In this week’s episode we are joined by BPC regular Theresa Cardinal Brown with a closer look at the U.S.-Mexico bilateral relationship and its impact on immigration and border policy. Then, we feature an extended segment of The Gavel where we will discuss the recent litigation and case developments surrounding the Migration Protection Protocols; the Title 42 order; and Mexico’s role in both of those policies. Finally, we’ll close out the episode by covering the new ICE enforcement priorities memo.  

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Episode 105: This Week in Immigration

This week’s episode will cover the Senate parliamentarian ruling on immigration, the unfolding Haitian migrant emergency on our Southern border, and the newly proposed federal regulation on DACA. But first, a special guest interview with BPC’s Senior Vice President, Bill Hoagland, to help us understand the history of the Budget Reconciliation process and the Byrd Rule. 

Episode 104: This Week in Immigration

On this episode, BPC Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown joins to reflect on how 9/11 shaped the American immigration system. Later, BPC Immigration Fellow Sadikshya Nepal, and BPC Action Managing Director Laura Hall join to review the Democrats immigration reform plan meant to be included in the reconciliation package. 

Episode 103: This Week in Immigration

This week we’ll get an update on the situation with the Afghan refugees and the history of Special Immigrant Visas, featuring BPC Fellow Ruth Wasem. Then, we talk about the State Department’s visa backlogs and the risk wasting up to 100,000 green cards this year. And finally, a super-sized segment of the Gavel. 

Episode 102: This Week in Immigration

BPC regulars Theresa Brown and Sadikshya Nepal discuss the unfolding refugee crisis in Afghanistan, the July border numbers, the new court ruling on the Migrant Protection Protocols program in Texas, new confirmations of officials to USCIS and ICE, and finally a brief progress update on Democrats’ budget reconciliation package in Congress.

Episode 101: This Week in Immigration

It's officially episode 100 and we’re celebrating with some return guests and highlights. We’ll also touch on developments from the Biden administration: their new blueprint to address root causes of Central American migration and the indefinite extension of the Title 42 public health order, so stick around.  What To Know on Immigration: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/podcast/what-to-know-on-immigration/  

Episode 100: This Week in Immigration

 On this week’s episode, we begin with the Biden administration’s recent policy changes for H-1B visa petitions and what it means for the adjudication process within the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency. Then we break-down CBP's June report on encounters at the southwest border and the Texas district court’s decision against the DACA program. 

Episode 99: This Week in Immigration

On this week’s episode, we are joined by special guest and BPC Fellow Ruth Wasem to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on Temporary Protected Status and its ramifications for TPS holders across the United States. We’ll then turn to This Week regular Theresa Cardinal Brown for the latest updates on Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to the southwest border.  

Episode 98: This Week in Immigration

On This Week’s episode, we have a timely discussion of the newly published spring 2021 regulatory agenda, in which our regular This Week team analyzes and unpacks new regulations the various immigration agencies hope to promulgate. Finally, we turn to a discussion of the budget reconciliation process with special guest and BPC Action Managing Director Laura Hall.  

Episode 97: This Week in Immigration

On this week’s episode, we discuss everything from President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request to the Vice President’s recent trip to Guatemala and Mexico, for which we are joined by special guest Eric Olson of the Seattle International Foundation. 

Episode 96: This Week in Immigration

On This Week’s episode, we feature a special conversation in honor of Memorial Day. This Week regular Theresa Cardinal Brown is joined by special guests Steve Miska and Dave Lapan. Steve, a retired Army Colonel, and Dave, a retired Marine Colonel, spend the episode discussing the work Iraqi and Afghan interpreters did for the United States military, the dangers they faced, and the efforts to get them visas to come to the US.

Episode 95: This Week in Immigration

On this week’s episode, we have another special guest, Mark Greenberg of the Migration Policy Institute joining us to talk about the refugee admissions cap and explain the role the Office of Refugee Resettlement plays in overseeing the custody of unaccompanied migrant children in the United States. Then, we’ll have a conversation with This Week regular Theresa Cardinal Brown about Vice President Kamala Harris’s upcoming trip to Guatemala. 

Episode 94: This Week in Immigration

On this week’s episode, special guest and BPC Fellow Ruth Wasem joins us to unpack President Biden’s recent, actions relating to the refugee admissions cap for 2021. Then, we’ll turn to the administration’s decision to increase the number of H-2B visas, and discuss the bipartisan immigration talks currently going on in the Senate. 

Episode 93: This Week in Immigration

On this week’s episode, a timely discussion of the large increase unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico Border. Then, we turn to pending legislation adjusting the status of the undocumented and have a conversation on recent DHS nominations. Finally, we’ll conclude with a Gavel segment to talk about the recent lawsuits the Biden administration is facing.  

Episode 92: This Week in Immigration

On This Week’s episode, we start with an update on recent discussions between the White House and Mexico on the current situation at the southwest border. Then, we’ll introduce today’s special guest Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Counsel at the American Immigration Council, for a timely discussion of his research on asylum-seekers and how, despite common rhetoric, they do indeed appear for their immigration hearings.

Episode 91: This Week in Immigration

This Week in Immigration gives you a rundown in 30 minutes or less of key immigration issues. Experts from the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss and analyze all that is new and noteworthy on immigration policy.

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