Immigration Nation

It's the final episode of our first season! Usually you want to go out on a high note, but the work ahead and the specter of egregious immigration policies yet to come make that a difficult task. Fortunately, Kara Lynum is joined in-studio again by Ana Potratz-Acosta to answer some of your questions from the first season and give suggestions on how you can help steer our policies in a more humane direction. @immigrationpod @studioamericana @karalynum

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From mothers being separated from their children to minors representing themselves in court, the immigration policies of the United States pose a significant burden to kids. Michelle Rivero of Rivero Law Office joins Kara Lynum to discuss what children experience at the US border.

There's a lot of talk about the issue of deportation in the United States. Brian Aust of Aust Schmiechen joins Kara to discuss the deportation process (now called "removal") and how the experience doesn't carry the same due process as many Americans might expect.

Host Kara Lynum sits down with Anne Applebaum of the Immigrant Law Center (www.ilcm.org) to discuss the steps that must be taken to become a naturalized citizen. They also discuss common challenges and the many ways a person can find themselves permanently ineligible.

Host Kara Lynum brings an update on the caravan from Central America carrying asylum seekers as well as dubious statements from the Trump administration on the asylee's claims.

She also discusses the process of seeking asylum and the violations ICE would be committing by not allowing people who are physically at the border to claim asylum.

Sandra Feist joins Kara to discuss the reality of employment-based immigration and the steps involved for a business to even start down that road.

It's only week one of Immigration Nation and already the national news cycle has required a legal update from host Kara Lynum.

Learn the latest and what's at stake in the "Muslim Ban" case in front of SCOTUS as well as the latest on DACA.

Host Kara Lynum is joined by Ana Pottratz Acosta to address the myth of "chain migration" and the significant hurdles prospective immigrants face, even when being sponsored by a relative.

Host Kara Lynum goes through a century of immigration policy in the US with guest Ana Pottratz Acosta.

Kara Lynum of Lynum Law Office previews this brand new series on Immigration in the United States