ESL For Equality Podcast15 Touko 2025

Season 2, Episode 7: Revoked TPS for Afghans and the Cost of American Abandonment

In this episode of ESL for Equality, we dig into the Trump administration’s decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals, just three years after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan and left many of its allies behind. We explore the history of TPS, the chaotic 2021 exit, and how this policy shift puts thousands of Afghans at risk of deportation to a country still ruled by the Taliban. We contrast this with the recent welcoming of white South African “refugees” and ask: Who gets protection in America and why? Call to Action: - Call your members of Congress. Demand they support permanent protections for Afghans — including pathways to citizenship for TPS holders and SIV applicants. - Support legal aid organizations like the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and the Afghan-American Community Organization (AACO), who are fighting for TPS holders and helping with asylum claims. - Write an op-ed. Talk to your local paper. Use your voice. Policy changes when people make noise. - Donate to mutual aid funds that support Afghan families facing eviction, job loss, or legal uncertainty. - Talk about this. Share this episode. Talk to your friends, your family. Make sure people understand this isn’t just a political decision — it’s a moral crisis. This is about justice and it’s not too late to act. Host: Hannah Joos Original Music: Michael Caskey aka Bunny Patootie

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Season 2, Episode 11: Happy World Refugee Day!

In honor of World Refugee Day 2025, Hannah explores the day’s history, this year’s theme Solidarity with Refugees, and why it matters now more than ever. She highlights trailblazers like Luma Mufleh a...

16 Kesä 202513min

Season 2, Episode 10: A New Travel Ban and the Criminalization of Protest

In this episode of ESL for Equality, Hannah examines the reinstatement of the U.S. travel ban under the Trump administration. She unpacks the policy’s legal and historical context, its far-reaching hu...

8 Kesä 202512min

Season 2, Episode 9: Human Rights on the Chopping Block

In this episode of ESL for Equality, Hannah unpacks Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s testimony before Congress and the Trump administration’s shocking FY26 budget proposal. From massive cuts to refuge...

27 Touko 20258min

Season 2, Episode 8: A Flight into Chaos: Deportations and the Collapse of Due Process

In this episode of ESL for Equality, host Hannah unpacks a shocking and illegal deportation carried out by the Trump administration, sending eight men, most of whom were not South Sudanese, to one of ...

23 Touko 202510min

Season 2, Episode 6: A Pause for Some, A Pathway for Others

In this urgent episode, host Hannah Joos returns to unpack one of the most jarring developments in U.S. refugee policy: the expedited resettlement of white South African Afrikaners under a new executi...

10 Touko 202519min

Season 2, Episode 5: Language as a Weapon

In this episode of ESL for Equality, Hannah explores how language policy is being weaponized in real time. With the recent repeal of Executive Order 13166 and the signing of EO 14224, federally funded...

2 Touko 202513min

Season 2, Episode 4: When the Law Speaks a Different Language

How do you assert your rights when the system doesn’t speak your language? In this episode, host Hannah Joos explores the life-saving power of Know Your Rights (KYR) resources - educational tools that...

2 Touko 202517min