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Chicago Tribune's Investigation Reveals the Human Cost Behind Operation Midway Blitz

Essential journalism documents ICE's Operation Midway Blitz: 4,500+ arrests over 64 days, but only 1.5% had violent felony convictions. At least 10…

Dec 29, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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When Bigotry Backfires: A Receipt, a Reckoning, and the Everyday Cost of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric

Mar 7, 2025 • Austin Kocher

"It's Time for You to Leave": DHS Sends Parole Termination to US Citizens

Apr 11, 2025 • Austin Kocher

Your Introduction to Mahmoud Khalil’s Deportation Case and the Legal Battle Ahead

Mar 13, 2025 • Austin Kocher

ICE Descends on Columbus, Ohio, Hits K-12 Schools and Immigrant Neighborhoods

Dec 19, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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ICE's Deadly December: Record-Setting Detained Population and Detention Deaths

Record detention population of 68,442 coincides with seven December deaths in ICE custody, the deadliest month of 2025. Facilities may struggle during…

Dec 24, 2025 • Austin Kocher

Record Number 68,442 Immigrants Will Spend Christmas in Cages

ICE's aggressive enforcement agenda across the country reflected in latest data: record high detention numbers, most have no criminal history, arrests…

Dec 22, 2025 • Austin Kocher

ICE Descends on Columbus, Ohio, Hits K-12 Schools and Immigrant Neighborhoods

I received a disturbing text message from my sister yesterday afternoon: “ICE has been at the girls’ old school today.”

Dec 19, 2025 • Austin Kocher

New Report Reveals Hardship, Family Separation for U.S. Citizens in Mixed-Status Marriages

American Families United's first survey of mixed-status couples reveals 20% already separated and 80% now discussing leaving the U.S. due to immigration…

Dec 18, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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Record Number 68,442 Immigrants Will Spend Christmas in Cages

ICE's aggressive enforcement agenda across the country reflected in latest data: record high detention numbers, most have no criminal history, arrests…

Dec 22, 2025 • Austin Kocher

New Report Reveals Hardship, Family Separation for U.S. Citizens in Mixed-Status Marriages

American Families United's first survey of mixed-status couples reveals 20% already separated and 80% now discussing leaving the U.S. due to immigration…

Dec 18, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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"Who Wins With My Broken Family?": U.S. Citizen Amanda Ribeiro on Survival, Heartbreak, and an Immigration System That is Wrecking American…

In her own words, Amanda Ribeiro shares how our out-of-control immigration system threatens to break her family. Every American should listen to her…

Dec 15, 2025 • Austin Kocher

Immigration Enforcement Dashboard Updated: New Arrest Data, Refined Design, Better Performance

Updates to the immigration enforcement dashboard include options to download summary data, performance enhancements, and a fresh coat of paint that…

Dec 9, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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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…

Dec 17, 2025 • Austin Kocher and Andrea R. Flores

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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…

Oct 29, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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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…

Oct 22, 2025 • Austin Kocher

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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…

Oct 18, 2025 • Austin Kocher and Julie Moreno

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