Coming to America, Then and Now
Season 2, Episode 7
With guests Erika Lee and Muzaffar A. Chishti and cohost Amanda Frost.
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Supreme Court
Season 2, Episode 6
This episode looks at two cases that the Supreme Court heard in March and April of this year: Noem v. Al Otro Lado and Trump v. Barbara. They’re significant cases that address very different aspects of immigration and citizenship.
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Immigration Detention
Season 2, Episode 5
Guests Mekela A. Goehring (Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network) and Laura P. Lunn (Director of Advocacy & Litigation, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network) join the Unsettled hosts in a conversation about immigration detention in the second Trump administration. The administration has been greatly expanding detention facilities by buying ...
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Rights in the Era of ICE Raids
Season 2, Episode 4
In this episode, guest Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, joins the Unsettled hosts in discussing immigration enforcement in the United States from the perspective of civil liberties, assessing the broader implications of contemporary enforcement practices for constitutional rights and the rule of law.
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H-1B Visas
Season 2: Episode 2
David J. Bier, Director of Immigration Studies and the Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy at the Cato Institute, joins Hiroshi Motomura and Cristina M. Rodriguez to discuss the implications of 2025 Executive Order on H-1B visas, what might be motivating that Executive Order, and the ins and outs of ...
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The Trump Administration’s War on Venezuelan Migrants
Season 2: Episode 1
Jonathan Blitzer, staff writer for The New Yorker, discusses his recent article “Enemies of the State: How the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the US.” In telling the story of a Venezuelan couple living in Chicago, one of whom was sent to CECOT, the notorious prison in El Salvador, and one ...
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The Democrats and Immigration
Episode 10
However, the Trump administration has overreached. Even among Republicans, the change in sentiment is noteworthy.
Can the Democrats can come up with a narrative and a set of policies that can appeal to a wide swath of the American public. But what should those policies be? And can the Democrats shed ...
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A Quiet Border and the End of Asylum?
Episode 9
Our guest speakers are Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, and Gretchen Kuhner, Director El Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración, a Mexican NGO that seeks to protect the rights of migrant women and families.
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What’s Happening in Los Angeles?
Episode 8
Our guest speakers are from UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy: Ahilan Arulanantham, professor from practice and faculty co-director, and Talia Inlander, the Center’s deputy director.
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The Role of States and Localities
Episode 7
This episode explores how state and local governments significantly impact immigrants through policies that either support or resist federal enforcement. Some jurisdictions implement sanctuary measures to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities and promote inclusion, such as offering in-state tuition to undocumented students. Under the Trump administration, there has been ...
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What of the “Homeless, Tempest Tost”?
Episode 6
This week, our hosts explore the closing of the US refugee resettlement program, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and the asylum process. Our guest speaker is Mark Hetfield, President of HIAS.
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Mass Deportation
Episode 5
In this episode, the hosts evaluate the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations—their feasibility, legality, and likely consequences—with guest Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council.
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