Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmi6tq574s2uNEW: as I noted in this thread, there were a lot of open questions about how broadly this policy was going to apply. Now, after initial backlash, USCIS is now suggesting it will narrow the impact somewhat. Many, many questions remain. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmi6tq574s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmhso2uyl22zSo weird. As far as I know, Rip Van Winkle is not a "national literature," it's basically only the broader New York region. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhso2uyl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmhpwmrros2hHUGE. Kilmar Abrego Garcia will not face the inside of a prison cell. It is extremely hard to win a vindictive prosecution motion, but here the evidence was so strong that the judge had almost no choice but to grant it. They are STILL trying to deport him to Africa, though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhpwmrros2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmhk6yangc2v🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.22 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhk6yangc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmhcph47uc2cMy completely unverified suspicion is that a very large portion of macho manly men MAGA types are into cucking/hotwife stuff. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhcph47uc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmfl6oxofs2wIn less than 18 months DOJ has managed to personally piss off a substantial portion (if not a majority) of all federal judges in the country. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfl6oxofs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3mmfcmnjl6k2fSuch a wild story, and makes ICE seem really nervous about comedy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfcmnjl6k2f