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Status Pending

Status Pending

By: WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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When it comes to immigration in the U.S., the news is constant and can be hard to process. Under President Trump, the rules and norms around immigration are rapidly changing.

On Status Pending, a podcast from WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR, we provide context for how immigration has shaped Wisconsin and the nation. And we explore how people are navigating this changing immigration landscape.

WUWM Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How fears of ICE are impacting young children and families

    How fears of ICE are impacting young children and families
    Jun 3 2026

    A survey of low-cost childcare provider Head Start shows that families are keeping their children home as ICE enforcement ramps up. Kids who come to childcare are acting out and showing signs of stress.
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    15 mins
  • When online hate comes home: Muslims in Milwaukee and the U.S.

    When online hate comes home: Muslims in Milwaukee and the U.S.
    May 27 2026

    Last week there was a shooting at San Diego’s Islamic Center. Three people were killed and the shooting is being investigated as a hate crime. A few days later in Milwaukee, there was a panel event celebrating the new book Muslims in Milwaukee, a deep study into the history, placemaking and challenges in Milwaukee’s Muslim community, which includes fighting Islamophobia.

    Dr. Anisah Bagasra is an associate professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University in Georgia and she studies trends of anti-Muslim rhetoric. She talks about what happened in San Diego and what we should know about the rise of Islamophobia
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    16 mins
  • Brothers from Afghanistan build a new life in the U.S.

    Brothers from Afghanistan build a new life in the U.S.
    May 20 2026

    During President Trump’s second term, the U.S. refugee program has been decimated. The number of new arrivals has plummeted, and refugees already in the country are now facing a freeze on green card processing and cuts to public benefits.
    Last year, we talked with two brothers from Afghanistan about building a new life in Milwaukee, and how refugee resettlement providers have helped them.
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    13 mins
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