Irina Manta
@irinamanta.bsky.social
Law prof & co-host of “Strangers on the Internet” podcast at strangersoninternet.com
More quotations and info about denaturalization from me in this piece. www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/is-d...
Is the DOJ taking a ‘dragnet approach’ to denaturalizing US citizens?
With 78 cases filed in federal court this year, the DOJ is revisiting naturalization cases at a relatively historic pace
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Today in @theconversation.com, @andrarobertson.bsky.social and I write about the latest USCIS news, the policy memo that came out a few days ago attempting to make life much harder for green card applicants. theconversation.com/how-a-propos...
How a proposed green card application policy change would disrupt lives by assuming legal immigrants are evading the law
Under a proposed policy – a departure from longtime practice that would cause significant disruption – green card applicants would no longer be able to apply for legal status from inside the US.
theconversation.com
12 dead and 65 billion dollars of economic damage because dude couldn’t get a date. But nothing to see here as to the systemic nature of the problem. www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/20...
LA Fire Suspect Angry About No Date for New Year's, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors said the man they charged with starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset about a failed relationship and not having New
insurancejournal.com
Many thanks to @granthermes.bsky.social for having me on his show “Make It Make Sense” to talk about denaturalization - we had a great conversation! youtu.be/ImeXD9aedgc
They Can Take Your Citizenship Away — And the Trump Administration Is Trying
YouTube video by Make It Make Sense With Grant Hermes
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I have a new blog post up regarding Tinder’s latest photo “verification” measures, and it ain’t pretty!
Spotting Scammers with "Verified" Dating App Profiles
Understanding what photo verification means on a dating app (and what it doesn't)
reason.com
Check out the latest law review article by @andrarobertson.bsky.social, @zoerobinson.bsky.social, and me here - in print now with the Utah Law Review! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Can Speech Policy Protect Public Health?
<p>Government speech shapes public health outcomes, yet political incentives often lead officials to either remain silent about emerging threats or subordinate
papers.ssrn.com
Check out the latest denaturalization piece by @andrarobertson.bsky.social and me, forthcoming in the Northwestern University Law Review Online! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Denaturalization's Missing Limit
<p>Civil denaturalization has become a bipartisan tool of punishment and deterrence. The government has used the civil justice system to strip citizenship from
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🎉About. Damn. Time. 🎉 So much damage already done by RFKJ’s anti-science nonsense, but at least this ruling overrides the vaccine changes. Let’s hope 🧠🪱 soon makes a speedy exit from the admin and goes back to whatever it is that rich nepo health influencer dilettantes do.
Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
nytimes.com
I have a new blog post up about gender differences in AI romantic companion use, and how they relate to the culture wars. reason.com/volokh/2026/...
How Do Men and Women Use AI Romantic Companions, and What Does It Mean?
The New York Times recently published an article about Chinese women's usage of AI for romantic purposes and how it…
reason.com
Thank you to @darapurvis.bsky.social for being such a fantastic guest - you won’t want to miss this episode!
Dara Purvis@darapurvis.bsky.social · 5mo agoI had such a great time talking with @irinamanta.bsky.social about all things tradwives on Strangers on the Internet. Come for the behemoth dustpan, stay for the musings relating them to antitrans laws. Give it a listen here: shows.acast.com/strangers-on...
“Victims testified [they] met the brothers at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, and were attacked after accepting their invitations to all-expense paid getaways . . . . More than 60 women say they were raped by one or more of the brothers, according to prosecutors.” www.npr.org/2026/03/10/g...
Alexander brothers convicted of sex trafficking in Manhattan federal court
Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking Monday after a five-week trial.
npr.org
“Modern social habits have, in some ways, made this process easier, Berrill and Mechanic said. The culture of digital introductions—dating apps, spontaneous meetups—means that people meet ‘under the most dubious circumstance’ with someone they don’t know . . . .” www.theatlantic.com/national/202...
A Dating-App Nightmare
Millions of Americans connect online, but do they know who is receiving their messages?
theatlantic.com
Many thanks to @jtlg.bsky.social for a super well organized conference this weekend at which I got to discuss dating app shenanigans as well as others’ work on AI and much else!
next in the #ilwip "families & children" panel, @irinamanta.bsky.social with "swipe left: how dating apps betray users and enable predators," book forthcoming--revolves around harms that come from dating app use & users, incl violent offenses, health harms, emotional harms, revenge porn, etc.
"In at least 4,421 cases, more than 400 federal judges ruled since the beginning of October that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding people illegally as it carries out its mass-deportation campaign." www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored.
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The dictator who destroyed Romania's legal system faced a 55-minute show trial before his execution. Even his own lawyer joined the prosecution. When you kill the rule of law, there's nothing left to protect you. @irinamanta.bsky.social
Czechoslovakia’s Lesson for America: Lawyers are Key to Peacefully Defeating Authoritarianism—Help Them
Romania had to kill its tyrant and his supporters to make room for democracy because it had no legal route to oust him
theunpopulist.net
Superb, informative, important piece that can help us identify effective means of resistance to peacefully topple our dictator-in-chief:
Irina Manta@irinamanta.bsky.social · 6mo agoMy debut with @theunpopulist.net - thanks to @shikhadalmia.bsky.social and @bernybelvedere.bsky.social, as well as @berinszoka.bsky.social!
My debut with @theunpopulist.net - thanks to @shikhadalmia.bsky.social and @bernybelvedere.bsky.social, as well as @berinszoka.bsky.social!
Walter Olson@walterolson.bsky.social · 6mo agoSince the collapse of communism the Czech Republic has had an easier time than Romania of living up to high civic norms. One big reason, writes @irinamanta.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net: Czechoslovakia even under communism managed to preserve some independence for its legal profession.
Glad to be among the signatories of a letter of legal academics, law students, and organizations demanding accountability for federal officers. federalaccountabilitynow.org
Federal Officer Accountability Act Petition
Join 2,669 legal academics, law students, and organizations in condemning unlawful actions and demanding accountability.
federalaccountabilitynow.org
My article “Tinder Backgrounds” (forthcoming in the Georgia Law Review) is quoted/cited in a letter that @hassan.senate.gov and Sen Blackburn wrote to Match Group about their safety practices back in September. I wonder if they ever got a response. 🤔 www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach...
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I’m quoted, along with other scholars, in this recent Newsweek piece regarding denaturalization. www.newsweek.com/can-trump-re...
newsweek.com
It was great speaking on @npr.org today about denaturalization. I start around 16:30. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... Also available here (12/10 episode): www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
When can the U.S. government actually revoke citizenship?
Podcast Episode · On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti · 12/10/2025 · 32m
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When I post about RFK Jr. undermining vaccines, I’m noticing more and more comments saying things like “I am glad my state is part of a coalition that is not listening to him”. That’s great, but I ask you to bear in mind the following: 1. Pathogens don’t care about lines on a map
