What the System Asks: Immigration 101 with Clare Murphy-Shaw

<p>We hear about "fixing the immigration system" all the time — but what does that system actually look like from the inside? This season, <em>From Home to Here</em> is going deeper: asking bigger questions, challenging assumptions, and starting with the foundation.</p><p>In our season premiere, host sits down with Clare Murphy Shaw, Executive Director of Asylum Clinic KC, to break down how U.S. immigration law actually works — from what happens the moment someone arrives at the border seeking asylum, to what it means for a child to face removal proceedings alone, without a lawyer.</p><p>Clare has spent her career in courtrooms, consultations, and emergency filings representing unaccompanied minors, asylum seekers, and families facing deportation. She doesn't speak from theory — she speaks from the front lines.</p><p>This episode covers:</p><ul><li>The real difference between asylum, refugee status, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status</li><li>What the system asks of immigrants — and how high the bar really is</li><li>How trauma intersects with credibility in children's cases</li><li>How politics shapes the lives of real families every four years</li><li>The moral question at the heart of this season: What does America ask of immigrants in 2026 — and what does it owe them?</li></ul><p><em>Produced by Eye of an Immigrant, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, in collaboration with FiredUp Studios.</em></p>