Yesterday, I hosted Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa Mares for a conversation about their new book, Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain (UC Press, Amazon).| Austin Kocher
Please join me on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 2:00–3:00 PM EST for a virtual discussion with fellow geographer and longtime friend Luna Vives about her new book The Gates of the Sea. If you’re interested in understanding how borders reshape humanitarianism, and what it means to resist from within, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.| Austin Kocher
On Substack Live yesterday, I spoke with Julie Moreno, a U.S. citizen from New Jersey who made the gut-wrenching decision to help her husband of nine years self-deport to Mexico.| austinkocher.substack.com
In an era of unprecedented attacks on the rights of immigrants and refugees, Immigration Law and Justice of New York (ILJNY) provides competent, compassionate, and steadfast legal support to our most vulnerable neighbors.| Austin Kocher
Want ethical food? Start with the workers. "Will Work for Food" exposes worker exploitation across the food system in and makes the case that labor justice is essential to a sustainable future.| austinkocher.substack.com
We are living through an era of exceptionally punitive immigration enforcement policies.| austinkocher.substack.com
Due to Congressional inaction and immigration laws that haven’t kept pace with reality, millions of US citizens live in families where at least one person is, or could be, facing deportation.| Austin Kocher
Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon are giving a book talk at People's Books near the Takoma Park Metro Stop, joined by Setareh Ghandehari from the Detention Watch Network. Space is limited!| Austin Kocher
Join me on Tuesday October 7 at 1:00 pm Eastern for an in-depth conversation about the harsh realities of family detention and how immigrant rights organizations are fighting back.| Austin Kocher
Visit ImmProf.com for the same great regular updates on immigration-related news, law, policy, books, research, and much more. 20 years old and still going strong!| Austin Kocher
Here's the latest ICE detention data with key findings and graphics.| Austin Kocher
Join me this Thursday, October 2, at 1:00 PM eastern for a virtual conversation with Ashley and Anna. Registration is required.| Austin Kocher
Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died two days ago on Sunday while in ICE custody at the for-profit Adelanto Processing Center in California, marking the 14th detainee death in immigration detention since the start of Trump’s mass deportation agenda in January.| Austin Kocher
Join Ernesto Castañeda, Tazreena Sajjad, Nancy Hiemstra, Deirdre Conlon, and myself for a discussion about the rapidly-expanding US immigrant detention system.| Austin Kocher
Yesterday, we released the Immigration Enforcement Dashboard, a new tool designed to make immigration enforcement data more accessible to the public.| Austin Kocher
New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard makes ICE arrest data accessible through interactive visualizations, bridging the gap between complex datasets and public understanding.| Austin Kocher
As government human rights reporting becomes less comprehensive, historian Elliott Young's applied scholarship fills critical information gaps with rigorously documented country conditions research.| austinkocher.substack.com
Decode the U.S. immigration system with clear analysis backed by data and designed for curious readers. Click to read Austin Kocher, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| austinkocher.substack.com
Why authentic understanding still matters in the era of conspiracy theories.| austinkocher.substack.com
Why addressing misinformation about immigration might be more about nurturing curiosity than 'fact checking.'| austinkocher.substack.com
🚨 Have you seen a pregnant woman in ICE custody? Submit a report today.| Austin Kocher
ImmProf Blog is down following the sudden announcement that its host TypePad will shutter at the end of September, but the blog will reemerge shortly in full swing with all past posts at immprof.com.| Austin Kocher
DetentionReports.com now updated with data through September 11, 2025, covering 197 facilities. New prominent data notes feature helps users identify known issues and methodology changes.| Austin Kocher
ICE's detained population declined to 59,000 and arrests are down from June, but the Supreme Court's authorization of racial profiling and $165B in funding will likely chance all that.| Austin Kocher
Join me for a conversation with Elliott Young and Seraya Talbott-Carey from Lewis & Clark's Migration & Asylum Lab about documenting country conditions while the Trump admin strips key information.| austinkocher.substack.com
ICE represents its enforcement surge as targeting dangerous criminals, but data tells a different story. Why non-criminals will make up the bulk of ICE arrests, detentions, and deportations.| austinkocher.substack.com
In this issue: ICE's latest detention data contains errors, growth of non-criminal detainees continues, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's inadequate claims about ICE arrests.| austinkocher.substack.com
Greg Constantine's "Seven Doors" project captures the lives and stories behind immigrant detention in the United States and around the world through patiently composed photographic essays.| austinkocher.substack.com
Family detention ended after years of lawsuits, medical warnings, and public outrage. Now, it’s back—despite clear evidence that it’s harmful, costly, and ineffective. Get the full story below.| austinkocher.substack.com
Decode the U.S. immigration system with clear analysis backed by data and designed for curious readers. Click to read Austin Kocher, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| austinkocher.substack.com
A personal letter marking 300 posts: why longevity and consistency matter in today's crowded newsletter landscape, and gratitude for readers who value public scholarship.| austinkocher.substack.com
AI can generate content, but human expertise offers something irreplaceable: authentic insight rooted in experience, judgment, and accountability. Here's what that means for academics.| austinkocher.substack.com
Join me in creating a more informed, compassionate, and impactful conversation on immigration at this crucial time in our history.| austinkocher.substack.com
ICE's detention facility data show weird math that erases previous detention stays and raises questions about the data's reliability.| austinkocher.substack.com
Join Syracuse University in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2025, for a free, in-person event exploring the future of communication in an AI-powered world. Registration is required to attend.| austinkocher.substack.com
As Congress considers expanding immigrant detention from 41,000 to 100,000 beds, this timely discussion will unpack the political and economic forces fueling the detention system.| austinkocher.substack.com
ICE detention numbers are up alongside spike in new detention facilities and new 287(g) agreements. Nearly 25% of detainees now have no criminal histories.| austinkocher.substack.com
Despite total decline, the number of people arrested and detained by ICE rather than CBP continued to grow modestly.| austinkocher.substack.com
Border Patrol is one of the most controversial yet misunderstood law enforcement agencies in the country. Fellow geographer Reece Jones unpacks this agency in his latest book.| austinkocher.substack.com
Do you live in Atlanta? Are you interested in learning more about current immigration policies and data? If so, join me at 7pm on June 5 for the latest policy, research, and data.| austinkocher.substack.com
A report on the growth and impact of this newsletter since the start of the Trump administration, a special thanks to my generous supporters, and a call to help reach 10,000 readers.| austinkocher.substack.com
Decode the U.S. immigration system with clear analysis backed by data and designed for curious readers. Click to read Austin Kocher, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| austinkocher.substack.com
A new method for analyzing ICE data reveals recent spikes in the number of people held in ICE facilities like Stewart and Moshannon, trends normally obscured by ICE’s year-to-date reporting averages.| austinkocher.substack.com
