I study immigration enforcement. Geographer. Assistant Professor at @TRACReports @SyracuseU & Research Fellow @Immigration_Lab/@AU_CLALS. Editor @LawandSpace.
Jul 8, 2023 • 24 tweets • 10 min read
It's time for another thread of TRAC's immigration data tools!
Are you looking for immigration data? @TRACReports is a great place to get data, but it can be confusing to navigate. Here's what we have and how to find it! 🧵.
Please share & bookmark for the good of all.
@TRACReports Preliminary remarks - don't skip!
First, the data we have comes from the federal government through #FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests. This is the government's own data, not data we come up with on our own.
Jun 26, 2023 • 31 tweets • 9 min read
CBP One is the new app that asylum seekers must use at the southwest border. But how does this app work? And how should we think about CBP One?
Highlights from my article: “Glitches in the Digitization of Asylum.” 🧵
Bookmark it here (no paywall): mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/6…
It is the law of the United States that migrants are allowed to seek asylum. Migrants should be able to do so at ports of entry (POEs), but when access is restricted, migrants may cross the border between POEs and request asylum from Border Patrol.
