I just unpacked from this month’s @asanews.bsky.social conference… it’s been that kind of month.

This was a fascinating discussion about the horrible conditions facing immigrants that are detained. Tune in to listen to the latest research on the effects of detention on immigrants' mental and physical health.

New pub on the effects of Florida’s 2023 anti immigrant law on healthcare hesitancy..

A new episode of the podcast Immigrant Lives is available. @drlizaaranda.bsky.social talks with @abregoleisy.bsky.social & Paul Namphy about how immigrants and asylum seekers are navigating having their legal statuses revoked. rss.com/podcasts/imm...

This was a great conversation while alarming at the same time.

ICE does not belong on our campus.

It was so great to discuss the meaning of all of these immigration related executive orders with @austinkocher.com & @claudiacalhoon.bsky.social on this episode of Im/migrant Lives. rss.com/podcasts/imm...

Yup

The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's

Good to see a university with a spine.

We told you it was about whiteness. If it was clear enough before, it’s clear now. Trump paused the refugee program, but when it comes back online, it will focus on resettling white South Africans (Afrikaners) who are “victims of racial discrimination.” (Camilo/CBS) America has gone off the rails.

Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.

State to study return on investment of Women/Gender Studies programs floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/30/s...

I published a piece in Newsweek w/ Liz Ventura on the findings from our research on Florida’s immigration law and what the findings can tell us about the outcomes of mass deportations to come. I wish the findings were more optimistic. www.newsweek.com/floridas-new...

First day of class today and I’m amazed at how interesting my undergraduate students are… really looking forward to a great semester in the classroom and the fact that it’s not hurricane season!

FL's crackdown on #immigration is leaving deep scars on undocumented immigrants & U.S. citizens, @drlizaaranda.bsky.social & colleagues found. This comes as Trump promises mass deportations in his second term. @axios.com, Yacob Reyes: www.axios.com/local/tampa-...

Finished my grading last night. The best part was reading some really good papers authored by graduate students! It was a difficult semester (2 hurricanes and an election) but also very rewarding!

Of course, Florida continues to try to roll back anything that has been good for immigrants!

Tune in to the lastest episode of Im/migrant Lives. We had a thoughtful conversation of how immigrants experience disasters and what policy-makers need to consider so that immigrants can be more prepared when facing a natural hazard.

My oped for the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social on mass detention & the effects of deportations on US citizens www.tampabay.com/opinion/2024...

This is terrible NCAN devotes itself to making college accessible It is a big, big deal for them to recommend that filing the FAFSA is too dangerous for some families

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations. Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

📢 Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference on Im/migrant Well-Being! Join us February 14th in St. Petersburg, FL to hear from sociologists, public health experts & more on the intersection of policy & the lived experiences of #immigrants. Register: iwbcollab.org/2025-conference-registration

@iwrcatusf.bsky.social released its report about the findings from a survey of immigrants on the effects of #Florida 's #SB1718. The findings can be a window into what's to come at the national level. @wusfnews.bsky.social reported a story about it ➡️ www.wusf.org/politics-iss...

New on bluesky.. can’t stomach the ole’ bird anymore, esp. since election. Looking to re-create my digital network and expand it if possible!