463 | How the Defenders Association of Philadelphia is Resisting Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda w/Lilah Thompson and Maria Thomson
463 | How the Defenders Association of Philadelphia is Resisting Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda w/Lilah Thompson and Maria Thomson  
Podcast: Public Defenseless
Published On: Tue Apr 07 2026
Description: Today, Hunter was joined by Lilah Thompson and Maria Thomson from the Defenders Association of Philadelphia. These two work in the office's immigration unit, and they joined the show to detail how their office has stepped up to resist Trump's plans for mass deportation.       Guest: Lilah Thompson, Chief of the Immigration Unit, Defenders Association of Philadelphia Maria Thomson, Immigration Attorney, Defenders Association of Philadelphia   Resources: Defenders Association of Philadelphia's Website https://phillydefenders.org/immigration-law-practice/ Temple University Report https://law.temple.edu/csj/2024/09/04/moshannan-valley-processing-center/     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patreon www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home **** ALL OPINONS SHARED BY HOST HUNTER PARNELL DO NOT REFLECT THE THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS OF THE AURORA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER****