Archive - Austin Kocher

A Field Guide to the Second Trump Administration in Three Words

This post is a longer essay in response to the 2024 election and attempts to lay the groundwork for how to think about the next Trump administration…

Nov 19 •

October 2024

Asylum System Fails Women Facing Violence (New Book 📚 + Event 📆)

A powerful new book by Professors Carol Cleaveland and Michele Waslin, examines stories of trauma, neglect, and resilience among women seeking asylum in…

Oct 14 •

July 2024

Looking for Immigration Data? Here are 10 Goldmines You Might Have Missed

Discover unique and lesser-known sources that provide fresh insights and perspectives on immigration data.

Jul 17 •

March 2024

Immigration Book Round-Up, March 2024 Edition

Looking for a good book about immigration? 📚 Thanks to many reader contributions, we’ve got you covered with 20 book recommendations below. Plus: find…

Mar 25 •

15 Years of Data on Migrant Deaths in the El Paso Border Patrol Sector Now Available

No More Deaths (No Mas Muertes) just released 15 years of data on migrant deaths in the EL Paso Sector, adding to our understanding of the human…

Mar 19 •

2024 Immigration Book Roundup: Reader contributions needed! 📚 (& enter to win a free book)

Every year I put together a list of the latest and greatest books about immigration drawn from my reading and your contributions. This is a great way…

Mar 10

Thank Goodness It's (Five Immigration Things on a) Friday

Welcome back, friends.

Mar 8 •

ICE Consistently Detains About 40,000 Immigrants in Civil Detention

TRAC released the latest ICE data on immigrant detention yesterday, which showed that detention numbers continue to hover between 35,000 and 40,000.

Mar 2 •

February 2024

Number of Refugees Resettled in U.S. Likely to Reach 30-Year High if Trends Continue

The Biden administration is on track to resettle an estimated 93,000 refugees this year, short of its 125,000 cap but higher than any year since 1995.

Feb 29 •

Immigration Processes are Never 'Automatic'

Language is key to thinking and writing clearly about immigration. Improve your thinking and your writing today by removing this one deceptive word from…

Feb 28 •

The Immigration Help Desk is Collecting Questions, Submit in the Comments

A new series of this newsletter will tackle some of the most common immigration questions out there. Submit which questions you believe need addressed…

Feb 27 •

Four Upcoming Events: Please Join Me! 🎤

In the next month, I'll be at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon; Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; Red Emmas Bookstore in Baltimore…

Feb 26 •

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