Nika MRD

Persian researcher living in Florida!

[Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @JudiciaryDems]

Sen. WELCH: The Trump Administration has a very radical goal: mass deportation. Dreamers, DACA recipients, and folks here legally. I oppose that. They’re willing to go to abusive lengths. The cruelty creates fear and anxiety in targeting legal immigrants.

[Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @JudiciaryDems]

Sen. DURBIN: My mom came to the United States at age two. I’m proud that I’m the son of an immigrant. The thought of taking something so precious away from her because of ‘political views’ doesn’t sound like the America she was trying to be a part of.

[Luis F. Carrasco @lfcarrasco]

Hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants find themselves in limbo, many losing their jobs and risking deportation, after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refuses to process their cases. https://t.co/AKz9iBBPbB

[James Blunt @JBlunt1018]

The U.S. built the greatest universities in the world by attracting the best talent globally.

Now we’re watching international enrollment collapse while universities cut programs, freeze hiring, and struggle financially.

A 20% drop is massive. Some schools are reportedly seeing near-zero international intake in programs.

The irony is that Trump once talked about “stapling green cards to diplomas” with people like @Jason and @DavidSacks.

Instead, we’re creating uncertainty that pushes top students, researchers, and future founders elsewhere.

Countries competing with America are celebrating this.

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

Legal immigrants are losing their jobs and their legal status not because THEY did anything wrong, but because the GOVERNMENT refuses to adjudicate the applications they paid for and filed. It should be a massive scandal.

[Mahnaz Shirali | مهناز شیرالی @MahnazShirali]

J’aurais aimé voir émerger en France une voix à la Mark Levin plutôt qu’un Renaud Girard.

[Neda S @NedaSa_]

We are not giving up.

We came here legally.
We followed the rules.
We stayed lawful.

We studied, trained, and earned the highest academic degrees possible.
We overcame obstacles few people ever face.
We fought for every opportunity we have.
We still do

We are people contributing to this country every day.

Lift the pause!

[Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @repdeliaramirez]

Don't be fooled. Until Stephen Miller is fired, he is still the architect of the Trump regime and its white-nationalist, fascist mandate to terrorize our neighbors and profit from our pain.

We will not rest until Stephen Miller and all those who have abused their power and harmed our communities are held accountable.

[Fara @Fara9877r]

Google offered me an internship. Passed every round. Can't start. Uber did too. Pulled it last week. Both blocked by export licenses. Not my skills. My passport. Uber's CEO is Iranian. His company can't hire me because I am too. #LiftTheHold #USCISPause

[Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @ValerieFoushee]

The short deadline our government gives STEM international students to find a sponsor for their work visa is increasingly unrealistic in Trump's economy.

I’m introducing the Stop the Brain Drain Act to extend the period that graduates on F-1 student visas can remain in the United States.

This bill is an important step to provide international students, who've graduated from our universities, opportunities for success without having to leave the country.

[Shirin @SweetInLaLaLand]

Dear Senator Durbin,
Thank you for always advocating for immigrants and international talent. You previously spoke up for international physicians, and it seems some of those holds may have been lifted.
But many scientists, engineers, researchers, and STEM graduates from the 39 affected countries, including many Iranians, are still stuck in indefinite uncertainty under the reported USCIS pause, despite being legally present and ready to contribute to U.S. innovation and research. Please don’t forget us.
#LiftTheHold #USCISPause

[Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @JudiciaryDems]

Sen. DURBIN to Chairman GRASSLEY: We have the authority, the jurisdiction, and the responsibility to do something on immigration. I ask you to schedule a hearing on DACA and Dreamers, as well as a markup on the bipartisan Dream Act.

[Nika MRD @MrdNika]

How Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Hurting America https://t.co/p8a3CpfOeW

[Rosebud 🌹 @RosbudZetaJones]

@DMichaelTripi So their problem is just with the legal, educated people, noted! #USCISPause

[Nika MRD @MrdNika]

@DMichaelTripi So highly educated professionals who followed the legal pathway, contributed through research and innovation, and believed in this system are now losing opportunities and facing uncertainty because of the USCIS pause, while undocumented immigrants are being granted legal status?

[Sepid @sepi___deh_]

@StateDept USCIS has paused all applications including work authorization, green cards for legal immigrants from 39 countries, and people from 75 countries were banned from entering. I don’t think you can still say “anyone from anywhere.” #LiftTheHold #USCISPause @SecRubio

[Nalik 🇺🇸 @nalikmabers]

@StateDept Since last year, USCIS has imposed a discriminatory pause on employment authorization, green card, citizenship, new visa/renewal, travel parole for every legal immigrant in the country, from 39 countries, including spouses & children of US citizens #USCISPause #LiftTheHold

[Kaveh @Kaveh93SH]

Anyone from anywhere except Iranian people from Iran? The USCIS hold stopped Iranian professionals and students to work, achieve their goals, make money, have insurance and a healthy life.
@SecRubio Iranian people love US and American people and have always help and support them. Please help to remove the USCIS hold. #LiftTheHold

[Shirin @SweetInLaLaLand]

Yes; unless your birthplace suddenly matters more than your hard work, achievements, clean record, and contributions.
Many legal immigrants respected this country, its people, and its values, yet are now being judged by their nationality rather than by merit.
#LiftTheHold #USCISPause

[PhysiciansOnPause @MD_pause]

@StateDept https://t.co/3k1M7xf1cM