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Migrant Matters

Migrant Matters

Written by: Casey Montgomery
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 A twice-monthly podcast delving into the current events surrounding migrants, refugees, and displaced peoples in the hopes of making news more tangible and change more attainable.Casey Montgomery Politics & Government
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  • What to Help Fascism? Join ICE!

    What to Help Fascism? Join ICE!
    Sep 12 2025

    In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about ICE recruitment and how, surprise surprise, it’s very unethical. I’m going to talk about how they target young folks, impoverished folks, and how the resources to help communities have always been there, they just didn’t want to use it.

    Socials: @migrantmatterspod on Insta + TikTok

    What to do:

    • Inform yourself and others about people’s rights when in contact with immigration agents

    • The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has a Know Your Rights explainer

    • Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) has Know Your Rights cards online in 15 languages

    • You have the right to remain silent

    • Apps like ICEblock let you report ICE sightings

    • Connect with immigrant rights or social justice groups in your area.


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    22 mins
  • Life in ICE + LA Protests

    Life in ICE + LA Protests
    Jun 11 2025
    • LA Rapid Response Network: 888-624-4752
    • Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice's Resource: 909-361-4588
    • If detained by ICE (Bilingual): 213-833-8283
    • Text JOIN to 877-322-2299 and reply with zip code to get alerts of ICE activity
    • Contact elected officials: usa.gov/elected-officials
    • https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights


    Sources:

    • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney

    • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/georgia-teen-says-ice-detention-was-life-altering-and-like-a-prison

    • https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-raids-los-angeles-78eaba714dbdd322715bf7650fb543d7

    • https://apnews.com/article/insurrection-act-trump-troops-newsom-military-national-guard-a842f79e1c0e244039be274a6f266a7a

    • https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/la-protests-national-guard-trump.html

      • https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
      • https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgr5vgexj1gt
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    24 mins
  • The Myth of White Genocide

    The Myth of White Genocide
    May 23 2025
    Join us today as we tackle the subject of the recent Afrikaner refugees admitted into the US. Further Reading:Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400-1948 by Paul Landau Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa: Oral Traditions and History 1400-1830 by Elizabeth Eldredge A Short History of South Africa by Gail Nattrass Socials:@migrantmatterspodSources:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crljn5046epo https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html https://www.reuters.com/world/first-white-south-africans-fly-us-under-trump-refugee-plan-2025-05-12/https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-bending-the-refugee-program-to-fit-his-white-nationalist-agenda/ https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/history-apartheid-south-africa https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-is-great-replacement-theory-and-how-does-it-fuel-racist-violence https://cis.org/Fishman/Exploiting-Mass-Immigration-Displace-Blacks https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/learn-about-genocide-and-other-mass-atrocities/what-is-genocide https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/south-africa-30-years-after-apartheid-what-has-changed https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/realigning-the-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g22myx9nmo https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/18/world/video/gps-0518-south-africa-trump-refugees https://www.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395067/first-group-afrikaner-refugees-arrive
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    17 mins
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