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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 4h

@misscherryjones.bsky.social Ecumenical Patriarch inviting Pope Leo to commemorate Council of Nicaea together. ec-patr.org/en/visit-of-...

Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV of Rome to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and to Nicaea on the occasion of the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council - Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Ecumenical Patriarchate expresses its joy at the forthcoming visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV of Rome to Türkiye, in response to the expressed wish and invitation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical ...

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 5h

A lesser person would not have thought of that. You are a star.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14h

Immigrants and Americans pay USCIS for services. It has nothing to do with Congress. So what the USCIS director is saying is that he will steal those fees and spend them on other stuff so that people get mad at Democrats. He should be impeached. This is fraud.

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 1d

Good point.

Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 1d

Veterans support Afghan asylum seekers www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/o...

US veterans are standing up for Afghan asylum seekers - The Boston Globe

When the military was in Afghanistan, loyal Afghans helped them get the job done. Now Navy veteran Shawn VanDiver is rallying volunteer Battle Buddies to show up for them in immigration court.

www.bostonglobe.com

Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 2d

Listen to @jeffjacoby.bsky.social when he speaks. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/o...

Scapegoating immigrants won’t shorten your ER wait - The Boston Globe

Providing health care to a patient in extremis is not an immigration loophole, no matter how much the vice president insists otherwise.

www.bostonglobe.com

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 2d

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

www.texastribune.org

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Elissa Taub @ejtaub.bsky.social · 3d

"Sorry, you can't hire that cardiologist."

Elissa Taub @ejtaub.bsky.social · 3d

I have employers who want to hire H-1B employees, but we can't prep new Hs during the government shutdown. The US Dept of Labor deactivated its FLAG website where we obtain wage data & file LCAs (prelim docs) for H1B petitions. We are at a standstill. This impacts our business & that of our clients.

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 4d

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 7d

😡🙁😲

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7d

The fact is that undocumented workers actually pay _into_ federal programs that they can't access. In 2022, undocumented immigrants paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes and $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes: americasvoice.org/blog/on-tax-...

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 8d

Yikes

Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 9d

You are so right. All foreseeable.

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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 9d

Groceries costing more? It’s not just inflation.

"You can blame the admin's chaotic and destructive policies for the pain in your wallet," writes @tusk81.bsky.social

These mass deportation raids are gutting the farmworker workforce, leaving crops unharvested, and prices soaring.

Your Wallet Is Taking A Hit This Year. Blame Mass Deportation

The rapid growth in daily expenses for working Americans has been fueled in part by the administration’s cruel and chaotic mass detention and deportation agenda.

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 10d

This is a fundamental point that 99% of higher-ed coverage, and 100% of immig coverage, have missed.

Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 10d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 10d

30% drop year over year!

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Krish O'Mara Vignarajah @krishvignarajah.bsky.social · 11d

🌍 September 28th marks World Day of Migrants and Refugees, a day recognized by the Catholic Church and faith communities worldwide.

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 12d

That is helpful. When I was learning Danish, I often found the person would just switch to English. Easier for them than listening to me mangle the language.

Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 13d

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 13d

Moscow Patriarchate. 🙄

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 15d

The US Administration is moving to severely restrict lawful, high-skill immigration.

First H-1B visas.

Next comes barring int'l students from staying to offer their talents to the US after graduation.

I wrote earlier on the economic harms Americans can expect—> www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 15d

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/o...

For today’s immigration woes, a lesson from Reagan - The Boston Globe

By deporting hard-working immigrants who have done nothing wrong while in this country, we are tearing the tapestry that has made America great.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 17d

How immigration crackdowns are impacting America’s farm workers: www.agriculture.com/how-immigrat...

How Immigration Crackdowns Are Impacting America’s Farmworkers

Food workers and farmers are worried about what President Donald Trump’s immigration policy changes will mean for their livelihoods, their families, and the nation’s food supply.

www.agriculture.com

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AILA @aila.org · 17d

"This indiscriminate mass detention—a dramatic shift in immigration enforcement policy that began on July 8—has been declared illegal by dozens of federal judges, who have described it as a flagrant perversion of long-standing law, policy & common sense." https://politi.co/48rnEz9

Trump’s new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it’s illegal.

The administration says the sweeping detentions are a key prong of Trump’s deportation strategy.

politi.co

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Jane Devlin @bostonmigration.bsky.social · 17d

🎉🎶🎈

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Curtis Morrison @curtismorrison.bsky.social · 18d

“I want to say it’s nuts that the proclamation cites 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) as authority, when that provision only gives the president authority to prevent entry, and gives the president no authority with respect to petition approval or visa issuance,” said Morrison.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Understanding Donald Trump’s $100,000 Immigration Fee On H-1B Visas

Trump officials will face lawsuits over a proclamation that uses selective economic claims to justify a travel ban on H-1B visa holders.

www.forbes.com

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