Archive - Austin Kocher

This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (June 20, 2026)

Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news that you…

18 hrs ago • Austin Kocher

"Do Not Give One More Dollar to ICE": Heidi Altman on the Latest $70B Enforcement Bill, the Importance of Citizenship, and How to Claw Back…

NILC's Heidi Altman joins me to discuss how Congress's latest enforcement funding bill fuels mass detention, strips transparency and accountability, and…

Jun 17 • Austin Kocher

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Why is Congress Giving Stephen Miller Another $70 Billion? Join Me for a Live Conversation with NILC's Heidi Altman about the Latest DHS…

Join us live on June 17 at 10am to discuss Congress's latest blank check for ICE and Border Patrol, the guardrails Congress stripped, and what it means…

Jun 14 • Austin Kocher

This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (June 13, 2026)

Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news that you…

Jun 13 • Austin Kocher

In Good Company: Nine Immigration Conversations You Might Have Missed This Week

A Friday medley of ICYMIs: Documented Q&A on immigration data, deported veterans on The Raid podcast, a St. Louis enforcement dashboard with Ashrei…

Jun 12 • Austin Kocher

The British Are Coming! UK Journalist Tom Latchem on Exposing Stephen Miller's Cruel Immigration Policies in a Post-Truth White House

Daily Beast correspondent Tom Latchem on his PunchUp investigation into a DHS-built deportation system inside Panama, the five-day appeal window, and…

Jun 10 • Austin Kocher and Tom Latchem

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Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the Core Principles of a Fair and Functional Immigration Enforcement System

Experts from the American Immigration Council urge us to move beyond all-or-nothing approaches to enforcement and lay out a practical framework that…

Jun 10 • Austin Kocher

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World Cup Hospitality: Adam Sawyer on Building Relevant Football, Welcoming Soccer Fans, and Combining Data and Narrative in Sports

Relevant Football's visionary Adam Sawyer discusses the 2026 Men's World Cup, FIFA corruption, ICE enforcement fears, and using data from 48 competing…

Jun 9 • Austin Kocher and Adam Sawyer

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Introducing Relevant Football: Using the FIFA World Cup to Learn About the World

Launch day! ⚽ We built Relevant Football to turn 2026 FIFA World Cup fandom into a chance to learn about all 48 competing nations, from GDP and…

Jun 8 • Austin Kocher and Adam Sawyer

ICE Reports 19th Death of 2026: Georgian National Mamuka Artmeladze Dies at Winn Correctional

Mamuka was not a public safety threat, may not have broken a single law, couldn't be deported, and shouldn't have been arrested. ICE forced taxpayers to…

Jun 8 • Austin Kocher

This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (June 6, 2026)

Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news that you…

Jun 6 • Austin Kocher

Rethinking Interior Enforcement: A Live Conversation with Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council

Join me on June 9 at 1 PM Eastern to discuss the Council's new framework report and what a credible, humane path forward for interior immigration…

Jun 4 • Austin Kocher