Lindsay Dusard
@lindsaydusard.bsky.social
(she/her) quant methods phd candidate @penngse
@IESResearch predoctoral fellow
#refugeeswelcome
lindsaydusard.com on the job market?
@IESResearch predoctoral fellow
#refugeeswelcome
lindsaydusard.com on the job market?
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“This is a new low in the administration’s consistently cold-hearted treatment of people who are already building new lives and enriching the communities where they have made their homes." - Naomi S., VP of U.S. Policy & Advocacy on the Trump admin's latest memo:
Trump administration plans to review refugees admitted under Biden, memo obtained by The AP says
The Trump administration plans to review all refugees admitted during the Biden years, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“This is a new low in the administration’s consistently cold-hearted treatment of people who are already building new lives and enriching the communities where they have made their homes." - Naomi S., VP of U.S. Policy & Advocacy on the Trump admin's latest memo:
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Undocumented immigrants have never been able to access SNAP benefits — and now Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" blocks many lawfully present immigrants from accessing SNAP, too.
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
Clarifying Access: What New Federal SNAP Restrictions and Guidance Mean for Immigrant Communities
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline that prevents millions of families from going hungry. The devastating budget bill passed last summer dramatically restricted eligibil...
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Undocumented immigrants have never been able to access SNAP benefits — and now Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" blocks many lawfully present immigrants from accessing SNAP, too.
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
Here's what the latest SNAP guidance means for immigrant families ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4oYaorg
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[1] A new proposed rule would allow DHS to deny people green cards based on their past or potential use of federal health or social service programs. childrenthriveaction.org/2025/11/prop...
Proposed “Public Charge” Rule is a Direct Attack on Children in Immigrant Families - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, D.C., November 19, 2025—T...
childrenthriveaction.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
[1] A new proposed rule would allow DHS to deny people green cards based on their past or potential use of federal health or social service programs. childrenthriveaction.org/2025/11/prop...
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predatory men are an enormous tax on women’s productivity (and happiness)
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
predatory men are an enormous tax on women’s productivity (and happiness)
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: How does the surge in US immigration enforcement affect students?
David Figlio and @uozek.bsky.social find that heightened immigration enforcement in 2025 reduced test scores for both US-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students.
📄https://buff.ly/ejMnGpY
David Figlio and @uozek.bsky.social find that heightened immigration enforcement in 2025 reduced test scores for both US-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students.
📄https://buff.ly/ejMnGpY
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: How does the surge in US immigration enforcement affect students?
David Figlio and @uozek.bsky.social find that heightened immigration enforcement in 2025 reduced test scores for both US-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students.
📄https://buff.ly/ejMnGpY
David Figlio and @uozek.bsky.social find that heightened immigration enforcement in 2025 reduced test scores for both US-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students.
📄https://buff.ly/ejMnGpY
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Immigrant parents are scrambling to secure emergency caretakers for their children as deportations increase under President Trump.
Some said guardianship planning has become one of the few things they can control. “It helps me breathe,” said one mother.
Some said guardianship planning has become one of the few things they can control. “It helps me breathe,” said one mother.
As deportation fears rise, immigrant parents ask: Who cares for my kids?
More parents — from the undocumented to U.S. citizens — are rushing to make temporary guardianship arrangements, lawyers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Immigrant parents are scrambling to secure emergency caretakers for their children as deportations increase under President Trump.
Some said guardianship planning has become one of the few things they can control. “It helps me breathe,” said one mother.
Some said guardianship planning has become one of the few things they can control. “It helps me breathe,” said one mother.
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Making the Case for Integrating Youth-Participatory Action Research into Research-Practice Partnerships: nnerppextra.rice.edu/resources/ma...
MAKING THE CASE FOR INTEGRATING YOUTH-PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH INTO RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS - NNERPP Extra
How can RPPs integrate youth-participatory action research, and why should they? This article explores how and why RPPs can elevate the role of youth to that of co-researchers to improve and…
nnerppextra.rice.edu
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Making the Case for Integrating Youth-Participatory Action Research into Research-Practice Partnerships: nnerppextra.rice.edu/resources/ma...
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Since childhood, @zysaidso.bsky.social has advocated for racial equity in Charlottesville schools.
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Since childhood, @zysaidso.bsky.social has advocated for racial equity in Charlottesville schools.
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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The US Administration is preparing to issue a new rule restricting employment authorization for asylum-seekers.
It's unclear now exactly what form that will take. But @cbsnews.com reported in June that the new policy may indefinitely, categorically ban new work permits for all asylum seekers—>
It's unclear now exactly what form that will take. But @cbsnews.com reported in June that the new policy may indefinitely, categorically ban new work permits for all asylum seekers—>
Trump officials crafting rule to prevent asylum-seekers from getting work permits
The Trump administration is considering a regulation that would prevent most asylum-seekers from getting work permits.
www.cbsnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The US Administration is preparing to issue a new rule restricting employment authorization for asylum-seekers.
