Syracuse University Students Make Immigration Data More Visual and Accessible to the Public

One of the great joys of my career is getting to work with students who bring skills and interests to immigration research that expand my own horizons and make immigration data more accessible to the public.

Now at the end of the term, I want to take a moment to highlight just three of the many projects that I was able to advise on this academic year.

The selection below includes the three most visual projects, but there were many other student projects that were of equally high quality that didn’t result in maps or graphics that suit the more visual format of this newsletter post.

Table of Contents

1. Syracuse University Students Add Fresh Design to TRAC's Asylum Data

2. Mapping Alternatives to Detention Data

3. Campaign Donations from Private Immigrant Detention Contractors

4. In case you missed it…

Syracuse University Students Add Fresh Design to TRAC's Asylum Data

This semester I had the distinct pleasure of working with Alexa Kroin, Lucinda Clare Strol, and Zuzanna Mlynarczyk—three undergraduate students in the Newhouse School of Public Communications—who combined TRAC’s asylum data with a fresh visual design language to create new graphics.

As you can see, TRAC has already started to share some of these images online based on current data.

TRAC Reports @TRACReports

88% of the 15,363 asylum cases decided at the Miami, FL immigration court between FY 2017-2021 were denied. The nationwide denial average over this period was 67%.

Mapping Alternatives to Detention Data

Michelle K Tynan (LinkedIn), a graduate student in the geography department at Syracuse University, used data collected by TRAC to examine the growth of alternatives to detention based on ICE region for a cartography course this term. TRAC’s data for the project can be found here. Please note that these maps are pre-publication and may not be in their final format.

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Campaign Donations from Private Immigrant Detention Contractors

Emma Peca, a graduate student in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, analyzed campaign contributions from private immigrant detention contractors. You can read her article titled “Private Prison Corporations Want to Influence American Politics” on the LA Progressive website. Her article was later picked up by Gabriel Ortiz at Vox News. Here are three core infographics that came out of her project.

In case you missed it…

I shared a longer-than-usual post on Tuesday that highlighted key immigration information in the news recently, so please check that out if you haven’t yet.

Refugees Face Life in Prison for Driving Boat, Congress Warns White House about ICE's ATD Program, New Book about Border Patrol, and Much More

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