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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22h
JUST UNSEALED: A judge ruled this week that the first Trump admin's "Remain in Mexico" policy illegally subjected thousands of people – many with meritorious asylum claims — to horrifically dangerous and violent conditions and deprived them of access to attorneys. cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/legal-doc...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19h
Trump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil. This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas. Are we going to tariff ourselves now?
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 21h
In yesterday’s press conference, JD Vance promoted what economists call the “lump of labor fallacy,” the mistaken belief there is a fixed number of jobs, so any newcomer, such as an immigrant, must take a job from someone else. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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JD Vance Attacks Companies And Immigration
Vice President JD Vance used a press conference to attack tech companies, H-1B visas and the immigration of highly skilled professionals.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Illegal entries are down under Trump, but he's cut legal immigration even more than illegal immigration. The cuts to immigrants, refugees, parolees, students, H-1B workers, and fiancés were 2.7 times as large as the cut in Border Patrol arrests and evasions. www.cato.org/blog/trump-c...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 09/10/2026
I spoke with @nature.com on the US Administration's new $100,000 tax on international students who stay to work. I estimate that the tax will sharply reduce the use of Optional Practical Training & thus talent inflows to the US economy. My estimates in this new paper —> www.iza.org/publications...
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US proposes $100,000 charge for international students to do post-graduate work
Proposed rule would choke off a crucial STEM talent pipeline, policy specialists say
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.
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Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
DHS proposes $100K in OPT/STEM OPT fees to combat fraud, but no money goes to fighting fraud, but into the Treasury. And DHS doesn’t explain why any university, company or student will pay $70K for 12 months of work authorization. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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DHS Immigration Rule Proposes $100,000 In Practical Training Fees
The Trump administration hopes to deter international students from working in the U.S. by charging $100,000 in practical training fees.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This was one of the more diabolical Trump admin moves on immigration; ordering ICE to stop taking biometrics for detained immigrants seeking immigration benefits from USCIS, which meant that the agency would deny their applications by default.
In December 2025, USCIS announced that DHS would stop collecting biometrics related
to USCIS immigration applications for people in its custody. ECF No. 14-2; ECF No. 14-3 at 2-
3. In its press release, USCIS said that going forward DHS "generally will not take biometrics of detained aliens unless they are in removal proceedings and have a pending application or petition filed with the Executive Office for Immigration Review." ECF No. 14-2. That means DHS would continue to collect biometrics only for certain applications for relief, including those that can be made to immigration courts (which fall within the Executive Office for Immigration Review), but not for applications for many kinds of immigration status, including the plaintiffs' applications
(which must be submitted to and determined by USCIS). See 8 C.F.R. § 245.2(a)(1) (adjustment
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
DHS boasts it’s preventing people from becoming American citizens, promoting a 75% decline. An Aug 2025 memo invented a new Natz approval standard while cowing govt. adjudicators, and denial rates doubled, processing collapsed. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Trump Administration Boasts Of Reducing Immigration And Naturalization
New Trump administration social media posts have boasted about reducing immigration and the number of new U.S. citizens.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 03/10/2026
US tariffs are taxes on Americans. They’re not taxes “on China” or “on Canada”. They’re taxes on Americans who buy anything with any ingredient made abroad, or sell anything to people who do—that is, taxes on all Americans.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...
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Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump Turned His Beloved Golf Hub Into a Ghost Town www.thebulwark.com/p/doral-flor...
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Trump Turned His Beloved Golf Hub Into a Ghost Town
In Doral, there are empty tables, shuttered businesses, and families struggling to survive after their loved ones have been thrown in detention.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Judge Strikes Down Latest Version Of $100,000 H-1B Immigration Fee www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Judge Strikes Down Latest Version Of $100,000 H-1B Immigration Fee
A federal judge has struck down the $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa holders and invalidated the Sept. proclamation that renewed it.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A judge struck down the $100K H-1B proclamation & its recent renewal. The Trump admin claimed companies lacked standing to sue unless DHS denied their “national interest” waiver but (1 year later) DHS still hasn’t adjudicated any. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Judge Strikes Down Latest Version Of $100,000 H-1B Immigration Fee
A federal judge has struck down the $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa holders and invalidated the Sept. proclamation that renewed it.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 30/09/2026
Last year, a pastor saw masked immigration agents arresting someone at her church and filmed them. DHS denied they were there. A year later, DHS finally acknowledged the incident — days after WH border czar Tom Homan claimed "no one has been arrested at a church." religionnews.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Do federal immigration agents make arrests at churches? Depends on what day you ask.
