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Estados Unidos y la política del enemigo interno

January 30, 2026·40 min·2 clips

Silvia Viñas and Eliezer Budasov frame Minneapolis, the Capitol riot, and Jonathan Blitzer’s border reporting.

1. El Hilo frames 'Estados Unidos y la política del enemigo interno' around Minneapolis, the Capitol riot, and border enforcement. 2. Silvia Viñas hosts alongside Eliezer Budasov, and Jonathan Blitzer matters because he reports on border policy, migration, and U.S.-Latin America relations. 3. The episode asks how the U.S. government has begun treating people inside the country with the logic of an external border. 4. The opening recalls January 2021, when Donald Trump's followers invaded the Capitol to block the change of government. 5. Silvia compares that episode to violence and panic that border agents have unleashed in Minneapolis. 6. The hosts describe a joke in Spanish media that called the Capitol attack a form of 'home office' coup making use of the pandemic. 7. Silvia says the images from Minneapolis feel like the U.S. government is treating its own citizens the way it has treated people from other countries. 8. She uses the phrase 'enemy territory' to describe how Minnesota seems to be viewed. 9. The episode says a second citizen was murdered by immigration police in less than a month. 10. That event is presented as evidence that Trump's government is redrawing ideological and territorial borders. 11. Silvia identifies Jonathan Blitzer as a New Yorker journalist specialized in border policy, migration, and relations between the United States and Latin America. 12. His reporting is presented as one way to understand what is happening in Minneapolis. 13. Silvia says she wants to understand how the U.S. government has stopped deporting people in the United States without precedents. 14. She also raises the escalation to bombing boats in the Caribbean. 15. Another example she names is shooting citizens in daylight. 16. The episode date is given as January 30, 2026. 17. The tone is direct and political, with a brief introductory monologue before the interview begins. 18. The format is a host-led setup that transitions into a conversation with Jonathan Blitzer. 19. Listeners interested in U.S. immigration policy and Latin America will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners looking for a light, entertainment-first conversation will probably skip it.

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