Alex Brophy
@brophy1.bsky.social
Immigration attorney focusing on serving the LGBTQ+ immigrant population; co-Vice Chair of the Haverford Township Democratic Committee (Delaware County “Delco”, Pennsylvania); proud husband and father; “dad joke” aficionado.
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Alex Brophy
@brophy1.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Starter pack! Here are all of the Democratic members of the PA State Assembly whom I’ve found so far on Bluesky. Let me know if I’m missing anyone! go.bsky.app/A9T9xQB
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HAPPENING NOW: Following the Supreme Court's decision requiring the government to "facilitate" the release of Abrego Garcia, a hearing before Judge Paula Xinis is about to begin.
I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social
Follow along for updates
I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social
Follow along for updates
April 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Following the Supreme Court's decision requiring the government to "facilitate" the release of Abrego Garcia, a hearing before Judge Paula Xinis is about to begin.
I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social
Follow along for updates
I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social
Follow along for updates
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Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home already!!!!
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home already!!!!
Of all the many horrible things the Trump administration has done over the past three months, the fact that he is sending immigrants to a torture prison in El Salvador -- and without any due process -- in my opinion, the most dangerous. Everyone needs to be following the #KilmarAbregoGarcia case.
April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Of all the many horrible things the Trump administration has done over the past three months, the fact that he is sending immigrants to a torture prison in El Salvador -- and without any due process -- in my opinion, the most dangerous. Everyone needs to be following the #KilmarAbregoGarcia case.
Looks like our holiday present from #presidentelectmusk is going to be a government shutdown.
December 19, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Looks like our holiday present from #presidentelectmusk is going to be a government shutdown.
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Culture wars are in the uber wealthy’s best interest.
They want us to fight each other instead of questioning why billionaires have a lower tax rate than you and me.
They want us to fight each other instead of questioning why billionaires have a lower tax rate than you and me.
December 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Culture wars are in the uber wealthy’s best interest.
They want us to fight each other instead of questioning why billionaires have a lower tax rate than you and me.
They want us to fight each other instead of questioning why billionaires have a lower tax rate than you and me.
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A great Starter Pack of House Democrats for follows. 🇺🇸
Let me know if I’ve missed anyone! Still tracking all the folks who have just joined.
go.bsky.app/RNKWpRw
Let me know if I’ve missed anyone! Still tracking all the folks who have just joined.
go.bsky.app/RNKWpRw
December 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
A great Starter Pack of House Democrats for follows. 🇺🇸
Let me know if I’ve missed anyone! Still tracking all the folks who have just joined.
go.bsky.app/RNKWpRw
Let me know if I’ve missed anyone! Still tracking all the folks who have just joined.
go.bsky.app/RNKWpRw
How much water is wasted watering golf courses? It’s so much greener than any other grass.
December 13, 2024 at 5:09 PM
How much water is wasted watering golf courses? It’s so much greener than any other grass.
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If you can’t pass a background check, there’s a reason. If you’re buying or building a ghost gun to get around that, THERE'S A REASON.
Ghost guns have no place in our communities — so let's find common ground in common sense and take action now.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ghost guns have no place in our communities — so let's find common ground in common sense and take action now.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What is a ghost gun, the weapon allegedly used in New York CEO shooting?
Advocacy groups call the controversial weapon "the fastest growing gun safety problem in the US".
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:15 PM
If you can’t pass a background check, there’s a reason. If you’re buying or building a ghost gun to get around that, THERE'S A REASON.
Ghost guns have no place in our communities — so let's find common ground in common sense and take action now.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ghost guns have no place in our communities — so let's find common ground in common sense and take action now.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Two years ago, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. It ensures that all marriages — including mine — are protected.
December 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Two years ago, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. It ensures that all marriages — including mine — are protected.
Re: Ending birthright citizenship: "according to legal experts, the president-elect does not have a leg to stand on."
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Re: Ending birthright citizenship: "according to legal experts, the president-elect does not have a leg to stand on."
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
TL; DR: Ending birthright citizenship is not a legal possibility for Trump, but it will nevertheless cause fear in our immigrant communities.
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
Experts pour cold water on Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship — but issue a stark warning
"This goes way beyond overruling Roe... This is quite a bit more of a rethinking of what the country is even about"
www.salon.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:09 PM
TL; DR: Ending birthright citizenship is not a legal possibility for Trump, but it will nevertheless cause fear in our immigrant communities.
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
Rainy Wednesday in SE PA, and no campaigns to knock doors for. I guess I’ll finish this tin of Trader Joe’s holiday treats and get out some USCIS applications instead.
December 11, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Rainy Wednesday in SE PA, and no campaigns to knock doors for. I guess I’ll finish this tin of Trader Joe’s holiday treats and get out some USCIS applications instead.
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Deporting people born in this country is not only unconstitutional, it's anti-American. We will fight this effort with everything we've got.
December 11, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Deporting people born in this country is not only unconstitutional, it's anti-American. We will fight this effort with everything we've got.
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The PEAL Center is offering virtual sessions for the Family Leadership Institute each Wednesday starting Jan. 15 through Feb. 26 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
These meetings will help families of young people with disabilities & special healthcare needs enhance knowledge, advocacy, & leadership skills
These meetings will help families of young people with disabilities & special healthcare needs enhance knowledge, advocacy, & leadership skills
December 10, 2024 at 8:14 PM
The PEAL Center is offering virtual sessions for the Family Leadership Institute each Wednesday starting Jan. 15 through Feb. 26 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
These meetings will help families of young people with disabilities & special healthcare needs enhance knowledge, advocacy, & leadership skills
These meetings will help families of young people with disabilities & special healthcare needs enhance knowledge, advocacy, & leadership skills
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During the holidays, you have the chance to put your shopping dollars behind working families:
Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide | AFL-CIO
Find that perfect holiday gift that carries a union label and is made in America.
aflcio.org
December 10, 2024 at 2:53 PM
During the holidays, you have the chance to put your shopping dollars behind working families:
@lindyli.bsky.social Pete Hegseth is demonstrably NOT a “pretty good guy.” You’re a high-ranking DNC member. Please start acting like it.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
Democratic National Committee member supports Pete Hegseth - calls him “a pretty good guy” - WTF?
