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Toward a Positive Vision for Immigration Policy in 2026
I sat down with Andrea Flores, who spent 15 years on immigration policy inside government, to discuss why the old reform playbook isn't working and what…
 • Austin Kocher and Andrea R. Flores
28:32
We Don't Rescue Migrants—We Rescue Shipwreck Victims: What Spain's Maritime Rescue Operations Reveal About Border Politics
In this conversation with Luna Vives, we discuss her new book The Gates of the Sea: Migration and Rescue at the Edges of Europe (University of…
 • Austin Kocher
59:38
Food, Labor, and Migration: A Conversation on Our Interconnected Food System
Yesterday, I hosted Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa Mares for a conversation about their new book, Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain…
 • Austin Kocher
56:56
Live Discussion: US Citizens Separated from Spouses w/ Julie Moreno
On Substack Live yesterday, I spoke with Julie Moreno, a U.S. citizen from New Jersey who made the gut-wrenching decision to help her husband of nine…
 • Austin Kocher and Julie Moreno
42:32
The Legal, Medical, and Moral Failings of Family Detention: A Conversation with Javier Hidalgo & Faisal Al-Juburi from RAICES Texas
We are living through an era of exceptionally punitive immigration enforcement policies.
 • Austin Kocher
1:01:14
Listen to "The Forgotten Family Separation Crisis", my Discussion with Ashley DeAzevedo and Anna Lekas Miller About Mixed-Status Couples
Due to Congressional inaction and immigration laws that haven’t kept pace with reality, millions of US citizens live in families where at least one…
 • Austin Kocher and Anna Lekas Miller
1:00:49
Live: New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard Explained
Yesterday, we released the Immigration Enforcement Dashboard, a new tool designed to make immigration enforcement data more accessible to the public.
 • Austin Kocher
25:13
Live: 1,000 287(g) Agreements and the Quiet Expansion of Local Immigration Enforcement
Yesterday's Substack live discussion explored the explosive growth of 287(g) agreements—1,000 active MOAs that are reshaping immigration enforcement in…
 • Austin Kocher
40:16
Live: Breaking Down the Latest Record Immigration Detention Numbers
Watch now | Sunday's Substack Live covered record immigration detention numbers—over 61,000 people, the highest in U.S. history—plus a community…
 • Austin Kocher
37:44
In Conversation with Elliott Young and Seraya Talbott-Carey: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Migration & Asylum Lab's New 2025 Country…
As government human rights reporting becomes less comprehensive, historian Elliott Young's applied scholarship fills critical information gaps with…
 • Austin Kocher
59:55
Friday Immigration Data Update w/ Austin Kocher
End-of-week recap: reflections on immigrant hospitality, new DetentionReports.com updates, and data insights on recent ICE enforcement and detention…
 • Austin Kocher
32:12
"Hospitality is Not for the Weak": A Field Guide to Apocalyptic Hope with Anton Flores
Casa Alterna founder Anton Flores sat down with me and an audience for a live discussion of his new book, "Welcome, Friends." Listen to our discussion…
 • Austin Kocher
58:30
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