Maiona Immigration

Boston-based full-service global immigration attorneys for over 30 years.

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

Agh! @USCISJoe with another banger quote showing he has no idea what his job is. Sorry Edlow you don't get to grant naturalization only to the "most qualified." You "shall" grant naturalization to anyone who is qualified under the law.

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

Madison: "The rights to be secured in their persons... from all unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated by warrants issued without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, or not particularly describing ... the persons or things to be seized." #USA250

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE detain U.S. citizen—refuse to even look at his legal identification.

Agents drove him to a random parking lot—interrogate him for hours.

"I tried to show them my driver’s license," he said.

"But my phone, car keys and wallet were taken away."

He was not allowed a call—and never given any explanation for why he was detained.

Agents just dropped him off without a word.

"I was born here. I don’t know why you arrest me, you stop me. I don’t know why."

Samuel Guzmán had just stopped to buy some coffee on the way to work when agents surrounded him in the parking lot.

Incident occurred in Annapolis, Maryland.

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE detain U.S. citizen—refuse to even look at his legal identification.

Agents drove him to a random parking lot—interrogate him for hours.

"I tried to show them my driver’s license," he said.

"But my phone, car keys and wallet were taken away."

He was not allowed a call—and never given any explanation for why he was detained.

Agents just dropped him off without a word.

"I was born here. I don’t know why you arrest me, you stop me. I don’t know why."

Samuel Guzmán had just stopped to buy some coffee on the way to work when agents surrounded him in the parking lot.

Incident occurred in Annapolis, Maryland.

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

Great talks with @beth_treffeisen about the problems facing World Cup travelers and the impact those problems could have on the local economy. https://t.co/D8vVqsWidd

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

The government's arguments were so weak. https://t.co/2L4kV3COJU

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

$100,000 H-1B fee found to be unauthorized tax on business. "Hiring workers pursuant to the H-1B program is plainly lawful."

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unauthorized tax on businesses and must be vacated. https://t.co/bQXFTaiMmK

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

@AFpost You can follow me and get the research that provides the full context: https://t.co/JaFAcVqdY5

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

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/BP0nHB6Y6g

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at USDA helps prevent threats like screwworm from ever reaching US livestock.

In 2025, it lost 1,300 employees due to cuts and firings.

That’s the thing about prevention: you don’t notice it when it works, only when it is gone.

[TheHillOpinion @TheHillOpinion]

Trump’s new green card rule is an assault on legal immigration https://t.co/jf8cRzIHLo

[Greg Siskind @gsiskind]

@David_J_Bier He's confusing premium process fees with the $100K tax.

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

Thanks to @SenatorCollins for asking about one of the problems that the $100,000 H-1B tax is causing ordinary Americans and Mainers who cannot access doctors now. The issue is the answer you received. It was inaccurate and didn't address this urgent question. @AILANational

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

Secretary Mullin claims that over 200,000 H-1B workers have paid the illegal $100,000 tax on H-1B petitions. That'd be a staggering $20 BILLION in revenue in 6 months! But there's no way it's true. DOJ has said in court filings that H-1B fee revenue is way, way down!

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

AP reports that the State Department plans to slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that process visas for foreigners seeking to travel to the US for tourism or business to only 20 hubs. https://t.co/S4vy8y0vi0

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

“Around 2,000 U.S. diplomats have left the Foreign Service over the last year, either through layoffs or forced retirements, taking with them decades of institutional knowledge, experience in crisis response & highly specialized language skills paid for by the U.S. government” https://t.co/P3prE2fvJ1

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

"International visitors have in recent years contributed as much as $239 billion annually to the U.S. economy, supporting an estimated 9.5 million American jobs." US Department of State website - what changed?

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

WASHINGTON (AP) — US to slash the number of embassies in Africa that process visas, AP sources say, as Trump has moved to limit migration.

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

The Trump Administration’s proposal to cap the duration of status for F-1 and J-1 visas will lead students to return home to propel foreign companies — in countries like China — to compete against us.

I led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on @SecMullinDHS to reverse course. In Silicon Valley, we know that America leads when the best and brightest choose to study, research, and build their futures here.
https://t.co/EuOJipIaSj

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

Lawful business and family based immigration, an undisputed economic powerhouse for the United States, continues to come under attack. Scientists, nurses, doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs and the like are being asked to leave the USA and may never return.

[Cato Institute @CatoInstitute]

The new DHS green card policy will drive talented people to other countries and make America a less competitive place for business, says Cato’s @David_J_Bier.

Check out his research:
https://t.co/yygKLVYYIL

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

"According to the Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade group, the U.S. must hire 349,000 more construction workers in 2026 in order to meet demand. By comparison, the U.S. added 181,000 total jobs in 2025." https://t.co/x4rP3Ohkxp

[Austin Kocher, PhD @ackocher]

Army veteran, West Point professor, MacArthur genius grant recipient, and one of the top immigration lawyers in the country, Margaret Stock has a message that every national security hawk needs to hear.🧵

[Maiona Immigration @MMaiona]

@MargaretDStock: "Without immigration, we are not a superpower."

[Austin Kocher, PhD @ackocher]

"Without immigration, we're not a superpower. "Army veteran and MacArthur genius grant recipient Margaret Stock on why immigrants are key to US national security and the shoddy government legal work she's fighting in court every day.

https://t.co/Bc5PfiXIg0