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"Migration isn't a problem to be solved." Amelia Frank-Vitale on Borders, Caravans, and the Banal Violence of Deportation
Watch now | Anthropologist Amelia Frank-Vitale's new book "Leave If You Can" explains why deportation doesn't stop migration, what U.S. immigration…
Jun 3
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Austin Kocher
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"Without immigration, we're not a superpower:" Margaret Stock on why immigrants are key to U.S. national security
Army veteran and MacArthur genius grant recipient Margaret Stock on immigrants as America's 'secret sauce' and the shoddy government legal work she's…
May 21
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Austin Kocher
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Margaret Stock
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"America is an Aspirational Country": Chris Purdy on the Overlooked Asset of Veteran Leaders
Chris Purdy on the overlooked value of veteran leadership, training veterans to protect democracy, the natural affinity between veterans and immigrants…
May 20
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Austin Kocher
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Christopher Purdy
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"Showing Up is the Love Language of Advocacy." A Conversation with Shawn VanDiver of #AfghanEvac
After a career in the Navy, Shawn VanDiver is leading a new mission: supporting the Afghan allies that Congress has forgotten. A deep dive into…
May 19
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Austin Kocher
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AfghanEvac
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Shawn VanDiver
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Detention Deaths, Deportation Numbers, and Systemic Violence: My Conversation on The Majority Report
I joined Emma Vigeland to discuss the 16th detention death of 2026, the for-profit detention pipeline in rural Louisiana, and what the latest…
Apr 16
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Austin Kocher
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New Show "The Melting Pod" Pulls Back the Curtain on How Immigration Policy Works on the Inside
Claire Trickler-McNulty, Doug Rand, and Amanda Baran get honest about the untold successes and failures of past immigration policy efforts and helps us…
Apr 10
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Centers or Camps or Jails (oh my!): What Should We Call Immigrant Detention Now?
Author and journalist John Washington and I sat down for a targeted conversation that explored the power of language in our immigration enforcement…
Apr 9
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Austin Kocher
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John Washington
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"It Still Feels Like the Life We Had Was Shattered": A Follow-Up Conversation with Julie Moreno of American Families United
Five months after her husband Neff left the United States, Julie Moreno is still here, speaking out, showing up, and refusing to let the country forget…
Apr 8
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Austin Kocher
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Julie Moreno
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ICE Is Violating Its Own Family Separation Policies: A Conversation with Zain Lakhani
Zain Lakhani explains how the United States is creating a long-term family separation crisis that will last for decades and why we urgently need to…
Mar 31
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Austin Kocher
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The ICE Detention Boom: Our Conversation with Kara Swisher
Ximena Bustillo, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, and I talked about immigrant detention with Kara Swisher. Listen to the latest episode of the On With Kara…
Mar 23
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Austin Kocher
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The Alternatives to Mass Immigrant Detention No One is Talking about w/ Claire Trickler-McNulty
Claire Trickler-McNulty and I discuss the non-detained docket, alternatives to mass detention, and why we're teaming up to research what actually works…
Mar 3
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Austin Kocher
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Claire Trickler-McNulty
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Unpacking Immigration Themes in Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address w/ Andrea Flores and Austin Kocher
Trump's speech to Congress was a belabored slog through recycled grievances, misinformation, and hyperbole – but we managed pull out key observation…
Feb 25
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Austin Kocher
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Andrea R. Flores
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22:38
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