# week immigration (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover week immigration. Page: Feed: --- ## [“Our Faith Is Calling Us to Take Care of These Folks, Not Kick Them Out”: Rep Greg Landsman on Why Extending TPS for Haitians is a Matter of Dignity](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/our-faith-is-calling-us-to-take-care) _2026-08-19 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Rep. Greg Landsman on the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, the Ohio congregations that support them, and the three-year TPS extension the House passed that the Senate has not. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211895117/50379a778c0aff482568d78348a74006.mp3) ## [How is the End of Haitian TPS Hurting Ohio and What Can Congress Do?: A Live Conversation with Rep. Greg Landsman](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/how-is-the-end-of-haitian-tps-hurting) _2026-08-17 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Join me this Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 PM Eastern on Substack Live for a conversation with Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio about how ending TPS for Haitians is impacting our state. ## [Press Conference: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out About Fear and Uncertainty](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/press-conference-wife-of-active-duty) _2026-08-14 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after five weeks in immigration detention. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211185128/129de9dc45c898f754b6bcb8d12c72fd.mp3) ## [Press Conference Announcement: Wife of Active-Duty Army Staff Sergeant Released from ICE Custody](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/press-conference-announcement-wife) _2026-08-13 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after weeks in ICE custody. Join me tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern for a press conference with her, Staff Sgt. Alexis Jaramillo, Danitza James, and Ashley DeAzevedo. ## [New Tool Now Available: The ICE Detention Mortality Dashboard](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/launched-today-detention-mortality-dashboard) _2026-08-12 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ A new interactive tool from Relevant Research tracks the growing number of deaths inside ICE's civil immigrant detention system, with links to source material and downloadable data. ## [This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (August 9, 2026)](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-by-the-immigration-numbers-0bc) _2026-08-09 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers. ## [Why Is ICE Deporting the Families of Active-Duty Military? Danitza James of Repatriate Our Patriots on What a New AP Investigation Found](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/why-is-ice-deporting-the-families) _2026-08-06 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ ICE claims that they are going after “the worst of the worst” in order to protect public safety and national security—but that public message doesn’t match up with a new pair of articles by the Associated Press that documents 50 cases of spouses and parents of military families who are being deported right now. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210132257/b04034913b270c1c77f5bc70c349ffec.mp3) ## [Edwin Lopez-Cornejo Is the 23rd Person to Die in ICE Custody in 2026](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/edwin-lopez-cornejo-is-the-23rd-person) _2026-08-04 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died at Delaney Hall in Newark, six weeks into ICE custody. He is the 23rd person to die in ICE detention this year and the second at Delaney Hall since it reopened under Trump. ## [This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (July 31, 2026)](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-by-the-immigration-numbers-8c3) _2026-07-31 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ ICYMI, the last numbers on: arrests at a record pace, asylum cases rerouted to judges, unaccompanied kids losing lawyers, more denaturalizations, enforcement deaths, and courts drawing new limits. ## [Mega-Masters Explained: How Trump's Immigration Courts are Manufacturing Deportations](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/mega-masters-explained-how-trumps) _2026-07-30 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ The Trump administration rolled out a new tactic to generate removal orders: piling well over 100 court cases on short notice into impossibly crowded single hearings. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209153032/6fc5ae807f92d77def4d3da665ba5dbd.mp3) ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K4OOUj68JzQW) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [ICE Has Deported More Than 66,000 Family Members Under Trump Administration, Family Detention Is Back at Dilley and Karnes](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-has-deported-more-than-66000) _2026-07-29 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ New ICE data show more than 66,000 family-unit deportations since January 20, 2025, about one in ten removals, with an August spike above 20 percent, as family detention reopens at Dilley and Karnes. ## [Inside the Black Box of Detained Immigration Courts: A Conversation with Prof Rebecca Galemba and the DU Courtwatch Team](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/inside-the-black-box-of-detained) _2026-07-29 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Rebecca Galemba and her University of Denver students on observing and documenting detained immigration hearings at the Aurora ICE facility, and what the public rarely gets to see. