Explainers

Our 2025 Virtual Explainers are brief Zoom sessions featuring leading scholars who break down major topics related to detention and deportation.

History of Deportation in the USA

Here is a recording of Adam Goodman (University of Illinois Chicago), interviewed by Josefina Saldaña-Portillo (New York University) on the history of deportation in the United States.

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Third-country Deportations

Here is a recording of Sarah Sherman Stokes (Boston University), interviewed by Isabella Trombetta (New York University) on third-country deportations.

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Habeas Corpus

Here is a recording of Ahilan Arulanantham (University of California, Los Angeles), interviewed by Adam Cox (New York University) on habeas corpus.

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Sanctuary Cities

Here is a recording of Domenic Vitiello (University of Pennsylvania), interviewed by Natasha Iskander (New York University) on sanctuary cities.

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Our 2024 Virtual Explainers are quick zoom breakdowns of the immigration policies proposed by the Trump and Harris campaigns and an explanation of how they fit in with existing policies and practices. 

Border Enforcement & Access to Asylum

Here is a recording of Adam Cox, Robert A. Kindler Professor of Law at NYU, in conversation with Natasha Iskander, Director of the NYU Migration Network for an explainer on border enforcement & access to asylum.

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Mass Deportations

Here is a recording of Alina Das, Professor of Clinical Law at NYU, in conversation with Natasha Iskander, Director of the NYU Migration Network for an explainer on mass deportation and the 2024 US election.

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Prisons & Immigration Policy

Here is a recording of Emma Kaufman, Professor of Law at NYU, in conversation with Natasha Iskander, Director of the NYU Migration Network for an explainer on prisons, immigration policy and the 2024 US election.

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