "News or Noise?" where youth reporters examine hype vs fact in the news. Opinion or fact? It's the job of the news to be impartial, but is it always?  Youth reporter Malik Shah hit the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn to check in with listeners. 

Segment host: Dov Alperin

Opinion, or fact?

August 7, 2019 forever changed the lives of many immigrants in Mississippi. Almost 700 people were taken by ICE that day in the largest single state immigration raid in the country.

Latino USA continues its reporting in Mississippi and heads back to the state to follow-up with some of the people we met in last year’s episode, After the Mississippi Raids, to see what’s changed and what hasn’t in their lives and their communities.

We also dive into the racial history behind the chicken processing business in the South and the vicious cycle of an industry that continues to exploit the most vulnerable.

Mississippi Rising

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