Sanctuary City! Illegal Immigrant! Public Charge! What do these terms mean? And how do different sides to this debate use these terms.

In today's episode we discuss a recent case in the headlines where ICE detained a U.S. citizen high schooler, and then placed him in removal proceedings. How often does this happen? What are the consequences for ICE? For the U.S. Citizen? Jacob Tingen answers these questions and more in this episode of Nation of Immigrants.

It's another day with another new immigration policy in the U.S. immigration debate. The Trump administration has issued a new policy aimed at immigrants his administration believes could become a public charge, and we also discuss Apple's amicus brief in the upcoming DACA case before the Supreme Court.

A lot has been happening in immigration news lately. Attorney Jacob Tingen discusses several of the policies that have been proposed and talks about the human element of immigration.

Today we discuss some recent court decisions that prevent the Trump administrations immigration enforcement efforts from going into effect. We also talk about why the courts are doing so much in the area of immigration, and why we should all be grateful for an independent judiciary.

Today we discuss "catch and release," what this policy is, and why the Trump administration is "ending" it. This policy is related to the Remain in Mexico initiative and is another step in the Trump Administration's plans to limit asylum for people fleeing from Central America.

Immigrants sometimes show up to immigration court with documents saying they have to appear in court that day, but they don't actually have a hearing. Why is this happening? And how widespread is this practice? Today in Nation of Immigrants, immigration attorney Jacob Tingen discusses some of the current problems immigrants face when it comes to procedural fairness in immigration court.

Today in Nation of Immigrants we discuss why the Trump Administration has set up tent immigration courts at the U.S.-Mexico border, and what that means for asylum seekers and their lawyers.

John Oliver's recent segment on the restrictions surrounding legal immigration to the United States touches on a lot of the topics we've been covering here at Nation of Immigrants. Today I review what the Last Week Tonight episode got right, and discuss current immigration law and policy.

Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a decision allowing a Trump Administration policy to take effect which would limit the ability of Central American immigrants to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Today we talk about what the policy is and what impact it might have on our nation's immigration laws.