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Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.bsky.social |
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I study immigration enforcement. Assistant Professor at Syracuse University and Research Fellow at the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Data shows that immigrants keep America running. Immigrants are just 14% of the population but:
- pay $580B in taxes/year
- are 16% of nurses and 28% of health aides
- are 25% of ag workers
- are 25% of construction workers
- are 20% of entrepreneurs
immigrationimpact.com/2024/07/02/i...
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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ICE's SmartLINK app tracks migrants by the thousands. Does it work?
"It's really an expansion of monitoring migrants and migrant surveillance," said Austin Kocher, a research professor at Syracuse University.
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New Report! "Two-Thirds of Court Asylum Applicants Found Legally Entitled to Remain."
Out of 1M+ asylum cases decided by immigration judges over the past decade, 685,956 (66%) were legally entitled to remain in the United States due to asylum or other relief.
trac.syr.edu/reports/742/
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One year ago: ICE piloted a new wristworn monitoring technology on 50 migrants in Denver.
Now: 2,153 migrants are monitored using this technology in cities across the US.
Announcement: trac.syr.edu/whatsnew/ema... QuickFacts: trac.syr.edu/immigration/...
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Top Places With the Most Immigrants Recently Ordered Deported
Our latest report looks at the rise in deportation orders this fiscal year, which coincides with a growth in the number of immigration judges on the bench and a dramatic decline in representation rates.
trac.syr.edu/reports/740/
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Venezuelan man who fled kidnapping/torture has been held in immigration custody for 6 months. Now, he’s watching ICE deport other Venezuelan asylum seekers, not to their home country but to places in Mexico that are dangerous for migrants.
www.abqjournal.com/venezuelan-r...
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At the end of March 2024, 3,524,051 active cases were pending before the Immigration Court.
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"Immigrants in the US have a combined household income of $2.1 trillion and contribute $382.9 billion to federal taxes and $196.3 billion in state and local taxes, leaving them with $1.6 trillion in spending power."
immigrationimpact.com/2024/04/15/i...
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Immigration Processes are Never 'Automatic'. On embracing the idea of "it depends" when writing about immigration law, policy, and practice.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Climate change is not a sudden eviction notice for millions of displaced people. It is a slow and relentless erosion, chipping away livelihoods and forcing difficult choices.
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"Texas is seeking to usurp federal control over how to enforce U.S. immigration laws. If the courts allow such an infringement, the consequences for immigrants—and Texans of color who could be profiled as immigrants—would be devastating."
- Kevin Kenny
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza. The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties.
www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-...
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ICE Detention Numbers Decline Slightly to 27,000, GPS Ankle Monitors See Continued Growth
Latest ICE detention and ATD data summarized here: trac.syr.edu/immigration/...
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Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration. In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions of Americans.
undark.org/2024/03/29/b...
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Breaking: Border Patrol and Ohio Law Enforcement Engage in Racial Profiling in Northern Ohio, New Report Finds - Immigration Impact
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The Limits of the Go-It-Alone Approach: U.S. Migration Management Increasingly Requires Other Countries’ Cooperation - Migration Policy Institute
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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I believe we should remain open to new perspectives and ideas about migration. That’s why every year I gather together the latest books about immigration sourced from my readers. Here's the latest: "Immigration Book Round-Up, March 2024 Edition."
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Fantastic article by Arya Sundaram about the growth in non-MX/Central American migrants to NYC and NY, great example of how to mix data and narrative to tell an important story. Worth a full top-to-bottom read!
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Immigration Book Round-Up, March 2024 Edition
Looking for a good book about immigration? 📚 Thanks to many reader contributions, we’ve got you covered with 20 book recommendations below. Plus: find out who won the book raffle! 🎉
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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In terms of intellectual development and genuine learning, almost nothing beats sitting down and reading an actual book. The current social media model of “consuming information” has been incredibly damaging to our understanding and appreciation for developing real knowledge.
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"Algorithms developed for criminal justice agencies are not merely sets of rules in software, nor are they simply mathematical objects. They are...artifacts of governance designed to achieve specific objectives." – Brian Jefferson in *Digitize and Punish*
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About 200,000 deportation cases have been thrown out by Immigration Judges since the start of the Biden administration because DHS hadn’t filed the required Notice to Appear with the court by the time of the hearing.
trac.syr.edu/reports/739/
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15 Years of Data on Migrant Deaths in the El Paso Border Patrol Sector Now Available
No More Deaths (No Mas Muertes) just released 15 years of data on migrant deaths in the EL Paso Sector, adding to our understanding of the human consequences of borders.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/15-years-o...
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Happening tonight! Stop by Red Emma's bookstore in Baltimore to listen to a discussion of John Washington’s new book "The Case for Open Borders" and think critically about the controversial past - and debated future - of national borders.
