On this week's episode, we take a look back from earlier this summer to our second panel event in partnership with the Heurich House Museum in Washington, DC. In our three part-panel series "Once Upon an American Dream," examining the immigrant experience, this discussion focused on the Black immigrant experience in America, with panelists Dr. Anthony Greene, Professor of African-American Studies at the University of Charleston, Mr. Manyang Kher, Founder of 734 Coffee,-The Face of Sudan, and ref...
Sep 08, 2020•57 min
On this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón take a look at the Trump administration’s latest DACA memo in response to the Supreme Court decision in June; responses to ICE holding unaccompanied children in hotels at the border before expelling them and the "binary choice" being placed upon families in ICE detention; and the immigration provisions in the latest proposed COVID-19 relief bills.
Aug 10, 2020•33 min
On this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón discuss the Trump administration’s new efforts to bar the Census Bureau from counting unauthorized immigrants for allotting Congressional seats among the states, and the Trump Administration rescinding its international student ban after significant backlash. And BPC's David Lapan joins us to discuss the DHS' presence in Portland, the authorities that allow them to be deployed and the concerns about...
Jul 27, 2020•37 min
On this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón discuss the Trump administration’s announcement requiring in-person classes for all foreign university students, the potential furlough of 70% of USCIS employees because of a decline in fees from applications, and the latest developments around building a physical and virtual border wall.
Jul 13, 2020•35 min
On this week's episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón discuss last week’s Supreme Court DACA decision and how the Trump administration is stepping up its efforts to limit legal immigration during the pandemic. We also bring on special guest Ruth Wasem, Professor of Public Policy Practice at the LBJ School at the University of Texas in Austin, and a BPC Fellow, to discuss America’s modern asylum system and the latest developments in the Trump administra...
Jun 29, 2020•37 min
In the wake of the death of George Floyd and others, host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón examine topics surrounding immigration law enforcement and racism, including the call to abolish ICE; the relationship between immigration prosecutions and non-citizen populations in federal custody and potential mirrors to the over-incarceration of black people in the U.S.; and the role race has played throughout the history of the U.S. immigration system.
Jun 15, 2020•36 min
In this week's episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón discuss a new BPC-Morning Consult survey that gauged voters' responses to President Trump's executive order from April, the rumors of President Trump's plans to issue a new executive order addressing temporary work visas, and how the U.S. and countries around the world are taking steps toward reopening.
Jun 01, 2020•27 min
In a special edition of ‘This Week in Immigration, BPC regular Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with BPC Fellow and University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Policy Professor Ruth Wasem to discuss the history of health provisions in U.S. immigration law, and how they have been used in the past to address pandemics as well as the current response to COVID-19.
May 18, 2020•36 min
In this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón discuss the Trump Administration’s 60-day suspension on certain green card categories, as well as President Trump’s statement suggesting that state and local relief funds could be contingent on their sanctuary city policies. The team also has another edition of ‘The Gavel’ where they take a look at the legal happenings of DACA, the Public Charge, and more.
May 04, 2020•39 min
In this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier sits down with BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón to discuss the CDC’s new Title 42 order that allows CBP to expel any migrant arriving at the U.S. border from the United States on public health grounds, the efforts of Northern Triangle countries to limit the arrival of deportations from the United States to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, and way states and cities are providing disaster relief support to their immigrant populati...
Apr 20, 2020•29 min
In this week's episode, Host Jordan LaPier is joined by BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramon, as well BPC Action's managing director, Laura Hall, to discuss the immigrants on the front lines of response to the coronavirus, the impact of a recession for immigrant workers, and an immigration angle of the CARES Act.
Apr 06, 2020•31 min
This Week In Immigration presents a special COVID-19 episode looking at the impacts to immigrants and the immigration system of the pandemic response, and how and whether the government is leaning on its normal border immigration strategy to try to block the virus. Guest Dr. Anand Parekh joins regulars Cris Ramón, Theresa Brown and Jordan LaPier.
Mar 24, 2020•39 min
In this week’s episode, Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón have a supersized version of ‘The Gavel’ for you. They discuss the lifting of injunctions against the Trump administration’s Public Charge rule, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision against MPP, or Remain in Mexico, and a federal judge’s recent ruling questioning Ken Cuccinelli’s appointment at USCIS.
Mar 09, 2020•33 min
A merit-based immigration system, like those in Canada and Australia, continues to be one of the main proposals pushed for by the Trump administration. In this week’s episode, we take a look back at a 2018 conversation between BPC regular Theresa Cardinal Brown, representatives from the Australian and Canadian governments, Michael Willard and André Valotaire respectively, as well as Daniel Griswold from the Mercatus Center. You may also watch the entire discussion here....