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208884538/8d0b60cc26f58329e8787d95346a12c2.mp3) ## [Over 600,000 People Booked Into ICE Detention Centers Since Start of Trump II Administration](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/over-600000-people-booked-into-ice) _2026-07-28 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ 65,000 people are currently in ICE detention, but the full impact is much larger and most detained people are deported. 1.75M people could be detained by the end of the second Trump administration. ## [New Details about Mega-Masters Help Tell the Inside Story of Mass Deportation Hearings](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/new-details-about-mega-masters-help) _2026-07-28 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Latest immigration court data and qualitative research reveal much more about mega-masters hearings designed to generate large numbers of deportations and push courts to breaking point. ## [Breaking Down ICE's Latest Detention Data w/ Adam Sawyer](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-down-ices-latest-detention) _2026-07-27 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Adam Sawyer and I walk through the problem that Detention Reports solves, explain new features of the site, and emphasize the importance of getting data from trusted, reliable sources. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208714852/ea2106a2de9643e94991c108fcbfdd74.mp3) ## [This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (July 25, 2026)](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-by-the-immigration-numbers-a69) _2026-07-25 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news that you might have missed, but do it in a unique way. Rather than try to summarize everything, I’ll pick a handful of figures each week that best capture where things are moving, explain why they matter, and provide a source where you can learn more. If you… ## [\*Detention Reports\* Updated With Latest Data and Details about ICE Facilities Nationwide](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/detention-reports-updated-with-latest) _2026-07-25 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Relevant Research's DetentionReports.com project now updated with facility data through July, information on each facility's owner and operator, and 164 contracts across 78 facilities. ## ["Hospitals Should Never Become Places Where Fear Overrides Care": What Medical Professionals Can Do When Their Patient is in ICE Custody](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/hospitals-should-never-become-places) _2026-07-24 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ The National Immigration Law Center's Jennifer Ibañez Whitlock, Matthew Lopas, and Dr. Theresa Cheng on what hospitals and clinicians can do when immigration enforcement reaches the emergency room. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208262327/4bc6def577e28ab4a94e079b6c84ffc9.mp3) ## ["They are going to kill somebody." ACLU Research Finds ICE Too Broken to Be Fixed, Calls for New Agency to Replace It](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/they-are-going-to-kill-somebody-aclu) _2026-07-23 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ Watch now | Naureen Shah and Denise Bell discuss their new report documenting 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents across eight states: racial profiling, use of force, and the case to replace ICE. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208115283/f86733a7aeef4fcb5e74c8670c2235ec.mp3) ## [What Really Happens Inside Aurora's Detained Immigration Court? A Live Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Galemba and Students w/ the DU Court Transparency Project](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/what-really-happens-inside-auroras) _2026-07-22 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT — Professor Galemba and the DU Court Transparency Project observed 450 hearings at the Aurora ICE immigration court. Join us to discuss their findings. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/URLUTynT1f7l) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## ["Agents of Chaos and Cruelty": A Conversation with the ACLU's Naureen Shah & Denise Bell about ICE's Reckless Attacks on American Communities](https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/agents-of-chaos-and-cruelty-a-conversation) _2026-07-21 · Austin Kocher · Austin Kocher_ EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Join me Wednesday at noon ET with Naureen Shah and Denise Bell of the ACLU, authors of a bold new report on 1,200+ immigration enforcement incidents across eight states. ## [Ep. 200: This Week in Immigration](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-200-this-week-in-immigration) _2025-10-27 · This Week in Immigration_ In the 200th and final episode of "This Week in Immigration," host Jack Malde and BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown reflect on the Bipartisan Policy Center's decade-long involvement in immigration reform. Joined by Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, they discuss the achievements and challenges faced by the BPC's Immigration Task Force. The episode delves… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/riverside_episode_200_this_week_in_immigr.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 199: Immigration Policy and the U.S. Economy](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-199-immigration-policy-and-the-us-economy) _2025-08-12 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Wendy Edelberg of the Brookings Institution and Stan Veuger of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss their recent report, Immigration Policy and Its Macroeconomic Effects in the Second Trump Administration. We explore how immigration policy choices, specifically enforcement and legal immigration restrictions,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_199.