REDIRECT: Immigration Law and Perspectives

Stephen Robbins
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REDIRECT is a weekly dive into the world of immigration law and its human consequences. Refugees and border walls, rhetoric and politics. We break it down and get to the truth.

  1. 07/20/2025

    In Defense of the Criminal Alien

    In this (one-off?) special reunion episode, the hosts and attorneys Stephen Robbins (@yakimaabogado.bsky.social‬) and Matthew Archambeaut discuss the term 'criminal alien.'

    44 min

  2. 07/15/2023

    Farewell

    Matthew and I have decided to hang up the headphones and wanted to shove off with one final show. Thanks to all the listeners and patrons who supported us along the way. We truly appreciate it.  I wish I had more time to dedicate to this space, but unfortunately we're both so busy and frankly feeling pretty burned out with work and life stuff. There are lots of good immigration podcasts out there, so give them a listen.

    31 min

  3. 03/20/2023

    Pleadings

    This week on Redirect Matthew and I are joined by Professor Michael Kagan (@MichaelGKagan) from UNLV about pleadings in immigration court. It has become accepted as part of immigration law "culture" that allegations are admitted to at the beginning of removal proceedings in order to move things along and maintain cordial relations with immigration judges and ICE prosecutors, but is this always best practice? Should practitioners approach these matters more carefully? (Spoiler alert, yes)  Help keep the show alive by becoming a patron at patreon.com/redirect. Give us a follow on Twitter (@yakimaabogado, @MattArchambeau1) and tell your friends about the show.

    45 min

  4. 02/13/2023

    State of the Union

    This week Matthew and I discuss the recent State of the Union address. Republicans scare monger about fetanyl and house prices. Blaming your troubles on immigrants is as American as apple pie, but the rhetoric does seem to be ramping up. Is it worse than in years past, or are we suffering from recency bias?  Support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/redirect  Leave us a review on itunes Or check out the merch at redirect.threadless.com

    36 min

  5. 01/30/2023

    Immigration and Labor Rights

    This week Matthew and I talk about a a recent announcement by the Biden administration that they will provide certain relief to immigrants who are exploited in the work place. The announcement can be found here.  We share stories from our clients about their deplorable working conditions, and discuss the current state of T and U visas, which can be certified by the Department of Labor.  Also, what song will be playing when we die and go to hell.  Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/redirect Grab yourself a Redirect t-shirt, sticker, and/or leggings at https://redirect.threadless.com

    44 min

  6. 01/17/2023

    Resolutions

    This week Matthew and I showed up and recorded something. We broke up the band and got back together in the same episode. We talked about the current state of immigration lawyering. It turns out we're both feeling a bit burned out and exhausted. However, we've decided to dust off our gym shoes and get back to it with some new years resolutions. This includes regularly scheduled shows, you know, actual content. It's a revolutionary idea.  We're also joined by friend of the show Austin Kocher to talk about his work at TRAC, the surveillance state, how numbers at the border are crunched, and more.  Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/redirect Grab yourself a Redirect t-shirt, sticker, and/or leggings at https://redirect.threadless.com Follow Austin's work over at https://substack.com/profile/14591254-austin-kocher You can learn more about TRAC here: https://trac.syr.edu

    53 min

  7. 11/22/2022

    The DREAM Act

    After the midterms democrats in the senate have vowed to take up the DREAM Act. It doesn't seem like they have the votes, which is depressing. Opposition to the DREAM Act is often wrapped up in "concerns" about "floodgates," or "border security," but these are simply ways to offuscate and avoid a serious conversation about how to help people and fix our immigration system. Give this episode a listen.

    34 min

  8. 10/24/2022

    Carrot and Stick

    Democrats don't carrot all and the republicans want to stick them in camps. This week Matthew and I talk about HSI and marriage fraud, "United for Venezuela" and the expansion of Title 42. A series of unforced errors!

    49 min
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REDIRECT is a weekly dive into the world of immigration law and its human consequences. Refugees and border walls, rhetoric and politics. We break it down and get to the truth.

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