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Analysis: Is Operation Prairie Thunder about public safety or politics?

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This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

Operation Prairie Thunder is a sweeping immigration enforcement initiative. It enlists South Dakota resources, state troopers, the Department of Corrections and national guardsmen to assist ICE.

Jonathan Ellis is the co-founder of The Dakota Scout. And Tom Dempster is a former South Dakota state senator. They are SDPB's Dakota Political Junkies this week.

Plus, what's the correct term for a group of journalists?

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of "In the Moment."
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.