Dateline returns with stories of the people caught in Trump's immigration crackdown

Dateline's new season sees reporter Darren Mara meet ordinary Minnesotans who've found themselves at the heart of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.

Dateline travelled to Minneapolis for the first episode of this season, which will also take viewers to Austria, Nepal, Scotland and more. Credit: SBS Dateline

Australia's longest-running foreign affairs show, SBS Dateline, will return on Tuesday 3 March at 9.30pm AEDT on SBS and SBS On Demand.

In the first episode of the season, viewers will be taken into the heart of the US' immigration crackdown. Dateline reporter Darren Mara is on the scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the wake of Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of federal agents.

Dateline meets Minnesotans living in fear of ICE. Credit: SBS Dateline / Simon Phegan

He meets members of the Somali community who are living in fear of deportation, including one man who was involved in a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on the day of Good's death. The episode also unpacks the local community's response to ICE, from protestors to neighbourhood watch volunteers.

Watch ICE: America's Turning Point? live on Tuesday 3 March at 9.30pm AEDT on SBS and SBS On Demand.

The rest of the season will see the Dateline team travel to Austria, Nepal, Colombia, Peru, Scotland, and beyond.

Coming up later in March:

Nepal's Gen Z Uprising, Tuesday 10 March at 9.30pm AEDT

Shantanu was shot in the face by police during one of Nepal's Gen Z protests. Credit: SBS Dateline / Colin Cosier

Gen Z Nepalese led an uprising that toppled the government. But what happens next for this Himalayan nation?

Dateline reporter Colin Cosier travels to Nepal to investigate the fallout from the protests — which reportedly left 76 dead and 2,000 more injured — and meets the young people seeking change from entrenched corruption and dwindling job opportunities.

Vienna: A Renters' Paradise, Tuesday 17 March at 9.30pm AEDT

Jennifer Scherer travels to Vienna, currently the world's second most liveable city, to learn how their unique social housing system has created a renters' paradise. Credit: SBS Dateline / Simon Phegan

Australia is in the middle of a housing crisis, but Vienna — which has been named most liveable city in the world five times — has a unique and affordable social housing system that makes it a utopia for tenants.

50 per cent of the population is eligible for affordable and secure housing, including apartment complexes with facilities like pools and gyms. And once you're in social housing, you don't have to leave. Can Australia learn anything from Europe's largest landlord? And what about life for those who aren't eligible for this groundbreaking housing system?

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