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In this episode, Miranda talks with Dr. Carl Dahlman, Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina, about his research on the pattern of displacement, resettlement, and peace building following the Yugoslav wars in the 1990's. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/refugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Miranda Borland (Host), Tina Sandoval & Charlie Winston (Editors), Alexander Tufino (Producer), Maggie Austin, Kanyisile Barrett, Tammy Nguyen, and Josh Evans.

In this episode, Tammy and Miranda talk with Dr. Caroline Nagel, Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina, about her work with Christian volunteers who work in resettling refugees. We unpack what truly begins after migration— the negotiations of identity, faith, and community that unfold long after arrival through the lens of southern resettlement landscapes and volunteer-driven welcome. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/refugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Tammy Nguyen & Miranda Borland (Hosts), Tina Sandoval (Editor), Alexander Tufino (Producer), Charlie Winston, Josh Evans, Maggie Austin, Kanyisile Barrett, and Caroline Lochner.

In this episode, Charlie talks with Nix Ruiz and Seth Hershberger from Lutheran Services Carolinas' New Americans Program. Nix and Seth discuss the mission and initiatives of the New Americans Program, as well as their experiences with the program, and how we can help get involved. If you would like to support Lutheran Services Carolinas, please visit lscarolinas.net, or reach out to your local legislator. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Charlie Winston (Host), Tina Sandoval (editor), Josh Evans, Maggie Austin, Kanyisile Barrett, Miranda Borland, Caroline Lochner, Alexander Tufino, and Tammy Nguyen.

In this news brief, Josh examines Hurricane Melissa, the strongest hurricane in Jamaican history, which made landfall in Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba last week. While offering details on the detrimental impacts of the hurricane, Josh also magnifies this hurricane as a case study of how natural disasters highlight unequal mobilities in our world and provokes thought surrounding the lack of international protection for climate migrants. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Josh Evans (Host), Maggie Austin (Researcher), Tina Sandoval (Script Writer), Charlie Winston (Editor), Miranda Borland (Producer), Kanyisile Barrett, Alexander Tufino, Caroline Lochner, and Tammy Nguyen.

In this news brief, Miranda unpacks the escalating actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the second Trump administration. Once guided by discretion and humanitarian priorities, ICE has shifted toward aggressive mass enforcement, raids, violence, and expedited removals that blur the line between border security and human rights violations. With record-breaking federal funding and the National Guard’s new role in immigration enforcement, critics warn of a system increasingly driven by fear and optics. This story is ongoing and time will tell how far the country and this administration will allow ICE to go. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Miranda Borland (Host), Maggie Austin (Researcher), Tina Sandoval (Script Writer), Josh Evans (Editor), Kanyisile Barrett (Producer), Alexander Tufino, Caroline Lochner, and Charlie Winston.

In this episode, Emily talks with Saleh about his experiences as a refugee from Lebanon. Specifically, he speaks about his challenges going to school in a new country, learning English as a second language, and how his experience was unique as a minor coming to America with his family. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Emily Jensen (Host), Charlie Winston (editor), Tina Sandoval, Josh Evans, Kanyisile Barrett, Miranda Borland, Caroline Lochner, Alexander Tufino, and Tammy Nguyen.

In this news brief, Maggie breaks down a timeline of the South Florida Detention Facility, a temporary migrant detention center constructed in June 2025. This facility, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" by politicians, has sparked public outcry, court cases, and national media coverage since its opening. As some condemn the facility for its inhumane conditions and lack of records, others herald the facility as a blueprint for migration management, with officials in South Carolina suggesting it be used as a model for their own facility in the future. This story is ongoing, and only time will tell how the story of "Alligator Alcatraz" will fully unfold. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Maggie Austin (Host), Alexander Tufino (Researcher), Tina Sandoval (Researcher), Josh Evans (Script Writer), Kanyisile Barrett (Editor), Miranda Borland (Producer), Caroline Lochner, and Charlie Winston.

Welcome to a new season of Seeking Refuge! In this trailer, Tina and Charlie introduce our theme, The New Colossus, where we dive into the realities of resettlement in America. Tune in as we explore the history, policy, and human stories behind it. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect With Us If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Charlie Winston (Host) Tina Sandoval (Host) Miranda Borland, Caroline Lochner, Maggie Austin, Josh Evans, and Kanyisile Barrett.

Today, Maggie and Angela chat with Dr. William Lopez, a Clinical Assisstant Professor on Health Behavior and Health Equity, a Senior Advisor on Poverty Solutions, and a Faculty Associate in Latino/a Studies at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Here, they discuss how public health is tied to community as well as Dr. Lopez's public health research which draws methods from Anthropology, specifically considering the impact of deportation, and fear of deportation, on health by looking at ICE raids. If you would like to get his book Seperated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid, click here: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12302/separated?srsltid=AfmBOooVwhTmLBOxPcKHzUOm0vJdNBntWbsqoQB8tGDCDLJbFyo8zIgA And be on the look out for his next book Project coming early fall 2025! Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Maggie Austin (Host), Angela Fang (Host), Tina Sandoval (Editor), Josh Evans (Editor), Emily Jensen (Producer), Diana Clark, Charlie Winston, Caroline Lochner, Anne-Marie Frazier, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Thrisha Mote, Liam Ogden