(RNS) — Over the past year, the Trump administration has issued contradictory and, at times, seemingly false statements about whether federal agents have conducted operations at churches.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 28/09/2026
Our nonpartisan statistical agencies are not just pillars of our public service, but of democracy itself, because the facts they produce are necessary for citizens to hold their government accountable. This atrocity at our Census Bureau must be understood as a trial balloon.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If the Trump admin $103,265 H-1B fee rule stands, DHS could, in theory, set application fees of $10 million in every immigration category and block all immigrants & temporary visa holders, nullifying U.S. laws on legal immigration. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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DHS Overestimated Revenue In H-1B Fee Immigration Rule By $6.1 Billion
A new analysis finds DHS overestimated by $6.1 billion the annual revenue it would receive by imposing a $103,265 fee on H-1B petitions.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump proclamation renews $100K H-1B fee and it reveals: Employers paid the $100,000 fee for only about 700 individuals over the past year. Yet the DHS proposed $103,265 H-1B fee rule claimed high fees don’t deter employers. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Trump Enacts Additional Immigration Policies Against H-1B Visa Holders
The Trump administration has imposed additional immigration measures to restrict companies from hiring H-1B visa holders.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The District Court stays 3 illegal and unconstitutional DHS policies targeting Hispanic Americans: 1) warrantless entry to private construction sites without warrants, 2) preemptive detention of employees without suspicion, and 3) guilty-until-proven innocent detention
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump proclamation renews $100K H-1B fee and it reveals: Employers paid the $100,000 fee for only about 700 individuals over the past year. Yet the DHS proposed $103,265 H-1B fee rule claimed high fees don’t deter employers. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Trump Enacts Additional Immigration Policies Against H-1B Visa Holders
The Trump administration has imposed additional immigration measures to restrict companies from hiring H-1B visa holders.
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Kevin Sanchez @captswing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.sacurrent.com/news/bad-tak... via @sacurrent.bsky.social Sources: @apnews.com @nfapresearch.bsky.social @forbes.com @dallasnews.com @thehill.com @naomibethune.bsky.social @prospect.org @jonathanschulman.bsky.social @laurasilver.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @kffhealthnews.org.
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Trump’s war on immigration leaves us a weaker nation
The toll is both human and economic, and it's a shame we let it get this far.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwife’ dating profiles, memo reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwife’ dating profiles, memo reveals
Exclusive: Internal FBI memo, reviewed by the Guardian, said women wanted to dox and ‘embarrass’ agents, but provided few details
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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW REPORT: Haitian-Americans' detention in four Ohio jails SOARED since TPS ended. Haitian women now make up 39% of the female ICE population at these jails, up from 2%. Read our new report. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/9/...
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A court blocked a Trump admin rule limiting international students to 4 years, with a judge writing, “The government’s contention that the rule is necessary to safeguard national security borders on the absurd.” Research by @mclem.org figured prominently in the ruling. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Judge Blocks Immigration Rule Limiting Students To Four Years
A judge granted universities nationwide preliminary relief against an immigration rule restricting international students to four years.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 11/09/2026
There is no reasonable administrative burden justification for this transparently malevolent act.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
DHS is ending the 60-day grace period for laid-off H-1B visa holders because it claims taking the date when a salary is last paid to a visa holder and adding 60 days to that date “may be time consuming and complex for the agency.” @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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DHS Proposes Immigration Rule To End 60-Day H-1B Grace Period
Trump officials propose ending a 60-day grace period that allows H-1B visa holders to find other employment if they lose a job.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 10/09/2026
Our refugee program, created under law by our Congress, no longer exists. The Administration is illegally using it as a visa for exclusively white people from a single country (South Africa), which has zero relation to Congress's intent and design. Congress could end this perversion tomorrow.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Why was there a riot at the infamous Camp East Montana, where three people have died since it opened last year? @palabrasdeabajo.bsky.social reports that migrants jailed for months despite deportation orders were protesting terrible conditions and mistreatment at the nation’s worst ICE camp.
The wife of a Venezuelan immigrant held at the detention center, who requested to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisals against her husband, confirmed the protests to The El Paso Times.
"He told me that the Venezuelans there were protesting because they've been there a long time and they are not being deported," she said, "and that they are crowded together, the food they are given is bad, and they're treated poorly."
She said that many detainees like her husband had been held for up to nine months. He was given a deportation order.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Two Christian groups conclude in a new report that Trump and his team have turned their backs on persecuted Christians around the world. The Trump admin did not admit a single persecuted Christian refugee to the U.S. in FY 2026. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Immigration Report Finds Trump Blocks Persecuted Christian Refugees
The Trump administration did not allow any persecuted Christians to enter as refugees to the United States during FY 2026.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump is making history: The only president in U.S. history to oversee a decline in the civilian labor force before Donald Trump is Abraham Lincoln, and that was due to the Civil War. It means less economic growth and higher debt. wapo.st/3SL42AD
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Opinion | Trump is set to mark a dangerous first for the labor force
A drop in the number of workers in the economy is uncharted territory.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 03/09/2026
“The cancelled awards supported the work of young researchers at @jhu.edu and beyond, a loss that jeopardizes not only their critical work but also the pipeline of talent interested in pursuing scientific research in the United States”
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Ashley DeAzevedo @afuashley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
No U.S. citizen should forced into separation from their spouse. But that's exactly what so many of AFU's members across the country are facing. Read the story of Jenni Rivera and her family, then share this with others. There are 1.4M people just like her who deserve to be heard.
