Maya Lugasy

Outside of the Cleveland Immigration Court

I found that dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants across the country are seeking at least $260 million for damages they say they suffered during immigration enforcement operations. The number of claims is expected to rise. latimes.com/politics/story…

@David_J_Bier “consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country.” YOU LITERALLY CAN ONLY ADJUST FROM INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

There was, of course, zero prep work to set up for the 1 million pending applicants to make this insanely arbitrary and pointless policy work. The law does not require this outcome in the slightest. Congress has explicitly envisioned adjustments happening in the USA for decades.

How can Congress not impeach @USCISJoe? Do your job, Joe. He now demands every green card applicant self-deport, so that 1) applicants have to go through a process where courts are barred from nearly any review of consular decisions; and 2) overstays get 10-year barred....

In a federal case in Oregon, ICE officers admitted under oath they have daily arrest quotas and use Palantir's app ELITE for mass targeting. (January reporting by 404 Media, linked here, describes the app in more detail.) theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

ICE is buying warehouses across America and calling them detention centers. But there's a problem no one in the federal government seems to want to answer: where does the water come from? A thread. 🧵

A year ago today, @Sec_Noem was sworn in to lead @DHSgov. Under her and @POTUS’ leadership, our border is secure, integrity has been restored to our immigration system, and the safety of our homeland comes first. Congratulations on a historic year and thank you, Madame Secretary!

ICE / DHS employees: I know there’s way more alarm internally than is public. Text me via signal at 202-510-1268. I’ll protect your anonymity

Under the direction of @Sec_Noem, @DHSgov posted a Federal Register notice terminating the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status, effective March 17, 2026. Temporary does not mean permanent! To learn more, visit uscis.gov/newsroom/news-… Aliens should use the @CBP Home app to report their departure from the U.S.: cbp.gov/about/mobile-a…

My uncle was missing for 52 years. This year, my mom finally got closure. So grateful to the OPP for their decades of work and unwavering determination to find Ricky’s family.

@ReichlinMelnick And then he could adjust status 🤔

Miller is, once again, lying. The United States could parole Mr. Abrego Garcia back into the country to be with his family and it would be completely legal.

If Elon Musk really didn’t want his gesture to be interpreted as a nazi salute he could’ve just hopped online and said ‘hey you guys, I think nazis are deplorable and I was miming tossing my heart out to the audience’. Instead he’s posting about the dangers of multiculturalism.

What Trump’s election means for immigration: Be prepared for H-1B changes. A lottery based on salary, increased filing fees, and increased enforcement against job shops.   Look for higher visa denial rates and longer processing times. And count on no immigration reform, including no increase in numbers, no changes to per country limits, and even a possible shrinking of legal immigration. Outside of employment based immigration, look for mass removal operations,  temporary and massive detention centers, many arrests by ICE, stricter scrutiny at the ports of entry. Prepare for the formal end of DACA, the termination of virtually all TPS programs, the end of asylum as we know it, the end of our refugees programs, and a slow walking on the diversity lottery visa issuance.   Every dream of restrictionists is about to come true.

America has handed Trump a dark mandate on immigration; there is no way to escape the conclusion. If you are a non-citizen without a green card in hand and are still thinking there are sunny days ahead, well, think again! Buckle up, it will be a depressing 🧵

lol I wish that’s how CBP One worked

The most amount of money spent on political advertising around immigration has been in... Ohio. A state whose sole international border is with Canada across Lake Erie. The next highest is Indiana, which doesn't have any international borders at all.

What...did I....just read....

No. Everyone is not.

@NathanN10755458 It was painted over since then

@maya_luga What is the address of it I cannot find it at Google street view

Outside of the Cleveland Immigration Court

What reality does the 5th circuit exist in

Looks like DHS updated guidance on humanitarian parole requests to enter the US. The process has been under fire as many Afghans have been denied parole. The new guidance says applicants can now show they are a member of a "targeted group" & could face harm in their country.

@Haleaziz Has the memo been released online yet?

The memo, written by a chief immigration court official, Tracy Short, appears to be part of an effort to reduce the staggering backlog of more than 1 million deportation cases, which has resulted in some immigrants waiting years for a hearing.

NEW: The Biden administration plans to put on hold the deportation cases of certain immigrants who may gain legal status outside of the immigration court system, according to a memo issued Tuesday and obtained by BuzzFeed News. buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…