REDIRECT: Immigration Law and Perspectives

Sharifa Abbasi and Alexa August from The HMA Law Firm join us this week to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and how it is affecting immigrants and current citizens. Matthew and I compare the struggles that are ubiquitous within the system, discuss chronic issues for immigration from Afghanistan and other Muslim countries, and discover several new and more acute challenges which have ar...

This week we're joined by Silky Shah (@silkys13) from the Detention Watch Network to talk about ongoing efforts to end immigration detention. In Matthew's neck of the woods a group of lawyers have written a letter to try and keep one detained court *open,* and the New Jersey Bar Association came out against a bill that would prevent ICE from expanding their detention practices within the state.  Y...

This week we're joined by Dara Lind (@dlind), an immigration reporter from Pro Publica who wrote a great piece about how the new Biden "prosecutorial discretion" memo is (or isn't) being implemented. You can check out her writing here . 

This week I'm joined by Jorge Baron from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project to discuss the recent DACA ruling, immigration reform through reconciliation, and more. 

Matthew is on vacation this week and I'm flying solo, talking about reconciliation and the hope of immigration reform, a federal judge putting the breaks on DACA, and the cruelty of the legal immigration system. 

This week we're joined by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick from the American Immigration Council to talk about border myths, moats, and black paint. What's going on with the crisis at the border? Why is title 42 still in place? All this and SO much more this week on Redirect.

This week Matthew and I discuss the recent changes by Merrick Garland in rolling back Matter of AB and LEA, developing prosecutorial discretion and more.

This week on Redirect Matthew and I discuss the Vice President's recent trip to Guatemala where she admonished would-be migrants not to come, and to pursue "legal" avenues instead. It turns out asylum *is* legal. Oh well.  Also, ICE prosecutors are finally armed with some real guidance on how and when to exercise prosecutorial discretion. However, the Attorney General still has not rolled back cri...

This week we're joined by fellow immigration attorney Sophia Gurule from the Bronx Defenders to talk about deportation abolition, how to frame our push for immigration reform, and more.   

This week we're joined by Professor Alison Peck to talk about her new book,  The Accidental History of the U.S. Immigration Courts: War, Fear, and the Roots of Dysfunction.  It's an excellent read for anyone who is interested in just how we got to this point. Buy it at local bookstore near you. 

This week we're joined by Liz Keyes, associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore, and Austin Kocher, a research associate professor with the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research institute that uses Freedom of Information Act requests to study the federal government. Liz and Austin start things off by crushing my hopes and dreams, but then we segue into a very...

We're back for another episode of Redirect, Immigration Law and Perspectives, and John Boehner is back! He's here to sell books and express frustration and confusion over the rise of nutty nut jobs in the Republican party. Who could have predicted this, other than anyone with a brain?  Boehner wants you to know how much he cares about immigrants, melting pot and what not. It's a shame that this br...

Matthew and I drag ourselves to the recording studio to talk about how disappointing things have been. 

This week Matthew and I discuss the Farm Worker Modernization, a bill that aims to . . . "preserve our rural heritage"? While there are a lot of benefits to be reaped, it was clearly written and designed by growers who are focused on suppressing wages and bringing cheap labor from abroad. Not great.  The Dream and Promise Act is much better, still with some issues to be addressed.   

This week Matthew brings his sunny disposition but Stephen reminds him why things are still terrible.  Also, we're joined by Taylor Levy (@taylorklevy), an incredible immigration who works in El Paso to talk about what the H is going on at the border. Listen and learn!

Cages. Facilities. Processing Centers. We get an important update on the status of family and child detention with one of our favorite colleagues, Bridget Cambria. 

This week Matthew and I parse over the "day 1" immigration reform that recently dropped. It's pretty good!  Also, the Biden administration backs off their deportation pause and day 1 enforcement priorities.  Check out our patreon at patreon.com/redirect, subscribe, comment, etc. etc. 

This week on Redirect we're joined by Curtis Morrison to discuss how Trump managed to (quietly) end most immigration in 2020, and how so far the Biden administration has stood by those policies. Early grades for the Biden administration and #freebritney Don't forget to become a patron at Patreon.com/redirect, leave a review on iTunes, share with a friend, etc. etc.

This week we're joined by Professor Alina Das from NYU to discuss Biden's first week in office, whether we're allowed to feel "good," and how to best push our representatives towards a more fair immigration system. 

This week on Redirect, Immigration Law and Perspectives we're talking to friend-of-the-show Matthew Hoppock (@MatthewHoppock). We chat about feeling totally burned out, trying to keep up with immigration changes during the Trump administration, and how the Immigration Court is broken beyond repair.  Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/redirect and help support the show! 

On today's show Matthew and I discuss the year 2020, getting burned out as immigration attorneys, COVID, and our hopes for the new year. 

This week we're joined by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick from the American Immigration Council for our annual festivus show. Leaf blowers, weather, ICE and more.

This week we're joined by friend of the show Hassan Ahmad to talk about the Trump administration's torching of the immigration system on their way out the door, the restoration of DACA, and keeping a hopeful mentality in these tough times. 

This week the Executive Office of Immigration Reform, also known as the Immigration Courts, published a memo that aims to fast track removal cases. I immediately thought of former Immigration Judge Paul A. DeFonzo who was very meticulous and deliberate in how he handled his docket. I was able to get ahold of him and he agreed to come on the show.  Judge DeFonzo explains how and why he believes the...

This week we're joined by Nora Phillips and Diego Aranda Teixeira to give thanks and talk smack.