Why did a Democratic National Committee (DNC) member go on a national cable news show and call Trump’s embattled pick for Defense Secretary “a pretty good guy”? I have no idea. Politics is not sports....
www.dailykos.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:40 PM
@lindyli.bsky.social Pete Hegseth is demonstrably NOT a “pretty good guy.” You’re a high-ranking DNC member. Please start acting like it.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
A must-read both for lawmakers and for immigration attorneys.
What if the majority of people denied asylum in the United States are:
a) Telling the truth,
b) In real danger of persecution, and yet
c) Still denied asylum on legal technicalities?
That's the bombshell finding of a landmark new study. bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/317...
a) Telling the truth,
b) In real danger of persecution, and yet
c) Still denied asylum on legal technicalities?
That's the bombshell finding of a landmark new study. bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/317...
December 10, 2024 at 10:14 AM
A must-read both for lawmakers and for immigration attorneys.
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"The fact that you enter without documents does not suspend the fact that you have constitutional rights. You have the right to an attorney...If they are going to stop you, there has to be reasonable cause for them to stop you," said AILA member Ysabel Lonazco.
Utah immigrant advocates hosting 'Know Your Rights' sessions amid Trump's deportation plans
Advocates for Utah's immigrant community are hosting
bit.ly
December 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM
"The fact that you enter without documents does not suspend the fact that you have constitutional rights. You have the right to an attorney...If they are going to stop you, there has to be reasonable cause for them to stop you," said AILA member Ysabel Lonazco.
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Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy.”
AILA has submitted a statement opposing mass enforcement and encouraging reforms that are effective, fair and humane.
AILA has submitted a statement opposing mass enforcement and encouraging reforms that are effective, fair and humane.
AILA Submits Statement for Senate Hearing on Mass Deportations
AILA submits a statement for the record for the 12/10/24 Senate hearing on mass deportation, "How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy."
www.aila.org
December 9, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy.”
AILA has submitted a statement opposing mass enforcement and encouraging reforms that are effective, fair and humane.
AILA has submitted a statement opposing mass enforcement and encouraging reforms that are effective, fair and humane.
Except for the four well-qualified circuit court judges that @schumer.senate.gov agreed to withdraw in his “deal” with Senate Rs. We’re apparently not talking about them anymore.
The Senate will continue working on and off the floor to confirm more of President Biden’s well-qualified judges.
December 10, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Except for the four well-qualified circuit court judges that @schumer.senate.gov agreed to withdraw in his “deal” with Senate Rs. We’re apparently not talking about them anymore.
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December is National Human Rights Month—a time to celebrate, protect, and advance the rights that make us all equal and free.
Let’s work together to ensure dignity, justice, and opportunity for everyone.
Let’s work together to ensure dignity, justice, and opportunity for everyone.
December 9, 2024 at 10:00 PM
December is National Human Rights Month—a time to celebrate, protect, and advance the rights that make us all equal and free.
Let’s work together to ensure dignity, justice, and opportunity for everyone.
Let’s work together to ensure dignity, justice, and opportunity for everyone.
Way to go Mr. Smith and Haverford High School!
A special shoutout to Leon Smith of Haverford High School for being named Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year!
Thank you to all the finalists for your incredible commitment to shaping the future. The positive impact you make in the classroom is truly appreciated!
Thank you to all the finalists for your incredible commitment to shaping the future. The positive impact you make in the classroom is truly appreciated!
December 9, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Way to go Mr. Smith and Haverford High School!
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A special shoutout to Leon Smith of Haverford High School for being named Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year!
Thank you to all the finalists for your incredible commitment to shaping the future. The positive impact you make in the classroom is truly appreciated!
Thank you to all the finalists for your incredible commitment to shaping the future. The positive impact you make in the classroom is truly appreciated!
December 9, 2024 at 7:17 PM
A special shoutout to Leon Smith of Haverford High School for being named Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year!
Thank you to all the finalists for your incredible commitment to shaping the future. The positive impact you make in the classroom is truly appreciated!
Thank you to all the finalists for your incredible commitment to shaping the future. The positive impact you make in the classroom is truly appreciated!
Must-read for international students (F-1 but also some J-1s).
This is happening all over the country. Philadelphia has a large number of international students due to the presence of Penn, Drexel, and Temple. Trump's policies on immigration will have a huge impact on our city.
Among schools nationwide, Haverford and Penn warn international students to return to campus before Trump inauguration
International students say they’re concerned about increased scrutiny, processing delays, and their ability to stay and work in the U.S. when their education is completed.
www.inquirer.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Must-read for international students (F-1 but also some J-1s).
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This decision is a big deal and underlines the urgent need to regulate so-called 'skill games' at the state level. Local governments need to have authority to regulate them.
Commonwealth Court lifts city ban on casino-style ‘skill games’ in Philadelphia
Critics argue that the machines are crime-attracting nuisances. The city’s ban was pushed by Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and signed into law by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in April.
www.inquirer.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:09 PM
This decision is a big deal and underlines the urgent need to regulate so-called 'skill games' at the state level. Local governments need to have authority to regulate them.