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Jessica Pishko

Jessica Pishko is a journalist and lawyer who has been reporting on the criminal legal system for a decade. Her latest book is The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.

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Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 4: Episode 8
In this episode of Inform Your Resistance, Koki reads “Florida Is the ‘Tip of the Spear:’ How 287(g) Expansion Fuels Mass Deportations” by Jessica Pishko, as part of our ongoing From the Archives series. From the Archives features those must read and, now, must listen to pieces from PRA’s more than 40 years of publishing. This article was published in the Fall 2025 issue of The Public Eye magazine.
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Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 4: Episode 7
How is ICE mobilizing on our streets today? What role does local law enforcement play in Trump’s immigration crackdown? And what are local organizers doing about it?
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Public Eye
How 287(g) Expansion Fuels Mass Deportations
The proliferation of 287(g) agreements under Trump has expanded the deportation machine exponentially. There’s no better case study for what this future of anti-immigrant crusading looks like than the state of immigration & deportation in Ron DeSantis’ Florida.
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