Topic: Jakadrien Turner

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Free Ponies for Everyone!
Episode 372 1:44:33 - 1:48:13

372: Free Ponies for Everyone!

The Case of Jakadrien Turner and Colombian Deportation

The story of a 15-year-old girl from Houston who was mistakenly deported to Colombia after claiming to be an illegal immigrant is analyzed. The hosts find the media narrative—that she successfully posed as a 21-year-old Colombian woman named Tika Lame Cortez—to be highly suspicious and potentially a "scam" or distraction.

Episode 371 1:05:40 - 1:06:40

371: Dead Herring in Norway!

Jakadrien Turner, Wrongful Deportation to Colombia

A 15-year-old American girl from Texas, Jakadrien Turner, was wrongfully deported to Colombia by ICE after giving a fake name that matched a Colombian fugitive. Despite not speaking Spanish, she was sent to a foreign country where she worked as a maid before the error was discovered. The hosts use the story to illustrate the failures of the immigration system.