Feb 25, 2020•48 min
In this week’s episode, special guest Dr. Anand Parekh, BPC’s chief medical advisor, joins Host Jordan LaPier and BPC regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón as they discuss travel restrictions from the coronavirus and give a public health and immigration perspective on how the U.S. should respond. The team also discusses the administrations recent expansion of the travel ban to several new countries including Nigeria, and news that the border wall will need to have gates to prevent flood...
Feb 10, 2020•38 min
This week, we have special guests on 'This Week in Immigration!' Host Jordan LaPier is joined by regulars Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón, as well as BPC's VP of Communications and former Pentagon and DHS spokesperson, David Lapan, to discuss the transfer of military funds to fund the border wall and immigration project associate, Rachel Iacono, to discuss the impact on H-1B decisions of the Buy American, Hire American executive order. The team also discusses the emergence of a new migrant...
Jan 30, 2020•34 min
In this week episode, we kick off the new year with host Jordan LaPier, Theresa Cardinal Brown, and Cris Ramón as they discuss news about Mexican asylum applicants being removed to Guatemala, what data do we know about Remain in Mexico and its impact, why some migrants will be required to submit DNA samples at the border, and the news about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with an immigration spin to it.
Jan 16, 2020•32 min
To conclude 2019, host Jordan LaPier is joined by Theresa Cardinal Brown, Cris Ramón, and Laura Hall to recap the top immigration stories of 2019 and discuss 2020 expectations.
Jan 01, 2020•37 min
In this week's episode, Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón have an in-depth discussion about a slew of recent court decisions in the never-ending stream of immigration litigation in a supersized edition of ‘The Gavel.’
Dec 18, 2019•32 min
This Week In Immigration we present a special episode: A discussion of the importance of the immigration issue to state and local officials. Over the last couple of years, state legislatures and county commissions have become increasingly places where major immigration issues of our time are debated. While immigration law is and continues to be a federal prerogative, states and counties are increasingly on the front lines of dealing with the issues. Our own Theresa Cardinal Brown, sat down with ...
Dec 04, 2019•29 min
In this week's episode, host Jordan LaPier sits down with Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón to discuss the potential consequences of the new USCIS rules for some migrants and the Supreme Court DACA case.
Nov 19, 2019•37 min
In this week’s episode, host Jordan LaPier sits down with Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón as they discuss the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's FY 2019 apprehension numbers, the debate over the bipartisan Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, and the Trump Administration’s extension of TPS for Salvadorans.
Nov 06, 2019•32 min
In this week’s episode, host Jordan LaPier sits down with Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón to discuss Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan’s resignation and a new presidential proclamation requiring Green Card applicants to secure health insurance before arriving to the United States. Our Litigation Corner segment covers the recent wave of lawsuits that have enjoined the Trump Administration’s public charge rule and ruled against the legality of its national emergency d...
Oct 23, 2019•31 min
This week’s episode unveils a new segment for our program: The Litigation Corner. The regular segment will cover important developments over immigration policy litigation and breakdown their implications for U.S. immigration policy. Host Jordan LaPier also covers the Trump administration’s proposed refugee cap and newest sets of asylum cooperation agreements between the U.S. and El Salvador and Honduras Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón.
Oct 09, 2019•34 min
After celebrating our 50th podcast, This Week in Immigration host Jordan LaPier returns with Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramon to discuss the implications of the latest round of litigation against the Trump administration’s asylum policies, the outcome of U.S.-Mexico talks on migration enforcement, and the Trump Administration’s decision to not grant Temporary Protected Status to Bahamians in the United States.
Sep 25, 2019•31 min
'This Week in Immigration' celebrates its 50th episode with a super-sized recording that covers the present, past, and future of the immigration policy debate in the United States. Host Jordan LaPier and the podcast’s regular team of Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón cover the debate’s current fault lines, how the immigration system has shaped these discussions, and where the debate is going in a polarized political environment.
Sep 10, 2019•51 min
This week Jordan LaPier sits down with Theresa Brown and Cristobal Ramon to discuss the Trump administration’s new “Public Charge” rule and regulations on the detention of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, the ongoing legal battle over the White House’s asylum regulations, and the latest Southwest border apprehension numbers.
Aug 28, 2019•29 min
In this week’s episode, host Jordan LaPier sits down with Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón to discuss a roundup of all the latest news on asylum policy, including the signing of the U.S.-Guatemalan first entry agreement, the latest court rulings on the Trump administration’s asylum regulations, and Senate Republican efforts to introduce asylum legislation.
Aug 13, 2019•33 min
On this week’s episode we discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to curb Asylum claims at the border, increased expedited removals, and an overview of this Congress’s efforts on immigration ahead of the August recess. Jordan LaPier is joined by BPC’s Theresa Cardinal Brown, Cris Ramón, and Laura Hall.
Aug 07, 2019•36 min
This week Jordan and his guests discuss the visit of Democratic lawmakers to the border and the conditions of detention facilities, as well as an update on immigration laws at the state level. BPC’s Theresa Cardinal Brown and Cris Ramón sit down to cover it all.
Aug 07, 2019•34 min
