After the US created ESTA and began requiring Europeans to register before arriving, it was only a matter of time before the Europeans did it back to us. So now the era of Americans going to Europe without doing anything first will be over. Borders are hardening everywhere.

“In 2021, Lu was stripped of his legal license after representing a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who tried to flee to Taiwan.” Authoritarian governments have a fear of human rights lawyers. apnews.com/article/china-…

Why don't people just apply for asylum in countries close to where they're from? It's a mystery.

If you want to find out how bad of a problem racism still is in this country, represent an undocumented immigrant family in a horrific wrongful death case where a child died in an urgent care center parking lot because the child didn't have "papers."

What masala or spicing are people using for sambar? Bonus points if it’s not Shai

There should probably be a limit on how long the government can hold you in custody pending trial. Three years seems like an insanely long period of time to propose. But I bet it would get a lot of pushback.

Hi everyone! EOIR has a poll: “Should we completely ignore the Supreme Court? Y/N :)”

The suggestions to correct an NTA have been explicitly discussed in Pereira and Niz Chavez, esp the latter A second document does not cure a defective Notice to Appear. That’s it. It’s done.

Scoop: The Biden administration plans to expand a program that places families who cross the border without authorization under a home curfew. The program will expand to San Francisco and San Diego this week. More cities soon. latimes.com/politics/story…

BREAKING: A 9th Circuit panel has PAUSED a federal court order blocking the Biden administration's asylum restrictions at the southern border. The federal court order was set to stop the policy next week. The 9th Circuit panel stayed the ruling through appeal.

The dissent is ... wow. "This new rule looks like the Trump administration’s Port of Entry Rule and Transit Rule got together, had a baby, and then dolled it up in a stylish modern outfit, complete with a phone app."

Hey y’all I have codes to the sky place, any mutual want to escape there?

We should not aspire to be "middle of the road" on human rights. This is not a "both sides" issue. There is no satisfying the xenophobic right.

This NPR piece is damning. They uncovered through FOIA damning evidence of the severe medical neglect that occurs in ICE detention centers, most of which are run by private prisons or are contracted-out county jails. So many people suffer appalling rights violations.

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This is a wonderful development Union strong! Workers of the world unite!

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Everyone please show your support of this wonderful union! Labor justice is immigration justice and immigration justice is labor justice!