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Media Highlights Radio • September 2, 2026 

# Ilya Somin discusses his *Reason* article, “Trump’s Shameful Effort to Deport Russian Dissenters Fleeing Putin,” on KPFT’s *Background Briefing with Ian Masters*

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##### [Ilya Somin](/people/ilya-somin)

Professor of Law, George Mason University, and B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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