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 198: Immigrants and Adults in the Workforce Development System](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-198-immigrants-and-adults-in-the-workforce-development-system) _2025-07-28 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Amanda Bergson- Shilcock , senior fellow at the National Skills Coalition , to discuss the importance of our workforce development system, the urgent need to address skills gaps and the role that immigrants can play in meeting them. It's a workforce-centric episode on This Week in Immigration . National Skills… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/riverside_ep._198_this_week_in_immigration__immigrants_and__this_week_in_immigr.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 197: How Pro-Immigration Policies Can Win Public Support in an Era of Populism](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-197-how-pro-immigration-policies-can-win-public-support-in-an-era-of-populism) _2025-07-01 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Morris Levy, associate professor of Political Science and International Relations at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, to explore a recent study he co-authored , Integration Policy Specifics and Public Support for Increasing Immigration . The study presents results from three survey experiments… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_197.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 195: How to Make Immigration Popular Through Demonstrably Beneficial Policies (re-release)](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-195-how-to-make-immigration-popular-through-demonstrably-beneficial-policies-re-release) _2025-05-20 · This Week in Immigration_ This week, we're re-releasing an episode from May 2024 featuring an interview with Alexander Kustov on his forthcoming book, In Our Interest: How to Make Immigration Popular. The book was recently published on April 29, 2025, making now an opportune time to revisit the conversation. In the episode, Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Associate Director Jack Malde speak with Kustov, Assistant… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep._195.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep 194: What Would a New Birthright Citizenship Rule Mean for U.S. Parents?](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-194-what-would-a-new-birthright-citizenship-rule-mean-for-us-parents) _2025-05-07 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode of This Week in Immigration , BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown discusses the implications of a recent executive order that has sought to limit birthright citizenship in the United States. Immigration attorney and MacArthur Fellow Margaret Stock explains what current law says about who qualifies for U.S. citizenship, drawing on her years of experience helping U.S.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_194v2.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 193: What Do the Latest Administration Actions Mean for Foreign Students in the U.S.?](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-193-what-do-the-latest-administration-actions-mean-for-foreign-students-in-the-us) _2025-04-22 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode of This Week in Immigration , BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown discusses the Trump administration's actions to rescind foreign students' status in the U.S. with two experts. Steve Springer from NAFSA explains the roles of educational institutions, students, and the government in maintaining student status and the implications of recent changes on international… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_193v2.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 192: Healthcare Workforce Shortages and Immigration's Vital Role](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-192-healthcare-workforce-shortages-and-immigrations-vital-role) _2025-04-08 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown interviews Associate Director Jack Malde about BPC's new report Bridging the Gap: Meeting Workforce Needs Over the Next Decade . The report uses a data-driven approach to identify the occupations and industries at the highest risk of workforce shortages over the next decade , with healthcare leading the list . Then, Jack interviews… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_192.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Ep. 191: Fixing the H-1B Lottery](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-191-fixing-the-h-1b-lottery) _2025-03-28 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Angelo Paparelli , a long-time immigration law expert, and Jeremy Neufeld from the Institute for Progress to discuss the H-1B visa lottery system. They explore the history of the lottery, recent policy changes, and ongoing reform debates, including Jeremy's proposal for a compensation-based model that prioritizes… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_191.mp3?dest-id=1410629) ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IR4KZUA6HFrT) _2025-03-28 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Ep. 190: Estimating the Unauthorized Immigrant Population](https://this-week-in-immigration.libsyn.com/ep-190-estimating-the-unauthorized-immigrant-population) _2025-03-11 · This Week in Immigration_ In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Robert Warren from the Center for Migration Studies, Jeffrey Passel from the Pew Research Center, and Jennifer Van Hook from the Migration Policy Institute to discuss methodologies used to estimate the unauthorized immigrant population, the recent trends in those estimates, and how they are used and understood (or… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/this-week-in-immigration/Ep_190V2.mp3?dest-id=1410629)