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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@ReichlinMelnick

Senior Fellow @immcouncil. Tweeting on immigration policy and data. Formerly immigration lawyer with @IJCorps. Views my own, retweets =/= endorsements.

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Today I testified on behalf of @immcouncil in front of House Homeland's Border Security and Enforcement subcommittee. I testified about how Trump's diversion of thousands of law enforcement officers to mass deportation work is making us less safe. Watch my opening statement here.


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A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a REAL ID on him that was dismissed as fake, the man's cousin said Friday. nbcnews.com/news/latino/us…


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STORY🚨The Trump administration is trying to dismiss criminal charges against a top MS-13 leader to deport him to El Salvador — igniting accusations that the US president is trying to do a favor for Nayib Bukele, who struck a deal with the gang in 2019. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…


Chaotic scene in the San Diego immigration court today, as ICE continues arresting people who are showing up for their court hearing.

A man has been arrested for allegedly impeding and obstructing the detention of a Guatemalan man who was attending his immigration court hearing in San Diego, His sister said his name is Lucas Darsett.



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A man has been arrested for allegedly impeding and obstructing the detention of a Guatemalan man who was attending his immigration court hearing in San Diego, His sister said his name is Lucas Darsett.


Tom Homan gets a 4-vehicle motorcade?!

One admin official described the personnel and money funneled to @RealTomHoman's security as "extravagant." About 30 agents trade off to provide his round-the-clock protection. He at times travels in a 4-vehicle motorcade — more cars than the 2-car package cabinet members…



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Scoop: Security for border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources told CBS. Another source said the total — with ~$500k in salaries for agents plus airfare, hotel bills and other travel expenses — actually adds up to around $1 million per month.…


The Trump administration: attempt to crush Harvard University for pushing back while letting Boeing off the hook for planes that fall apart in the sky.

BREAKING: Justice Department and Boeing reach a deal allowing the airplane giant to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes. apnews.com/article/boeing…



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New: Trump administration investigates border shelters for smuggling, then sends them more immigrants. This time, ICE is releasing adults and families, mostly from internal operations, to shelters in Phoenix, Laredo, & El Paso. Reporting w/@elliotspagat apnews.com/article/border…

apnews.com

Trump administration investigates border shelters for smuggling, then sends them more immigrants

The Trump administration has been releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S. border with Mexico after telling those organizations that...


I said it’d be quick!

BREAKING: Judge Burroughs has granted Harvard's restraining order, barring the administration from terminating its foreign student population. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

kyledcheney's tweet image. BREAKING: Judge Burroughs has granted Harvard's restraining order, barring the administration from terminating its foreign student population. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…


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FIU’s police chief admitted he signed into this agreement with ICE without understanding how it works. He said he would be “guessing” when asked to explain it. He also said that a student accusing another one of being undocumented could be probable cause for an investigation.

Students, faculty, and community members packed our town-hall at @FIU to speak out against the cooperation between ICE and campus police.

tomaskenn's tweet image. Students, faculty, and community members packed our town-hall at @FIU to speak out against the cooperation between ICE and campus police.


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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: The Facebook account Trump shared with South Africa's president as "proof" of a genocide against white South Africans belonged to a fringe account that frequently posts racist imagery and pushes flat Earth conspiracies. meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-tr…


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New — Fight awaits Senate Rs — Murkowski raises Medicaid concerns — Rand Paul wants debt limit out — Big push for deeper cuts “Somebody’s got to be the dad that says, ‘I know y’all want to go to Disney World, but we can’t afford it,” Sen. Johnson says cnn.com/2025/05/22/pol…


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Futures just tanked

TheStalwart's tweet image. Futures just tanked

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students.


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The bad ideas are coming back… you’d think they would have learned something from the huge market drop in early April

GasBuddyGuy's tweet image. The bad ideas are coming back… you’d think they would have learned something from the huge market drop in early April

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They are the hardworking people who built those buildings, too, foundation crew by framing crew by roofing crew by drywall crew by carpentry crew by painting crew. And yet our president refers to them as inhuman. “No, they’re not humans. They’re not humans. They’re animals”

nunez_anna's tweet image. They are the hardworking people who built those buildings, too, foundation crew by framing crew by roofing crew by drywall crew by carpentry crew by painting crew.
And yet our president refers to them as inhuman. “No, they’re not humans. They’re not humans. They’re animals”

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I am constantly astounded by how trashy it all is yes the policies are bad put the aesthetics are just insulting

A new piece of artwork hanging on the walls of the West Wing.

ShawnMcCreesh's tweet image. A new piece of artwork hanging on the walls of the West Wing.


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Tim Cook donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration in January.

Good morning, Tim Cook!

yashar's tweet image. Good morning, Tim Cook!


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