What is Title 42? Is it a law? Who has the power to end Title 42? Do we collect COVID data on immigrants who arrive at the border? What does Title 42 say? Does it only apply to non-citizens? Are there any exceptions? How does Title 42 work in practice? How has Title 42 affected the number of people arriving and being apprehended at the border? Is what's happening at the border a crisis? What are the challenges to Title 42? If/When Title 42 is ended, what would happen? Would it create chaos? Guest: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Counsel with the American Immigration Council ..read more

Is there a single US government agency that deals with immigration? What immigration functions are in the Department of Homeland Security? What is USCIS and what do they do? What is the difference between ICE and Border Patrol? Who oversees immigration court? Is the Office of Refugee Resettlement a part of DHS? What other agencies deal with immigration? Guest: Aaron Hall, Immigration attorney and partner at Joseph and Hall, P.C ..read more

How many immigrants work in agriculture? Why are so many farmworkers undocumented? Do farms hire immigrants because they can pay them less? What is the process for a farm to legally hire a temporary H2-A visa farmworker? Is it expensive? Are H2-A visas limited? What is the timeframe allowed? What are the limits on these temporary H2-A visas? What are some of the challenges facing immigrant farmworkers? Guest: Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program  ..read more

Who is considered an unaccompanied minor? Do unaccompanied minors have special protections at the border? What are the potential outcomes for a child who comes to the border? Where are unaccompanied minors held when they arrive at the border? What is the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status? What exactly is "Family Separation" at the border? What happens when children are separated from their parents or family? What are some of the challenges with reunification efforts? Guest: Anilu Chadwick, Senior Attorney, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND ..read more

What is immigration detention? Who is in immigration detention? How long do people stay in immigration detention? What is detention like? Is it different for children? What are the possible outcomes for someone in detention? Who overseas detention facilities? How many detention facilities are there and where? How much does detention cost? What are the alternatives to detention? Are they effective? Guest: Laurence Benenson, Interim Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, National Immigration Forum ..read more

What does it mean to be in removal proceedings? Is it the same as being deported? Does someone need to be in detention in order to be removed from the US? Are there priorities for who should be removed from the US? What is a "defense against removal?" Does everyone who is caught being in the US without authorization, have the option to present a defense? What are some types of relief against removal and how do they work? If someone wins a form of relief, are they safe from being removed in the future? How frequently does someone win relief from removal? Guest: Patrick Taurel, Senior Immigrati ..read more

What is a labor market test or labor certification and why is it important? What types of businesses use labor certifications? How does the labor certification process work? What do businesses have to do to show they should be allowed to sponsor a foreign worker for a green card? How much does it cost an employer to do a labor certification? How long does the labor certification process take? How frequently is this process used? What are some of the problems or critiques of the labor certification process? Guest: Michael Bailey, Immigration Attorney, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewa ..read more

Who is TRAC and where do they get their data about immigrants? What does the data actually say about some common generalizations about immigrants? How many immigrants are there? Where are most immigrants from? What does the data say about immigrants having criminal records? What types of criminal records do immigrants have? Who is in detention centers? Are there any alternatives to detention? If people aren't in detention, do they attend their court hearings? What does the data say about the effectiveness of the border wall? Guest: Austin Kocher, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Transaction ..read more

What is the Remain in Mexico policy or the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)? When and why did MPP begin? What is Mexico's role in the program? How many people have been affected by MPP? How does someone end up a part of MPP? Who decides? Are there any immigrant groups that are not eligible for MPP? Do immigrants who are a part of MPP have access to counsel? What "protections" are offered as part of this program? What is the legality of MPP? Guest: Tania Guerrero, Immigration Attorney, Estamos Unidos Asylum Project with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC ..read more

What is the type of law that is broken when someone arrives in the US without documentation? Who is in charge of enforcing immigration law? How much does the US spend on immigration enforcement? What percentage of detained immigrants have a criminal history? What is the relationship between ICE and local branches of law enforcement? How does ICE do its job? What is a raid and how do they work? What happens when an undocumented person is caught? How are deportations carried out? Are immigration detention centers essentially jails for immigrants? What are sanctuary cities? Guest: Jessica Bolter ..read more