Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@ReichlinMelnick
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Policy Director at @immcouncil . Views expressed here are my own. RTs =/= endorsements.
Aaaand I’m back. 800 views a day is simply not a viable proposition. I’ll be posting here for the time being. Now to update my profile picture…
El Paso is great. Though obviously dealing with a major logistical and humanitarian challenge right now. Delicious food, wonderful people, beautiful mountains and sunsets. Wish I had more time to explore.

Alright, keeping up my time on Mastodon tonight with some immigration law hot takes:

- EB immigration law practice is a confusing mess that I wouldn't inflict on my worst enemy, and I say that as someone who loves the categorical approach. Don't ask me to learn how to do a PERM.
- Most detention law precedent is complete nonsense that we're stuck with because of SCOTUS's refusal to admit that deportation is punishment, even though it very obviously is, because come on.

Alright, I've got a 500 character limit, I'm sitting around in a hotel, and I've had a couple drinks tonight. So let's do this thing.

Ask me any questions about immigration policy and I will do my best to answer them, no matter how basic or complicated they may be. No legal advice, obviously.

If I don't know the answer, I'll let you know. But hey, let's see how this goes!

Immigrant rights are human rights. Just getting that out of the way for my first immigration-related tweet on Mastodon.

If I start using this platform more in earnest, I promise not to let the additional character count go to my head.

Guess I'm on Mastodon now!