Michelle Lapointe

Legal director @immcouncil, previously @nilc and @splcenter. Mom, runner, former Fenway Park tour guide. Opinions my own.

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

#ICYMI: Last night, @60Minutes showcased the disastrous consequences of mass deportations on the American #Economy.
Watch the full segment: https://t.co/s00eHjPGEz

[Adam Isacson @adam_wola]

What CBS's excerpt doesn't quite spell out is that Homan means to eject US citizens from the United States if they ever want to live with their loved ones again.

[Niraj Warikoo @nwarikoo]

During his speech yesterday in Novi, Michigan, Trump mentioned the Iraqi Chaldean community, saying they have been treated badly, but it was actually under Trump they were targeted for deportation until liberal attorneys helped them file a lawsuit: https://t.co/B4a0GlSczi

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

Victory! Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely affirmed a lower court decision that held unlawful the government’s systematic turnbacks – or “metering” – of people seeking asylum at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. (1/6) 🧵

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

You remember completely wrong. Trump sought to end DACA multiple different times but was defeated in court repeatedly because of how sloppy and incompetent his administration was in carrying out his order.

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots

[Chris “Law Dork” Geidner @chrisgeidner]

BREAKING: The Georgia Supreme Court puts the state's six-week abortion ban back in effect, as of 5p today.

The court, w/ one justice dissenting, granted the state's request for a stay pending the state's appeal of the loss below.

Background at Law Dork: https://t.co/kWsyIgiWWN

[TIRRC @tnimmigrant]

Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, from the families who have been displaced by the flooding to those who have lost loved ones to those who are still desperately searching for missing friends and family members. 🧵

[Niraj Warikoo @nwarikoo]

90 years ago, Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers debated whether to play during the Jewish high holidays, leaving a legacy for Jews and minority faiths in America. My 2014 story:
https://t.co/qCXo6xdbEF

[Dara Lind @DLind]

NEW FROM @immcouncil:

A mass deportation operation would cost the US government an estimated $315 billion.

"Starting" with 1 million people a year? That's $88B annually.

And GDP would take a hit of 4.2-6.8%. That's the Great Recession on the LOW end. https://t.co/cdarBMnCq0

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

New! 🚨 We @immcouncil published new estimates of the costs of mass deportations. We find:

- Mass deportations would cause GDP to drop by 4.2-6.8%, more than the Great Recession.
- The annual cost to arrest, detain, process, and remove 1 million people would be $88 billion.

[Tyler Whetstone @tyler_whetstone]

New. Erwin TN was mad chaos as the river rose. A hospital was being evacuated down the road

At a plastic plant 12 people jumped on the back of a flat bed semi. 1 after the other fell into the water. The truck tipped over. Five survived

On what happened.

https://t.co/u7KbFNyQgK

[Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center @LasAmericasIAC]

BREAKING: @TXCivilRights @WinstonLaw (representing @LasAmericasIAC) are suing the TX Attorney General for his baseless attacks against nonprofits, most recently Las Americas, that serve immigrant communities.

Read about our fight ⬇️. https://t.co/lnvlPWJwy3

[Jasmine Garsd Garcia @JasGarsd]

If you’re exhausted from so much misinformation & cruelty around immigration, here’s a sweet break: a love letter to Queens NY in podcast form @xalopez & I spent a Sunday in Flushing Meadows park speaking to immigrants from different communities abt joy.

https://t.co/rACoM5ON1g

[José María Del Pino @josemdelpino]

I asked Stephen Miller, one of Donald Trump's top advisors, what is the evidence for saying that Caracas and Venezuela are safer than the United States. He began by answering that it is the government's numbers. I asked him if he trusted Maduro's numbers. And this was his reaction.👇

[José María Del Pino @josemdelpino]

Le pregunté a Stephen Miller, uno de los principales asesores de Donald Trump, cuál es la evidencia para señalar que Caracas y Venezuela son más seguras que Estados Unidos. Comenzó respondiendo que son las cifras del gobierno. Le pregunté, ¿entonces confía en los números de Maduro? Y esta fue su reacción: 👇

[Michelle Lapointe @michlapointe]

@SairaForGeorgia @Georgia_AG Joined the lawsuit to block the Keeping Families Together program, too. Priorities, I guess?

[American Immigration Council @immcouncil]

#NEW: Join us later this month for a webinar with immigration law experts discussing the current Supreme Court docket and future expectations.
📅September 26th, 3:00PM EST
Register today! https://t.co/A5wDUNRqGz

[Dara Lind @DLind]

Unless they win, in which case it becomes standard operating practice.

(Further reading: https://t.co/5QFCA3yvCJ)