While President Trump declares a national emergency, Maria and Julio talk about the truth behind this political move, as well as the situation of the rapper 21 Savage, who was detained by ICE. They also discuss the controversy we've seen around Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Vox explains the winners and the losers of Trump's emergency declaration.

• From The Nation: Israeli lobbyist Ady Barkan defends Ilhan Omar's comments.

• This opinion piece about being a Black immigrant, from the New York Times.