Episode 21: Immigration activist Alejandra Pablos discusses the war on drugs, the war on immigrant people, and the war on working people

Drugs and Stuff: A Podcast from the Drug Policy Alliance

In the latest episode of Drugs and Stuff, DPA’s Ifetayo Harvey sat down with Alejandra Pablos, a reproductive justice advocate and immigration activist who is facing deportation for a drug offense. As a young person, Alejandra was arrested and convicted of several charges, including possession of drug paraphernalia. After she spent two years in a detention center in southern Arizona, she lost her residency and was placed into deportation proceedings. Alejandra has worked to advocate for human and civil rights, dedicating her life to organizing against attacks on immigrants’ rights and fighting for reproductive rights. Earlier this year, she was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At a recent court hearing, a judge ordered her to be deported despite living in the United States ever since she was an infant.