It's unclear now exactly what form that will take. But @cbsnews.com reported in June that the new policy may indefinitely, categorically ban new work permits for all asylum seekers—>
It's unclear now exactly what form that will take. But @cbsnews.com reported in June that the new policy may indefinitely, categorically ban new work permits for all asylum seekers—>
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"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
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We're deeply disappointed by the presidential determination for fiscal year 2026 announced today that sets the lowest ever resettlement cap in the history of the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).
Our statement: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
Our statement: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
IRC Urges US Administration to Reconsider Decision on Refugee Admissions Cap for Fiscal Year 2026 | The IRC
IRC urges US administration to reconsider decision on refugee admissions cap
www.rescue.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We're deeply disappointed by the presidential determination for fiscal year 2026 announced today that sets the lowest ever resettlement cap in the history of the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).
Our statement: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
Our statement: www.rescue.org/press-releas...
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The Trump administration has officially set the annual refugee ceiling for FY 2026 at 7,500. "The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa ... and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands." Link below
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Trump administration has officially set the annual refugee ceiling for FY 2026 at 7,500. "The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa ... and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands." Link below
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...
www.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
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The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement aimed at getting the centers built faster. https://cnn.it/4oDFP9W
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement aimed at getting the centers built faster. https://cnn.it/4oDFP9W
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60% of #refugees now live in cities, not camps, but our #humanitarianaid systems haven't caught up. Our new policy brief w/ @refugeesinternational.org @refugeesri.bsky.social & @iied.bsky.social calls for an "urban first" approach to refugee response: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Rooted In The City | Women's Refugee Commission
Sixty percent of refugees now live in urban areas, not camps, yet our humanitarian systems haven't adapted to this reality. Together with Refugees International, International Institute for Environmen...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
60% of #refugees now live in cities, not camps, but our #humanitarianaid systems haven't caught up. Our new policy brief w/ @refugeesinternational.org @refugeesri.bsky.social & @iied.bsky.social calls for an "urban first" approach to refugee response: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
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Happy to share that MPI has updated its online data tool that profiles the country's unauthorized immigrant population at the national, state, and local level to use 2023 American Community Survey data. Check it out here:
Unauthorized Immigrant Population Profiles
Use this unique data tool to learn about unauthorized immigrant populations in the U.S. and by state and for top counties. Get detailed data profiles for the United States, 43 states (plus the Distric...
www.migrationpolicy.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy to share that MPI has updated its online data tool that profiles the country's unauthorized immigrant population at the national, state, and local level to use 2023 American Community Survey data. Check it out here:
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Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.
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EOP is hosting a (small) conference for quantitative research on educational opportunity at Stanford, February 5 & 6, 2026! We hope you'll submit your work and join us. Proposals are due 11/7. #SEDA forms.gle/jYfz9CasQ5c1...
October 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
EOP is hosting a (small) conference for quantitative research on educational opportunity at Stanford, February 5 & 6, 2026! We hope you'll submit your work and join us. Proposals are due 11/7. #SEDA forms.gle/jYfz9CasQ5c1...
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Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.
A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.
www.inquirer.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Join the Urban Institute on 10/21 @ 12:30 p.m. ET for a hybrid event exploring the benefits and long-term impacts of safety net investments in #children. The discussion will focus on #policy opportunities for progress at both the federal and state levels. #LiveatUrban
Cash Assistance for Children: Research Roundup and Policy Future
Join the Urban Institute and the Berkeley Opportunity Lab as we examine the evolving conversation about the benefits and long-term impacts of safety net inve…
urbn.is
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Join the Urban Institute on 10/21 @ 12:30 p.m. ET for a hybrid event exploring the benefits and long-term impacts of safety net investments in #children. The discussion will focus on #policy opportunities for progress at both the federal and state levels. #LiveatUrban
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President Trump plans to add a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications in the administration’s latest crackdown on a system it says is used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.
Trump to Add $100,000 Fee to H-1B Visas
The move, expected as soon as Friday, would upend a program for foreign workers that the president says tech companies overuse.
on.wsj.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
President Trump plans to add a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications in the administration’s latest crackdown on a system it says is used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.
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📣 Join us for a new monthly online (Zoom) seminar: Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). We have a great initial lineup of speakers including @mclem.org, Leah Boustan, Giovanni Peri, and @profzeke.bsky.social. Things kick off Ocotber 9th! Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Science of International Migration Seminar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Please click one of the Add ...
stanford.zoom.us
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
📣 Join us for a new monthly online (Zoom) seminar: Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). We have a great initial lineup of speakers including @mclem.org, Leah Boustan, Giovanni Peri, and @profzeke.bsky.social. Things kick off Ocotber 9th! Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...