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Douglas Rivlin @douglasrivlin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The wait time for a legal visa for some at the high end of the labor market is roughly twice the life span of a human being. And they wonder why some people go around the system and not through it...
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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“I think Putin's strategy is unlikely to work and unlikely to change the basic trajectory of the war, which is still that his strategic objectives that he set out at the very beginning of the invasion, which is basically to control Ukraine, will not be achieved,” says Prof. @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social
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Professor Brian Taylor on Russo-Ukraine War
YouTube video by War & Politics 24
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When Sen. Grassley blocked exempting many STEM graduate degree holders from employment-based green card limits in the 2022 Chips & Science Act, it perpetuated green card waiting times for Indians of up to 179 years. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Employment-Based Immigration Backlog Exceeds 1.2 Million People
The employment-based immigration backlog in the United States now exceeds 1.2 million people, according to a new analysis of USCIS data.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/09/2026
Goodbye to one of the greats, my advisor Jeff Williamson (1935–2026) Jeff your unstoppable intellect and excitement were contagious. You had faith in me when few did, and gave me everything I have. From the many like me: Our deepest and forever thanks. Your work & your self will be remembered.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 29/08/2026
There are Americans of honor. Patriots for whom America means something. Unable to remain silent in the face of nonstop filthy outrages.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
When Congress allocated $75 billion to ICE, it wasn’t like they was a carefully constructed assessment of the agency’s operational budgetary needs for the next four years. So the agency has piles of cash sitting around with which to buy as many shiny toys as they want.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/08/2026
Price controls are having a bipartisan moment, but history suggests that’s a very bad idea. @crampell.bsky.social on the rise of “FAFO economics,” where politicians chase popular economic policies first and leave the consequences for later. lnk.thebulwark.com/4gs820I?utm_...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 28/08/2026
The human beings in chains shown in this photograph were living and working legally in the United States, contributing to US firms and communities and public coffers and churches, until the US Administration decided to *revoke* their legal status—due to no action of theirs.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In its rule, DHS omits describing H-1B data showing a 91% drop in new H-1B filings at consulates (and company declines) after the $100K fee in Sept. 2025. The data undermine DHS's claim a $103,265 tax won’t affect company filings. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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DHS Omits Describing H-1B Data Undermining Premise Of Immigration Rule
DHS omitted describing data in its immigration rule that showed filings for new H-1B petitions plunged after a $100,000 fee was introduced.
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In its rule, DHS omits describing H-1B data showing a 91% drop in new H-1B filings at consulates (and company declines) after the $100K fee in Sept. 2025. The data undermine DHS's claim a $103,265 tax won’t affect company filings. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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DHS Omits Describing H-1B Data Undermining Premise Of Immigration Rule
DHS omitted describing data in its immigration rule that showed filings for new H-1B petitions plunged after a $100,000 fee was introduced.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
After a judge struck down the $100,000 H-1B fee as an unlawful tax, Trump officials have proposed a broader tax. They assert the reason is no longer to restrict H-1B entry but to fund ICE and other immigration functions. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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DHS Immigration Rule Proposes A $103,265 Tax On New H-1B Visa Holders
The Trump administration is proposing a $103,265 tax on all petitions subject to the H-1B annual limit in a new immigration rule.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 22/08/2026
Hundreds of Afghans who worked for the US, including combat interpreters, now hold green cards and letters saying the visa they were granted for that service has been revoked. www.npr.org/2026/08/15/n...
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They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards
When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 22/08/2026
A Russian "double-tap" drone attack on a busy Ukrainian shopping mall on Friday evening killed at least 16 people and injured more than 130 others, including 23 children. Nine people in the mall during the attack were still unaccounted for on Saturday morning, including two children.
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Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 22/08/2026
The $158 million no bid contract to provide lawyers for unaccompanied children went to Our Rescue, the group behind Sound of Freedom. It is unclear whether it employs any immigration attorneys. www.npr.org/2026/08/12/n...
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Controversial group wins $158M-contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human…
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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Putin today is again spreading the lie that Russia is "responding to the enemy's actions" in attacking Ukrainian logistics, agriculture, industry, and the economy more generally. Here is a short 🧵 from 2 weeks ago showing that Russia has been hitting such targets regularly since 2022. 1/2
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
You're not allowed to ride a bike while Hispanic anymore. Don't call it racial profiling tho.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It’s starting.
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