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I regret to inform you that a 5-minute phone call with a colleague will save you literally hours or even days of confusion and emailing back and forth.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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2024 Immigration Book Roundup: Reader contributions needed! 📚 (& enter to win a free book)
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I was today years old when I learned that the use of the word “hello” is only about 140 years old (~1880s) and entered common usage in response to the invention of the telephone. Edison advocated for it over AG Bell’s preferred method of saying “ahoy!” when someone called.
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Thank Goodness It's (Five Immigration Things on a) Friday
To celebrate the end of the week and the start of the weekend, I am sending you my personal list of Five Things You Might Have Missed.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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The Immigration Help Desk is Collecting Questions, Submit in the Comments
A new series of this newsletter will tackle some of the most common immigration questions out there. Submit which questions you believe need addressed in the comments below.
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Number of Refugees Resettled in U.S. Likely to Reach 30-Year High if Trends Continue
The Biden administration is on track to resettle an estimated 93,000 refugees this year, short of its 125,000 cap but higher than any year since 1995.
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ICE Consistently Detains About 40,000 Immigrants in Civil Detention
TRAC released the latest ICE data on immigrant detention, which showed that detention numbers continue to hover between 35,000 and 40,000.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Thinking is a form of doing. Clarifying and deepening your own conception of the world is, already, a way of changing the world. If you doubt that this is true, just look at the violence wrought by dangerously misformed ideas.
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ICE Consistently Detains About 40,000 Immigrants in Civil Detention
The number of detained immigrants arrested by ICE is at its highest since the start of the administration, with more than 11,000 for both of ICE’s detention releases in February.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Number of Refugees Resettled in U.S. Likely to Reach 30-Year High if Trends Continue
The Biden administration is on track to resettle an estimated 93,000 refugees this year, short of its 125,000 cap but higher than any year since 1995.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/number-of-...
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Immigration Processes are Never 'Automatic'
Language is key to thinking and writing clearly about immigration. Improve your thinking and your writing today by removing this one deceptive word from your vocabulary.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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The Immigration Help Desk is Collecting Questions, Submit in the Comments
A new series of this newsletter will tackle some of the most common immigration questions out there. Submit which questions you believe need addressed in the comments.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-immigr...
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New Tour Dates Drop! 🎤
In the next month, I'll be at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon; Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; Red Emmas Bookstore in Baltimore, and Barnard College in NYC. Come say 'hello'!
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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Join me at Columbia U / Barnard College in March for this talk: "Tracking the Deportation State: Public Records Requests, Data Analysis, and Research on Immigration Enforcement."
For more information and registration: ilas.columbia.edu/events/track...
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Art and Architecture of Ports of Entry Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Visual Journey
Today we will look at the border from a fresh perspective by diving into the overlooked world of art and architecture at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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In the face of extreme desperation and food scarcity in Gaza, a local resident resorted to slaughtering his horses to feed his family amid a crisis that has left over 2.2 million on the brink of famine. #GazaCeasefire
today.rtl.lu/news/world/a...
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One of the essential meta-skills of data analysis is the ability to not just see numbers in isolation, but to understand the context around them and to be able to translate complex data findings into compelling, understandable stories that resonate with people. #DataScience
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Real Q: 🤔 I’m working on a project to document, acknowledge, and discuss the most common questions about immigration law, policy, and research. Can you help? What are questions you have, or get asked, or have heard others ask that should be included? No Q will be turned away.
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Black immigrants are playing an indispensable role by working in sectors grappling with labor shortages. Their contributions, especially in healthcare and transportation, highlight their pivotal role in supporting economic growth.
immigrationimpact.com/2024/02/09/d...
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Every act of migration, no matter how seemingly simple and isolated, is one hue in a kaleidoscope of global economic, social, and political processes, and no serious conversation about migration is possible without embracing this daunting but essential fact.
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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This single post about the US-Mexico is enough of a reason to get my free Substack newsletter all about immigration (you won't believe these photos!).
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Austin Kocher, PhD
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What piece of software most looks and feels like it was designed by a committee of people who never have to use it? I'll start. Blackboard.
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Community colleges are underrated, easily one of the best parts about the US. Courses are typically a fraction of the $$$ of a 4-year school and the quality of education is at least as good if not better at the undergraduate course level. Go take a course. Never stop learning.
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ICE hasn't had a congressionally vetted and approved director since January 20, 2017. That's 2,585 days or over 7 years. In fact, just 4 out of 18 ICE directors were ever confirmed by Congress as required by law. How is this possible?
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“Data needs to be collected, chased down, massaged, tidied. The collection of data and the design of a database are intentional: the dimensions of data that need to be collected in a database, imbue a vision of how a world should be turned granular.” Xiaowei Wang (p. 150)
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Just a reminder that I write a lot about immigration, data, and policy over at austinkocher.substack.com. Recent posts include new book reviews, the latest immigration numbers, and big ideas in the world of immigration research.
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