In today's news brief, Tina highlights the recent actions by President Trump to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify this deportation. Tina then expands on judicial efforts to thwart these actions, shedding light especially on President Trump's choice to ignore negative decisions and to go ahead with the deportations. Amidst this legal battle, Tina magnifies the potential implications that this case could have on the efficacy of judicial review when it comes to presidential action in the remainder of the current presidential term. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Tina Sandoval (Host), Josh Evans (Researcher), Liam Ogden (Script Writer), Charlie Winston (Editor), Miranda Borland (Producer), Caroline Lochner, Kat Wyandt, Kanyisile Barrett, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Angela Fang, Emily Jensen, Diana Clark, Thrisha Mote, Maggie Austin, Anne-Marie Frazier.

Today, Diana and Charlie interview Reyna Grande, an author and activist from Guerrero, Mexico who writes about the realities faced by undocumented youth in the United States. In this episode, Reyna shares with us the implications of the US-Mexico border on individuals, her process of writing fiction and memoirs, and the future for immigrants to the US. If you would like to learn more about Reyna Grande and her books, check out her website: https://reynagrande.com/bio/. Grande's books can be found in numerous places, including Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Reyna-Grande/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AReyna%2BGrande. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Diana Clark (Host/Producer), Charlie Winston (Host/Producer), Tina Sandoval (Editor), Josh Evans (Editor) Caroline Lochner, Anne-Marie Frazier, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Emily Jensen, Diana Clark, Thrisha Mote, Liam Ogden

In today’s news brief, Maggie highlights the effects of a recent executive order signed by President Trump on organizations supporting refugees. Specifically, Maggie focuses on the impacts of this executive order on Lutheran Services Carolinas, an organization in the local Columbia area near the University of South Carolina. The main challenges faced by LSC after this executive order have been economic, forcing LSC to lay off workers and even start a GoFundMe campaign to fund services of their New Americans resettlement program.  If you are interested in donating to the LSC and their efforts, you can donate here: https://lscarolinas.net/donate-onetime/. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Maggie Austin (Host), Tina Sandoval (Researcher), Josh Evans (Script Writer), Anne-Marie Frazier (Editor), Miranda Borland (Producer), Caroline Lochner, Kat Wyandt, Kanyisile Barrett, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Angela Fang, Emily Jensen, Liam Ogden, Diana Clark, Charlie Winston, Thrisha Mote. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Today, Tina interviews Dr. Jason De León, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds a split faculty position in the Department of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies. Dr. De León's research interests revolve around theories of violence, materiality, Latin American migration, photoethnography, forensic science, and archaeology of the contemporary. He is the Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a long-term study of clandestine border crossing that uses a combination of ethnographic, archaeological, visual, and forensic approaches to understand this phenomenon in a variety of geographic contexts including the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona, Northern Mexican border towns, and the southern Mexico/Guatemala border. If you are interested in learning more about Dr. De León's work, check out his website here: https://www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com/about Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Tina Sandoval (Host), Thrisha Mote (Editor), Josh Evans (Editor/Producer), Josh Evans, Caroline Lochner, Kat Wyandt, Anne-Marie Frazier, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Emily Jensen, Charlie Winston, Diana Clark, Thrisha Mote, Liam Ogden

In this news brief, Miranda gives an update regarding one of Trump's most recent executive orders to pause federal funding for USAID. While the executive order only pauses funding for 90 days, Miranda discusses how it has already had damaging impacts across several humanitarian crises, including food relief in Sudan and essential health services in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Miranda also emphasizes that for already struggling refugee communities, political pressure in the coming weeks will determine if this policy can be reversed and the damage can be undone. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Miranda Borland (Host), Diana Clark (Researcher), Liam Ogden (Script Writer), Josh Evans (Editor), Anne Marie Frazier (Producer), Josh Evans, Thrisha Mote, Tina Sandova, Lochner, Kat Wyandt, Kanyisile Barrett, Anne-Marie Frazier, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Angela Fang, Maggie Austin, Emily Jense This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Today, Maggie and Angela interview Alexandra Diaz, the author of The Only Road. The Only Road is a children’s book inspired by true events that depicts the journey of two cousins, Jaime and Ángela, who migrate from Guatemala to seek refuge in the United States. In this episode, Diaz explains her research process, her own experiences as a child of refugees, and her hopes for her impact on the understanding of migrants by readers—adults and children alike. If you're interested in learning more about The Only Road or Diaz's other publications, check out her website here: https://alexandra-diaz.com. Liked this episode? Let us know! Subscribe and leave us a review below! Connect with us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at [email protected] or connect with us on any of these social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Maggie Austin (Host), Angela Fang (Host), Kanyisile Barrett (Editor), Miranda Borland (Producer), Josh Evans, Caroline Lochner, Kat Wyandt, Anne-Marie Frazier, Molly Mims, Saanvi Somani, Emily Jensen, Charlie Winston, Diana Clark, Thrisha Mote, Liam Ogden, Tina Sandoval This podcast is powered by Pinecast.