Merle Kahn
@merlekahn.bsky.social
Immigration Attorney since the beginning of time. Devotee of Austen, Eliot, Gaskell, and Brontë
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Anti-DEI Efforts Aimed at Female Immigration Judges, Suit Says
Dozens of female immigration judges and others with ethnic minority backgrounds were fired by the Department of Justice amid the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, acc...
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1/4 Everyone should read the decision Matter of Blas, upon which the USCIS memo announcing its new adjustment of status policy is based. More importantly, read Maurice Roberts' dissent. www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
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"No country can guarantee safety if it lacks functioning asylum laws, honest courts, impartial officials and the will to protect people from detention, coercion, disappearance or onward removal," write James A. Goldston and Natasha Arnpriester.
The US has deported thousands to third countries. This must stop | James A Goldston and Natasha Arnpriester
Monitors estimate 17,500 people have been sent to countries they may never have visited – and where they could face further danger
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Overnight this Omni ICE flight landed in Guam, where it sat for 7+ hours, before continuing west. It is about to make its first deportation stop, in Cambodia. Migrants passengers onboard have likely been shackled for at least 63 hours.
There was a flight carrying 3rd country nationals from US to Uganda today and it’s totally unclear what the agreement is between the two governments and how they will be treated when they arrive. Just part of the Trump admin’s effort to undermine asylum and humane treatment of migrants globally.
The fascists will not stop and are only going to get more violent. The Democrats have betrayed us. It’s on us to stop this. We have to carry out a general strike and boycott even if we’re not ready. We have to kill this system before it kills us. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/shut-it-down
Shut It Down
It's time to stop participating in this awful system and bring it to its knees
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Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise. Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families. Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
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Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown: Portland International Airport Seattle–Tacoma International Airport Buffalo Niagara International Airport Niagara Falls International Airport (cont'd)
If you're an immigration attorney whose client's case was dismissed by an IJ in 2025, can you contact me? DMs are open, and you can also Signal me: tinyurl.com/mwjwj4zs
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BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’
Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities
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This is unconscionable. Our entire profession should be up in arms. Masked law enforcement and now anonymous lawyers. Our courts are open as is our legal system. If you can’t put your name to your representation as a lawyer then you should not be allowed to appear in court. @americanbar.org
The Intercept@theintercept.com · last yr.“We’re not really doing names publicly,” said Judge ShaSha Xu — after stating her own name and those of the immigrants and their lawyers.
This 2017 article by @constancegrady.bsky.social describing the strengths of each Jane Austen novel is short, good, and impossible to argue with. The bit about Persuasion made me wonder about the books Austen never got to write. #romancelandia 💙📚
Jane Austen’s 6 novels defy rankings. Here’s what each one does best.
On the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, let’s celebrate all six of her novels.
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I finally deleted my X Twitter account. It was the anti-semitism that pushed me over the edge.
