Migrant Matters

What to Help Fascism? Join ICE!

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.

Life in ICE + LA Protests

* 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.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://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/immigration-protests-raids-los-angeles-78eaba714dbdd322715bf7650fb543d7]  * https://apnews.com/article/insurrection-act-trump-troops-newsom-military-national-guard-a842f79e1c0e244039be274a6f266a7a [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.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/la-protests-national-guard-trump.html]  * https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights [https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights] * https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgr5vgexj1gt [https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgr5vgexj1gt]

The Myth of White Genocide

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: @migrantmatterspod Sources: * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crljn5046epo [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.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://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://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.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://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://cis.org/Fishman/Exploiting-Mass-Immigration-Displace-Blacks]  * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o [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.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.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.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/realigning-the-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/]  * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g22myx9nmo [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g22myx9nmo]  * https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/18/world/video/gps-0518-south-africa-trump-refugees [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.nytimes.com/article/afrikaner-refugees-trump-south-africa.html]  https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395067/first-group-afrikaner-refugees-arrive [https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395067/first-group-afrikaner-refugees-arrive]

Merry Christmas! Jesus Was a Refugee

Merry Christmas! Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were refugees and here's why! Socials: @migrantmatterspod Sources: * https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/12/27/were-jesus-mary-and-joseph-refugees-yes [https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/12/27/were-jesus-mary-and-joseph-refugees-yes]  * https://relevantmagazine.com/justice/social-justice/so-were-mary-and-joseph-actually-refugees/ [https://relevantmagazine.com/justice/social-justice/so-were-mary-and-joseph-actually-refugees/]  * https://caringmagazine.org/human-rights-4/ [https://caringmagazine.org/human-rights-4/]  * https://worldrelief.org/blog-was-jesus-a-refugee/ [https://worldrelief.org/blog-was-jesus-a-refugee/]  * https://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/16/guest-column-mary-and-joseph-were-undocumented/ [https://www.texastribune.org/2011/05/16/guest-column-mary-and-joseph-were-undocumented/]  * https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-08/claremont-nativity-scene-refugees-in-cages [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-08/claremont-nativity-scene-refugees-in-cages]  * https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nativity-scene-claremont-united-methodist-church-shows-holy-family-as-caged-refugees/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nativity-scene-claremont-united-methodist-church-shows-holy-family-as-caged-refugees/] * The Bible

Italy-Albania Migration Deal

In today's episode, we delve into the key players, takeaways, and issues with the current Italy-Albania Migration Deal. Socials: @migrantmatterspod Sources: * https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/06/italy-migration-deal-albania-costly-cruel-farce?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Ou5BhCrARIsAPoTxrDO3B6rsccJ9aeqtPckJQ2oMTmOH6rXmSyrAQOz8GUru1iDf3AhGhsaAuxFEALw_wcB [https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/06/italy-migration-deal-albania-costly-cruel-farce?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Ou5BhCrARIsAPoTxrDO3B6rsccJ9aeqtPckJQ2oMTmOH6rXmSyrAQOz8GUru1iDf3AhGhsaAuxFEALw_wcB]  * https://www.rescue.org/article/what-italy-albania-asylum-deal [https://www.rescue.org/article/what-italy-albania-asylum-deal]  * https://apnews.com/article/italy-albania-migrants-centers-court-detention-migration-scheme-eu-rights-2f8b07669ef331e135407034b2d13415 [https://apnews.com/article/italy-albania-migrants-centers-court-detention-migration-scheme-eu-rights-2f8b07669ef331e135407034b2d13415] * https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights [https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights]  * https://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/56140/italy-nearly-136000-asylum-requests-filed-in-2023 [https://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/56140/italy-nearly-136000-asylum-requests-filed-in-2023]  * https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68132537 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68132537]  * https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-does-italys-migration-deal-with-albania-work-2024-06-05/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-does-italys-migration-deal-with-albania-work-2024-06-05/]  * https://apnews.com/article/albania-italy-migrants-centers-eu-vdl-tirana-e81b9b8d2ca65f62621216f79375d40c [https://apnews.com/article/albania-italy-migrants-centers-eu-vdl-tirana-e81b9b8d2ca65f62621216f79375d40c]  * https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/aid-groups-italy-albania-migration-deal-violates-medical-115898595 [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/aid-groups-italy-albania-migration-deal-violates-medical-115898595]  * https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/61231/ngos-say-italyalbania-deal-violates-code-of-medical-ethics-and-human-rights [https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/61231/ngos-say-italyalbania-deal-violates-code-of-medical-ethics-and-human-rights]  https://sos-humanity.org/en/our-mission/change/italy-albania-deal-medical-ethics/ [https://sos-humanity.org/en/our-mission/change/italy-albania-deal-medical-ethics/]