Austin Kocher

Political & legal geographer studying the theories, laws, and institutional practices behind immigration controls. Assistant Professor at Syracuse University, living in Baltimore.

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Attacks against facilities housing asylum seekers and refugees in Germany increased last year, for the first time in seven years. There were 121 attacks in 2022, up from 70 in 2021. However, the number of attacks against refugees and asylum seekers outside of facilities did not increase.

Germany: More attacks on asylum seeker centers in 2022

Attacks against facilities housing asylum seekers and refugees in Germany increased last year, for the first time in seven years. There were

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He deported thousands of people as a CBP officer. Then learned he was undocumented.

He deported thousands of people, then learned he was undocumented | CNN

Raul Rodriguez spent years helping the US enforce its immigration laws at the border. Then he learned his life was built on a lie.

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President Joe Biden proposed new asylum restrictions Tuesday that some legal advocates are condemning for being too similar to measures imposed under the former Trump administration.

Legal advocates compare proposed asylum rules to Trump-era restrictions

President Joe Biden proposed new asylum restrictions Tuesday that some legal advocates are condemning for being too similar to measures impo

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Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who were evacuated to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 are at risk of losing their work permits and deportation protections this summer unless Congress acts.

Tens of thousands of Afghans in U.S. could lose deportation protections unless Congress acts

Just 4,775 of the 77,000 Afghans resettled in the U.S. under a special legal process have secured permanent legal status for themselves and

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New from Aaron Reichlin-Melnick at American Immigration Council.

In December 2022, the Supreme Court stepped in to keep Title 42 (the pandemic health policy that has allowed the United States to carry out over 2.5 million expulsions since March 2020) in effect, after a DC court had overturned the policy. The Court’s action came in response to a coalition of GOP Attorneys General that sought to intervene to defend the policy. Now, less than a month before the Supreme Court was set to hear oral arguments as to whether the state should be permitted to intervene, the Court took the case off its calendar—but declined to lift its decision keeping the policy in effect.

Supreme Court Pauses Oral Arguments in Title 42 Case – What’s next?

The Supreme Court declined to hear oral arguments in the Title 42 Case, allowing the policy to remain in effect. Here is what could go next.

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Ukraine war: 'NI should prepare for surge in refugees'

The Hope for Ukraine group says more people could come to NI as fighting intensifies in Ukraine.

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Opinion | A Compromise on Immigration Is Possible. This Bill Could Make It Happen.

Congress needs to provide sufficient funding for an asylum system that admits those who qualify for refuge and keeps out those who don’t.

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Tired of simplistic division between Left and Right in Latin America? You may like this map of Latin American politics by user Boz on that other website.

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4 Twitter features Mastodon is better for not having

When less is more for healthy conversations

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4 Twitter features Mastodon is better for not having. Conclusion: nonprofit social media enables healthier design.

https://scott.mn/2022/10/29/twitter_features_mastodon_is_better_without/

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I just submitted an abstract to Oxford University’s “Recognising Refugees” Conference and hoping I get accepted. I’ve always wanted to attend this conference, but never had the availability. Maybe 2023 is the year! Anyone else attending?

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We at TRAC *just* updated our immigration tools page with a brand new design! Bookmark this page so that you have quick access to the latest immigration data. https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/tools/

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SBCC’s study of fatal encounters with CBP was updated on October 10, shows 245 fatal encounters with CBP since 2010. Details in report below.

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New to Tumblr! Let’s do introductions.

New to Tumblr, so let me introduce myself: 


I’m a researcher and writer focusing on immigration, politics, and data. I work at an institute called TRAC at Syracuse University, which is maybe the most cited immigration data source in the country. 


I will be posting about new research and data with lots of graphs, photos, and new articles. If you want to stay up-to-date with the latest immigration news, I’m your fella.


Follow me here and introduce yourself!