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Event Announcement: "Untangling the Messy Politics of Immigration Data" - A Virtual Talk at Mercy University
No registration required! Join me on Tuesday April 21 from 5:30—7:00 PM to get real about what immigration can - and can't - do in this increasingly…
Apr 15
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The Truth about the Dignity Act: A Conversation with Ashley DeAzevedo and Rebecca Shi
Join me Friday, April 10 at 4:00 PM ET for a live conversation with Ashley DeAzevedo and Rebecca Shi about the Dignity Act, the only major piece of…
Apr 9
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Event Announcement: Untangling the Messy Politics of Immigration Data (at GWU in DC, Apr 10)
Join me for an in-person only talk about the relationship between power and data at George Washington University in Friday, April 10 at 12:00 PM.
Apr 3
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Good Morning, Nashville! Talking Immigration Data Politics at Vanderbilt University
I'm in Music City today and tomorrow to talk with faculty and students at Vanderbilt University about the politics of immigration data and advance to…
Mar 26
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Event Rescheduled: Zain Lakhani from the Women's Refugee Commission Explains Why ICE Is Deporting Parents Without Their Children
Register today for an in-depth discussion of new report on ICE's family separation of deported parents and what it will take to build an international…
Mar 20
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All Immigration Enforcement Is Local: A City-Wide Conversation about Immigration Law, Policy, and Data in St. Louis
I'm heading to St. Louis March 5-8 for four days of public events on immigration enforcement with the Ashrei Foundation. Here's what the week looks like…
Feb 26
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Register for #AfghanEvac's Briefing on Monday to Learn About DHS's Cruel New Policy to Arrest Lawful Refugees
🚨A new DHS memo claims authority to arrest refugees who haven't received a green card, putting thousands of legal refugees at risk, including Afghan…
Feb 21
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The Non-Detained Docket Is Key to Developing Effective Alternatives to Mass Immigrant Detention. Why Do We Know So Little About It?
The non-detained docket is massive, consequential, and completely unstudied. Join Claire Trickler-McNulty and myself as we try to map the terra…
Feb 12
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Investigating ICE's Mass Detention System: A Conversation with Doug MacMillan of The Washington Post
Few reporters have done more to expose what’s happening inside America’s sprawling immigrant detention system than Doug MacMillan.
Feb 8
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DC Reporters Invited: Congressional Press Conference to Showcase New Data on Mixed-Status Couples
Reporters in Washington, D.C., I am inviting you to please join me at a press conference tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 5) on Capitol Hill (240 Cannon House…
Feb 5
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Event Announcement: "We Would Crumble Without Him": A First Look at New Survey Data on Mixed-Status Couples from American Families United
To be the first to see new data on mixed-status couples, join Ashley DeAzevedo, ED of AFU, and myself this Thursday, December 11 at 1:00 PM for a…
Dec 8, 2025
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Data, Stories, and Justice: My Keynote Remarks at the Immigration Law & Justice of New York Gala
Seven key statistics reveal how our immigration system has been weaponized against vulnerable people—and why we must become the institutions that hold…
Nov 11, 2025
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