Maya Lugasy

Immigration Lawyer - @CWRU_Law Alumna

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

Outside of the Cleveland Immigration Court

[Nicolette Glazer @NicoletteGlazer]

Under cover of darkness Trump 2.0 Admin is dismantling legal immigration one step at a time! If you are on a F1 status pay very close attention to this upcoming regulation eliminating the "duration of status" D/S admission and reducing international student to fix admission periods.

We don't know the language of the upcoming rule but more likely than not the change is meant to and will quickly result in

1. students starting to accumulate unlawful presence the day after the fix period on their I-94 expires

2. major disruption of F-1 status due to SEVIS errors and delays.

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

Just appalling. A country that enshrined the principle of no religious tests in the Constitution and this is what is happening anyway.

[Andrea Castillo @andreamcastillo]

I found that dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants across the country are seeking at least $260 million for damages they say they suffered during immigration enforcement operations. The number of claims is expected to rise.

https://t.co/Q8pCzpPyas

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

@David_J_Bier “consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country.” YOU LITERALLY CAN ONLY ADJUST FROM INSIDE THE UNITED STATES

[David Moore @ppolitics]

In a federal case in Oregon, ICE officers admitted under oath they have daily arrest quotas and use Palantir's app ELITE for mass targeting.

(January reporting by 404 Media, linked here, describes the app in more detail.)

https://t.co/waLETiPHqe

[Austin Kocher, PhD @ackocher]

ICE is buying warehouses across America and calling them detention centers. But there's a problem no one in the federal government seems to want to answer: where does the water come from? A thread. 🧵

[USCIS @USCIS]

A year ago today, @Sec_Noem was sworn in to lead @DHSgov. Under her and @POTUS’ leadership, our border is secure, integrity has been restored to our immigration system, and the safety of our homeland comes first.

Congratulations on a historic year and thank you, Madame Secretary!

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

ICE / DHS employees: I know there’s way more alarm internally than is public. Text me via signal at 202-510-1268. I’ll protect your anonymity

[USCIS @USCIS]

Under the direction of @Sec_Noem, @DHSgov posted a Federal Register notice terminating the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status, effective March 17, 2026.

Temporary does not mean permanent!

To learn more, visit https://t.co/2UTned9Axt

Aliens should use the @CBP Home app to report their departure from the U.S.: https://t.co/wxxDjW4l3Y

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

My uncle was missing for 52 years. This year, my mom finally got closure. So grateful to the OPP for their decades of work and unwavering determination to find Ricky’s family.

[Ontario Provincial Police @OPP_News]

“October 3, 1973, was the last time I saw him… Suddenly, he disappeared on his bike with a backpack and we never heard from him again.”

Fifty-two years later, Ricky’s sisters were able to meet some of the dedicated team members who worked on their brother’s case and hike to the spot where he spent his last days.

📽️ Watch the full video https://t.co/bW3772wpCk

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

@ReichlinMelnick And then he could adjust status 🤔

[Oleksandra Povoroznyk 🇺🇦 @rynkrynk]

If Elon Musk really didn’t want his gesture to be interpreted as a nazi salute he could’ve just hopped online and said ‘hey you guys, I think nazis are deplorable and I was miming tossing my heart out to the audience’. Instead he’s posting about the dangers of multiculturalism.

[Charles Kuck @ckuck]

What Trump’s election means for immigration:

Be prepared for H-1B changes. A lottery based on salary, increased filing fees, and increased enforcement against job shops.  

Look for higher visa denial rates and longer processing times.

And count on no immigration reform, including no increase in numbers, no changes to per country limits, and even a possible shrinking of legal immigration.

Outside of employment based immigration, look for mass removal operations,  temporary and massive detention centers, many arrests by ICE, stricter scrutiny at the ports of entry.

Prepare for the formal end of DACA, the termination of virtually all TPS programs, the end of asylum as we know it, the end of our refugees programs, and a slow walking on the diversity lottery visa issuance.  

Every dream of restrictionists is about to come true.

[Nicolette Glazer @NicoletteGlazer]

America has handed Trump a dark mandate on immigration; there is no way to escape the conclusion.

If you are a non-citizen without a green card in hand and are still thinking there are sunny days ahead, well, think again!

Buckle up, it will be a depressing 🧵

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

lol I wish that’s how CBP One worked

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

The most amount of money spent on political advertising around immigration has been in... Ohio. A state whose sole international border is with Canada across Lake Erie. The next highest is Indiana, which doesn't have any international borders at all.

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

What...did I....just read....

[Nicolette Glazer @NicoletteGlazer]

🚨OMG! You are not gonna believe this 5th Circuit Decision from yesterday -- Membreno-Rodriguez v garland!!!
They basically re-wrote sec 245(a) and a pile of parole based adjustment precedent 3" high to basically eliminate the possibility for AOS for any parolee who was not previously admitted into non-immigrant status. If this is allowed to stand it will be devastating, especially considering the rampant use of parole in the last 2 years. Holly cow!

https://t.co/0FAMDAtx6R

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

No. Everyone is not.

[ClevelandPublicPower @clepublicpower]

This issue has been resolved and everyone should be back in service.

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

@NathanN10755458 It was painted over since then

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

Outside of the Cleveland Immigration Court

[Maya Lugasy @maya_luga]

What reality does the 5th circuit exist in

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

News: Fifth Circuit declines to freeze district court order scrapping Biden immigration enforcement priorities. The district court’s order already took effect a week+ ago and the priorities are off the books for now