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Esther S. Yoo

@estheryoo.bsky.social

Assistant Professor, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law | Director, Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last wk.

Great news; yet another court finds that ICE and the DOJ were wrong to declare that Congress secretly mandated detention of millions of noncitizens in 1996 (specifically, anyone who entered unlawfully at some point in the past, no matter how long ago), and that no one had noticed until now.

Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · last wk.

9th Cir., 2-1, joins the 2d, 6th, 10th, and 11th Cirs. in holding that DHS cannot detain unadmitted noncitizens found living inside the United States without the possibility of bond while their removal proceedings are pending. Circuits split with 5th and 8th. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

In this case, we conclude that § 1225(b)(2)(A), based on its text and context, is best construed as applying to aliens entering the United States at the border. Section 1226, by contrast, is best understood as governing inadmissible and deportable aliens present in the interior of the United States. While the relevant statutory provisions are not pellucidly clear, the text, context, and history of the INA are more supportive of the plaintiffs’ interpretation.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w ago

This North Korean family was among the few who managed to escape after Kim Jong-un imposed a crushing lockdown during the Covid pandemic. They lived through a food shortage and were forced to witness public executions. “That night we crossed from a sea of darkness to a sea of freedom.”

A Family’s Daring Escape From North Korea

Their resolve for freedom hardened during the pandemic, when they lived through a crippling food shortage and were forced to witness frequent public executions.

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Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social · 3w ago

Have kept thinking all day about this story, full of starving moms and grandmothers trying to feed 3-6 kids each on virtually nothing and Republican men cheering and patting themselves on the back for kicking them off food stamps. Congrats, boys, you really did it

Andrew Russeth@russeth.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

Hawaiʻi's Law School@uhawaiilaw.bsky.social · 3w ago

This summer, international visiting students joined Richardson Law for Introduction to U.S. Law: three weeks covering the fundamentals, plus a mock oral argument, a visit to the HI Supreme Court, and a conversation with alumna Justice Sabrina McKenna. The program returns Summer 2027.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4w ago

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · last mo.

I was back in Immigration Court this week, this time for the hearing of a sweet little three-year-old girl, I’ll call her Estrella. She’s been in federal custody, separated from her family for more than 10 months – even though her mom lives here in NYC. The cruelty is truly mind-boggling. 🧵

National Immigration Law Center@nilc.org · last mo.

Yesterday ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father, husband, and beloved neighbor who spent 35 years building a life in the U.S. Our hearts are heavy with grief for his family and all those suffering at the hands of ICE, CBP, and this administration's unrelenting cruelty.

Graphic with text that says, "Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should not only still be alive - he should be enjoying the beauty of the life he built." With a quote from Ronaldo Salgado that says, "My father was a private man, a man who dedicated his life to work. He worked the last 30 years of his life building homes in the Houston suburbs. Part of his dream was to build a house for himself and his family, just like the hundreds he had built for himself over his career... He achieved it and after it was built and up until the last weekend, you can find him every evening after work, resting on his porch, listening to music, petting his dog. That's how I want the world to know my father. Not as someone who got shot and killed, but as a family man, a man who understood that good things come to those who put in hard work. I am deeply heartbroken to see that the man who taught me the value of hard work, family values, and education will no longer spend an evening on that porch."
National Immigration Law Center@nilc.org · 2mo ago

BREAKING: As Congress votes on $70 billion for ICE & CBP through 2029, the House Appropriations Committee released a bill to give them $30 billion more in FY2027 alone. There will be NO end to this greed and waste of taxpayer funds — unless we stop it. SEND YOUR MESSAGES. MAKE YOUR CALLS. ⬇️

National Immigration Law Center@nilc.org · 2mo ago

Congress is about to vote on whether to give ICE & CBP BILLIONS of $$. This money could be used for health care, schools, or to feed families. Instead, it will pay for abducting our neighbors, orphaning children & building warehouses. We can't normalize this. 📣ACT NOW: https://bit.ly/4tiNRrQ

This is NOT normal
Nick Ulivieri@nuphoto.com · 2mo ago

The Obama Presidential Center opens this month and it looks ready to receive people from all over. I spent a few moments on Saturday evening capturing the campus with a fiery sunset as the backdrop. Love the warm glow from within, too

An aerial image of the Obama Presidential Center at sunset in Chicago. The granite tower stands brightly in the middle of the frame with free parks and pathways in the foreground. The sky is aways in soft blues and pinks of sunset.
Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 2mo ago

Santiago Campos is a graduating high school senior at the District of Columbia International School. His grandfather, despite being an American citizen, was deported by the Eisenhower admin during Operation Wetback. How many times have you heard media elites utter the word "genocide" on live TV?

Family who lived through 1950s U.S. deportation effort reflects on current climate

The Trump administration’s immigration policies have created fear and uncertainty for many communities, including people who lived through an earlier crackdown. Santiago Campos of our journalism train...

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.