Im/migrant Lives

<p>At least half a million immigrants who recently came to the United States did so legally, a process that hinged on them passing security vetting and having a U.S. sponsor. Nonetheless, their current legal status is...

<p>Since December of 2024, the number of partnerships between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local police and sheriffs’ offices, also known as 287(g) agreements, grew at an unprecedented rate, from 139...

<p>Since President Trump took office earlier this year, he has signed many immigration-related Executive Orders that contain dozens of policy changes. In this episode, we provide an overview of these Executive Orders...

<p>As we stare down the prospect of mass deportation in the coming years, questions arise as to what will happen to the immigrant and U.S.-born children of those who are deported from the United States. In this episode...

<p>What is it like to experience a disaster as an immigrant? As the frequency of natural hazards increases due to climate change, immigrants are particularly vulnerable to the devastation that natural hazards bring...

<p>Immigration has been a central issue in the 2024 presidential race, with candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties proposing immigration policies that will inevitably affect im/migrant well-being. In...

<p>In contrast to the criminal justice system, immigrants who come before a judge in civil immigration court are not guaranteed the right to legal representation should they be unable to afford it, yet in some cases...

<p>Florida’s SB 1718, a law that criminalized many aspects of life as an immigrant, passed in the Florida legislature and was signed into law in 2023. One year later, how have immigrants responded to this law, and what...

<p>Opponents of immigration often link immigration to crime, and rhetoric in the media has casted immigrants as criminals, leading some public officials to propose greater immigration control as a mechanism to reduce...

<p>In recent decades security at the US Southern border has increased to stop the arrivals of immigrants and refugees. This episode examines how border security, specifically the presence of the border wall in Arizona...

<p>How can we revamp asylum policies to ensure that a humanitarian approach guides US practices toward asylum seekers?</p><p>The right to seek asylum is protected under US federal law and the right to seek safety from...

<p>As immigrants cross into the United States, or in cases where local law enforcement agencies have agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigrants are often imprisoned in detention facilities...

<p>The Spring 2023 session of the Florida Legislature saw the passage of SB 1718, a law that criminalizes many aspects of immigrant lives in the name of curbing undocumented migration. In this episode, we will be...