Category: News
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Im/migrant Well-Being Stories of the Week: April 3 – April 10
As we conclude this week, the Collaborative is back with another Stories of the Week recap. From a Venezuelan doctor detained in Texas after losing his job to visa freezes to a judge’s findings of border agents violating a previous order of warrantless arrests, here are the top stories impacting im/migrant well-being this week. – Read more
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¡Hablemos! With Dr. Mirian Martinez-Aranda
By Sophia Benavente Sophia Benavente from the Collaborative sat down with Dr. Martinez-Aranda in March 2026 to discuss her professional journey, as well as her research and its broader implications. Dr. Mirian G. Martinez-Aranda is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Her academic work focuses on immigration detention, surveillance, law Read more
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Im/migrant Well-Being Stories of the Week: March 27 – April 3
As we conclude this week, the Collaborative is back with another Stories of the Week recap. From the Supreme Court birthright citizenship case to the European Union’s shift in immigration policy, here are the top stories impacting im/migrant well-being this week. – Sophia Benavente, Law and Policy Intern TOP STORY OF THE WEEK While the Read more
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Im/migrant Well-Being Stories of the Week: March 20 – March 27
As we conclude this week, the Collaborative is back with another Stories of the Week recap. From a recent U.S. census data report showing immigration to major metro areas dropped sharply between 2024 and 2025 to a priest who continues to serve migrants and deportees amid policy changes, here are the top stories impacting im/migrant Read more
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Im/migrant Well-Being Stories of the Week: March 13 – March 20
As we conclude this week, the Collaborative is back with another Stories of the Week recap. From reports of pregnant women stuck in ICE custody being detained without access to adequate prenatal care to Argentina’s shift in immigration policy, here are the top stories impacting im/migrant well-being this week. – Sophia Benavente, Law and Policy Read more
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Researcher Safety Planning
By The Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative March 2026 The goal of this document is to provide safety planning practices for academics and scholars focusing on immigration policy. This resource by the Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative (“The Collaborative”) is informed by a “Researcher Safety Training” workshop hosted with Katie Blankenship, Esq., Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Read more