The FRONTLINE Interviews

Zero Tolerance

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FRONTLINE conducted more than three dozen on-the-record interviews during the making of the October 2019 documentary Zero Tolerance. Now you can explore those in-depth conversations — including 17 available as videos — with current and former Trump and Obama administration officials, immigration advocates and activists, journalists and scholars. These interviews are part of FRONTLINE's Transparency Project, an interactive archive that lets you explore hours of insights, analysis and stories behind our films.

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Zero Tolerance

How President Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division and violence.

Interviews for this film were conducted by Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser, and Gabrielle Schonder of the Kirk Documentary Group and edited for the web by Philip Bennett and Lauren Prestileo.

Design and build for Zero Tolerance by Dan Nolan with assistance from Kimberly Patch. Video editing by Ben Reichman. Copy editing by Julie Wolf. Additional assistance from Dale Cohen, Miles Alvord, Olivia DelVecchio, Abby Johnston, Priyanka Boghani, Lucie Sullivan, Karen Pinchin, Zoe Todd, Katie Worth.

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