John Manley

Attorney interested in U.S. immigration law & developments. Some tweets may be promotional.

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Immigration law has always been complex, but the pace of policy changes, litigation, and agency shifts today requires constant vigilance. Kathleen Campbell Walker provides a thoughtful look at the realities of practicing in this moment. #ThinkImmigration https://t.co/uEgZzoAeeP

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"The assessment of an immigration case within the scope of a legal engagement includes relevant laws, regulations, and policies that may touch a whole host of agencies with dissimilar interpretations in addition to being subject to many rapid changes." https://t.co/uEgZzoAeeP

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Has Congress clearly authorized DHS to expand expedited removal to the extent it has? @AILANational Law Journal author Catherine Tanihu dives into this important question in the latest #ThinkImmigration blog post. https://t.co/FiRwtkcijP

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New on #ThinkImmigration, @AILANational member Shannon Shepherd explains why Congress must support the Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 which would strengthen judicial independence, improve efficiency, & help ensure fair hearings in immigration court. https://t.co/tEl6P6gNf2

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Great breakdown from fellow @AILANational member Cyrus Mehta of how Loper Bright is already reshaping litigation strategy, from business immigration to detention cases, and why statutory text matters now more than ever #ThinkImmigration https://t.co/HwPLSEmIYt

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"Not everyone is qualified for asylum, or cancellation of removal, two common forms of relief requested in immigration court. But everyone deserves a fair and impartial jurist to give them due process through a full and fair hearing." #ThinkImmigration https://t.co/tEl6P6gNf2

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"At its core, Loper Bright is a separation-of-powers decision. It reaffirms that Congress writes the immigration laws and courts interpret them, while agencies must stay within those bounds." Read more on the #ThinkImmigration blog from @AILANational https://t.co/HwPLSEmIYt

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Has Congress clearly authorized DHS to expand expedited removal to the extent it has? @AILANational Law Journal author Catherine Tanihu dives into this important question in the latest #ThinkImmigration blog post. https://t.co/FiRwtkcijP

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"No one would want an agency making huge decisions if there are no checks or balances guarding the decisions or giving them the authority to do so." DHS is no exception. Read more from @AILANational Law Journal author Catherine Tanihu. https://t.co/FiRwtkcijP

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It's true that the immigration system is going through very dark times, but every day I'm inspired by my fellow immigration attorneys "maintaining their composure, patience and determination, insisting on due process, fairness and the rule of law." https://t.co/AOQwHBFf6d

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It's vital that the public know about issues facing the immigration courts. While mass Immigration Judge (IJ) firings have made the news, many may not know about the increasing uncivil behavior by IJs including outright hostility to counsel & clients. https://t.co/AOQwHBFf6d

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The Trump Administration is dismantling the immigration courts brick by brick, further chipping away at due process protections. I join @AILANational in calling to move the immigration court system out of DOJ and into an independent Article I court. https://t.co/CWKmOi53hL

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"Since the 2025 inauguration, over 100 immigration judges have been fired from their positions," and "Simultaneously, about 600 military JAG officers have been authorized as temporary judges with a goal of increasing the pace of deportations." https://t.co/CWKmOi53hL

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This #AAPIHeritageMonth we remember Tuan Van Bui and Lorth Sim, two Asian American immigrants who died this year at a single Indiana ICE detention facility, and two of the 18 people who have died in immigration custody in 2026 so far. https://t.co/vBW7FpT5No

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“Have you no sense of decency?” A question from 1954 still echoes today. In AAUP v. Rubio, Judge William G. Young reminds us that immigration law cannot be weaponized to silence dissent. From #AILALawJournal author & @AILANational member Vaman Kidambi. https://t.co/I51K1XrOxo

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"Show up for the carve-outs that benefit our communities, but do not stop there." Such an important reminder that as immigration attorneys, advocacy means standing in solidarity with those the system leaves behind and are too often forgotten. https://t.co/vBW7FpT5No

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The second installment of the blog series from members of the @AILANational Rule of Law (AROL) Task Force is here: a great piece from Rekha Sharma-Crawford on Matter of Lozada and the need for an independent immigration court. https://t.co/KSx17cdikS

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"The current administration ... has found ways to target vulnerable populations ... using and abusing the heavy hand of law to silence dissent. We cannot allow the government to use neutral immigration laws as a backdoor to suppress free speech." https://t.co/I51K1XrOxo

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"Matter of Lozada is not the disease; it is the symptom. The disease is a court system never given the structural independence required to...apply the law consistently and protect fundamental fairness," -AILA Second Vice President Rekha Sharma-Crawford. https://t.co/KSx17cdikS

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READ about how the @AILANational AROL Task Force “will keep pressing forward to ensure that our courts, our profession, and the communities we serve are guided by the Rule of Law rather than fear and political pressure.” https://t.co/SC9YvzQKKU