Immigration Ain't Easy

About Immigration Ain't Easy

Immigration Ain't Easy provides a variety of perspectives and stories on modern-day U.S. immigration. The show will bring some levity to an often somber subject. Shows include: Interviews with people who have attempted, both successfully and unsuccessfully, to navigate a draconian and antiquated system. Interviews with immigration lawyers and other experts. A weekly review of the wild and ridiculous actions taken by the U.S. government.

Publisher

Mo Goldman

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Aug 2024

Latest episode

27 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2025

   Immigration Ain't Easy Ep. 44: Ian Philibaum, Innovation Law Lab

   Send us a text Ian Philabaum is the Director of Legal Organizing for Innovation Law Lab and has spent nearly the past decade in assisting immigrants through his work at ILL. He has been at the forefront in the push against the proliferation of ICE detention throughout our country. He has assisted children and families in detention. He has worked to fight against the human rights violations that occur in immigration detention including inhumane medical treatment, labor exploitation and physica...

2. 

   22 Sept 2025

   Immigration Ain't Easy Ep. 43: Attorneys Marc Van Der Hout & Johnny Sinodis

   Send us a text Representing immigrants in their deportation proceedings can be a challenge, but it can be even more formidable when your client is Mahmoud Khalil. Mr. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., was arrested by the Trump administration after being a prominent member of the Israel/Gaza war protests at Columbia University. He was detained in Louisiana for three months before a federal judge ruled that he must be released to his wife and newborn baby son. Two of the ke...

3. 

   6 Sept 2025

   Immigration Ain't Easy Ep. 42: Dr. Michael Lokale

   Send us a text Running brings great health benefits for many, but for Dr. Michael Lokale it brought him opportunity and a chance at the American dream. Dr. Lokale was born and raised in a remote tribal village, Kitale, Kenya to corn farmers. He witnessed many people die of preventable diseases. The lack of medical care motivated him to become a doctor and his intention was to go back to Kenya and help improve the healthcare in his native land, but, like the Boston Marathon, life has many twis...

Who has been a guest on Immigration Ain't Easy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Parastoo Zahedi
• Anatoly "Tola" Molotkov
• Naquetta Ricks
• Samantha “Sam” Ramirez-Herrera

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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