Hyphenated America

Stephen Miller, the architect behind many Trump-era immigration policies, recently established America First Legal, a conservative organization aimed at "resisting the radical left's agenda." This wee...

13 Maj 202123min

This week, Sophia and Maria consider what Title 42, a little-known provision of U.S. health law which the former Trump administration invoked to achieve its long-desired goal of shutting the border, i...

28 Apr 202120min

For our first episode under a new Biden administration, Sophia and Maria reflect on one of the most impactful aspect of Trump’s time in office: his dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants. Later on in...

2 Feb 202126min

Sophia and Maria introduce Hyphenated Cities, a new series where they explore U.S. cities by discussing how national and local immigration policies have impacted the city’s resident immigrant populati...

7 Dec 202027min

This week, Sophia and Maria consider the history of family separation and what the policy actually is. Later on in the episode, Sophia spoke with historian Nara Milanich and discussed analogous family...

19 Nov 202033min

For this week’s podcast, we dive into different forms of immigration advocacy such as legal aid, detention oversight, and community based organizations. Later on in the episode, Maria spoke to Reyna M...

19 Okt 202027min

This week, Sophia and Maria highlight a number of stories that demonstrate the ways in which injustices within the immigration space are manifested in matters of sexual assault, the COVID-19 pandemic,...

30 Sep 20208min

Sophia and Maria consider what detention centers are, the conditions of such facilities before the coronavirus pandemic, and their current state of affairs. Maria spoke with reporter María Méndez of T...

24 Aug 202025min