Greg Siskind

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

Think Immigration: AILA’s Citizenship Day in Chicago: Uplifting Communities in a Time of Adversity In this blog post, AILA Chicago Chapter Citizenship Day Coordinator Megan Davis describes how the Chicago Chapter partnered with community organizations and held a successful and inspiring AILA Citize...

On @aila.org Citizenship Day, volunteers in Chicago partnered with local groups to screen 50+ residents for naturalization. Despite heightened fear from ICE actions & USCIS barriers, the event highlighted resilience & community strength. www.aila.org/library/thin...

Over 200 international students ‘trapped’ in US are suing Trump administration Over 200 international students caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown are suing the State Department to get their visas reinstated, court documents reviewed by The Hill show…

While our lawsuit over the $100K tax on H-1B visas has been getting a lot of publicity since we filed on Friday, another IMMpact suit over student visa revocations is also pending in federal court. The Hill writes about it. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Think Immigration: Citizenship as a Weapon: Is Denaturalization an Increasing Threat? Gunda Brost, Past Chair of the AILA IA-NE Chapter, describes how citizenship and denaturalization have been used by nations over human history and what the new actions around denaturalization efforts ...

Gunda Brost describes how citizenship and denaturalization have been used by nations over human history and what the new actions around denaturalization efforts by the Trump administration might presage on today's #ThinkImmigration from @aila.org. bit.ly/466n2fH

AILA: Trump Dragnet Widens to Unconstitutional Targeting of People with Visas AILA President and Executive Director respond to Trump Administration’s targeting of lawful visa holders, including students and researchers, in this press statement urging Congressional action “to pr...

The Trump administration’s dragnet continues to widen to unconstitutionally target people with visas. I join @aila.org in calling for immediate Congressional action to check this abuse of executive power. url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...

No. But I'm going to ABA Techshow.

Be like Marc.

If a friend from abroad asked me about traveling to the US right now, I world advise against it. That’s where we are as a society two months in to Trump 2.0.

I really look forward to a criminal prosecution for the leak of FALSE classified information.

It’s spelled “Colombia”

Meanwhile, over on the other site.

The Alienation of Jaime Cachua (Gift Article) His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.

I can't tell you how often immigration lawyers are contacted by people perfectly happy to deport everyone here without papers until they find out someone they care about is facing removal. But he's one of the good ones!

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...

Experts pour cold water on Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship — but issue a stark warning "This goes way beyond overruling Roe... This is quite a bit more of a rethinking of what the country is even about"

Not going to happen. The plan is to get what he wants by scaring people.

www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...

Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)

Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...

If you go into a coffee shop and listen to a class or a zoom on your laptop without headphones, you are going to hell. Twice this week! There they will find all the people who FaceTime at airports without earbuds.

Number of Indictments and Convictions of Biden White House Appointees: Zero | Washington Monthly The Biden administration is one of the most ethical, least criminal federal administrations in history.

How clean is the Biden admin? No political appointee of Biden's was indicted or convicted of a crime. And no cabinet officials resigned following accusations of impropriety.

That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...

Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’ White House officials believe President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue revenge against his perceived enemies.

Ridiculous that this is necessary, but I agree. Even if there is not a shred of evidence supporting criminal charges, having to defend against DOJ charges would bankrupt most people.

Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries has announced it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (Twitter), beginning on January 20th, 2025

How Trump's mass deportation plan can use AI to extend immigration crackdown AI is already being used at the U.S.-Mexico border to enforce homeland security. Trump's mass deportation plan will likely expand that well beyond the border.

I am sort of a Johnny Appleseed for using AI to help reduce the access to justice gap and help lawyers do better work. But this is the dark side of what AI can do in the immigration space. Expect lawsuits (with which I will hopefully help).
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/01/t...

Yuki! Finally, some representation of we sub 5’8 guys in the NBA.

It turns out that if your main screening criteria for appointments is a willingness to pursue an agenda focused solely on avenging the boss’s grievances, you might not attract model citizens.

You are too kind Greg. Thank you!

We're looking forward to sharing a few things we've figured out including our favorite resources and links. For example, deck.blue is saving me so much time and energy.🏆 So good. See you Wednesday!

These are two of the best in the field.

Trump's incompetence and litigation resistance may make it pretty hard for him to deliver on his immigration promises so that price pressure might be less than projected.

Good luck with the courts, Mr. Carr.You're about to learn all about the the Administrative Procedures Act, Loper Bright, and the concept of being "arbitrary and capricious."

Cable channels aren't licensed by the FCC because they are not using the public airwaves. This is just going to cause the broadcast networks to abandon their local affiliates and go cable/streaming only.

Immigrants Across U.S. Rush to Prepare for Trump Crackdown Donald Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations has driven fearful immigrants to seek protections and advice.

A lot of useful information for vulnerable in ⁦‪@mirjordan‬⁩'s story including making an immigration "will" and returning from travel before the Inauguration.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... via @NYTimes

All those immigration enforcement officers, judges and ICE attorneys are probably not on their list.

What is it with these weirdos and dogs?