LUIS: Well, first, thanks to everyone who is tuning in. We are streaming from the campus of the University of Bridgeport.
We're going to have a really special conversation about what the project Melting the ICE//Derritiendo el Hielo is,
how it came to be. [instrumental music volume increases]
JEREMIAH: I am Son of Man, and you're listening now to Late City Edition and Arts and Answers
And for tonight's show called Derritiendo el Hielo, Melting the ICE
SYLVIA: Part of what we really wanted to do with this radio show was to find a way
that we could use the airwaves to reach people who are currently be held by ICE in detention.
LUIS: How do we use the platform here at the airwaves in Bridgeport, Connecticut,
to have larger conversations about these issues that are happening?
JEREMIAH: Very special show, uh, featuring a recording of Los Jornaleros Del Norte playing
at the Essex County detention center live from the parking lot.
A special show, a special dedication for all of those detained migrants.
SYLVIA: Radio is really um one of the few medias inside that people have access to, and um
a medium that people can reach that is really uncensored.
These airwaves can actually penetrate these walls and reach people inside.
This is something that, you know, ICE can't stop.
JEREMIAH: Without further ado, Derritiendo el Hielo
[music energy picks up] LUIS: Welcome to Melting the ICE// Derritiendo el Hielo,
a bilingual radio series dedicated to sharing stories of how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
is impacting families across the U.S., unpacking how the current system works
and who is profiting, and to sharing information and strategies about how people are fighting back.