Elissa Taub
@ejtaub.bsky.social
Immigration attorney, avid sports fan, and boy mom - a well-rounded person! Co-author of The Physician Immigration Handbook. #LawSky
I'm probably not your lawyer, and my posts are not legal advice.
I'm probably not your lawyer, and my posts are not legal advice.
Only the worst people
This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Only the worst people
Reposted by Elissa Taub
The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
Detainees without criminal records arrested by ICE make up fastest-growing group in immigration custody, data shows
The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
It's fun to post something & then get to block a bunch of nasty, bigoted peoole.
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's fun to post something & then get to block a bunch of nasty, bigoted peoole.
🎼"And I scream at the top of my lungs: what's going on?"
🎶”I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo… what the hell am I doin’ heeere. I don’t belong here.”🎶
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
🎼"And I scream at the top of my lungs: what's going on?"
I get on a plane for 8 hours and this is what i miss?!?!?
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I get on a plane for 8 hours and this is what i miss?!?!?
Reposted by Elissa Taub
U.S. border agents are set to descend on communities in southeast Mississippi as part of "Swamp Sweep," an operation with a goal of arresting 5,000 people in southern Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
U.S. border agents are set to descend on communities in southeast Mississippi as part of "Swamp Sweep," an operation with a goal of arresting 5,000 people in southern Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
www.mississippifreepress.org/border-agent...
Reposted by Elissa Taub
BREAKING: ICE Detention Crosses Record 65,000, October Arrests Top Record 40,000, Biggest Growth Among People with No Criminal History
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BREAKING: ICE Detention Crosses Record 65,000, October Arrests Top Record 40,000, Biggest Growth Among People with No Criminal History
After over two months of no data, ICE's new detention numbers show a record 65,135 people in detention, biggest growth among immigrants with no criminal histories. GPS ankle monitors also grow to 35k.
austinkocher.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING: ICE Detention Crosses Record 65,000, October Arrests Top Record 40,000, Biggest Growth Among People with No Criminal History
austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
He should be prosecuted for lying to Congress.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
He should be prosecuted for lying to Congress.
Reposted by Elissa Taub
Just saw this today. This is a transparent attempt to KILL DUE PROCESS by lying about the job of immigration judge and stacking the deck through hiring only bloodthirsty lawyers who want to deport people.
This comes after they pushed out over 100 judges deemed too likely to grant relief.
This comes after they pushed out over 100 judges deemed too likely to grant relief.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Just saw this today. This is a transparent attempt to KILL DUE PROCESS by lying about the job of immigration judge and stacking the deck through hiring only bloodthirsty lawyers who want to deport people.
This comes after they pushed out over 100 judges deemed too likely to grant relief.
This comes after they pushed out over 100 judges deemed too likely to grant relief.
See, I'm just doomscrolling like normal and then I see a post like this and I can't quit this thing.
Fair warning a significant part of this week’s Serious Trouble is centered on me not understanding rapper’s names
I sincerely thought it was Megan Three Stallion.
I thought maybe she was Native American?
I sincerely thought it was Megan Three Stallion.
I thought maybe she was Native American?
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
See, I'm just doomscrolling like normal and then I see a post like this and I can't quit this thing.
Lots of kids have been staying home in Memphis too. White parents have been driving Latino kids to school so they and/or their parents won't be targets while walking.
“The children haven’t returned to school since last Thursday, too afraid to leave their mother’s side.” Ages 2-13, all US citizens, held at gunpoint by ICE agents who invaded their home looking for someone else
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Lots of kids have been staying home in Memphis too. White parents have been driving Latino kids to school so they and/or their parents won't be targets while walking.
Thou shalt not have fun at work.
Judge Matthew Thornhill's burning love for Elvis Presley prompted him to occasionally wear an Elvis wig on the bench — behavior that a judicial conduct commission cited in calling for him to be suspended and then resign. Court documents say he agreed to step down after nearly 20 years on the bench.
Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign
Judge Matthew E.P. Thornhill also talked about politics and played Elvis songs in court, a judicial commission said.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thou shalt not have fun at work.
Reposted by Elissa Taub
Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
I was today years old when I learned her real name is Mary Marsha. 🤮
I think the State of TN (where I reside) needs to recall her. And never elect her as Governor. She's a cow and that's an insult to cows.
I think the State of TN (where I reside) needs to recall her. And never elect her as Governor. She's a cow and that's an insult to cows.
Martha Blackburn defends Trump's call to arrest (and execute) Democratic elected officials
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I was today years old when I learned her real name is Mary Marsha. 🤮
I think the State of TN (where I reside) needs to recall her. And never elect her as Governor. She's a cow and that's an insult to cows.
I think the State of TN (where I reside) needs to recall her. And never elect her as Governor. She's a cow and that's an insult to cows.
Just say it: The administration is opposed to ALL immigration, whether done "the right way" or not.
The Trump administration’s crackdown on legal immigration is making it tougher for doctors, engineers, professors and artists to get permission to work and live in the U.S.
For foreign professionals, the crackdown has meant new levels of anguish and fear.
For foreign professionals, the crackdown has meant new levels of anguish and fear.
Trump’s immigration crackdown is keeping foreign professionals out
Federal authorities are denying more work visas and green cards, vetting social media posts and applying enhanced scrutiny to foreign employees’ credentials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Just say it: The administration is opposed to ALL immigration, whether done "the right way" or not.
I have 2 doctors and 3 nurses stuck outside the US pending adjudication of exemptions from the $100k fee. How does this help any Americans?
The Trump administration’s crackdown on legal immigration is making it tougher for doctors, engineers, professors and artists to get permission to work and live in the U.S.
For foreign professionals, the crackdown has meant new levels of anguish and fear.
For foreign professionals, the crackdown has meant new levels of anguish and fear.
Trump’s immigration crackdown is keeping foreign professionals out
Federal authorities are denying more work visas and green cards, vetting social media posts and applying enhanced scrutiny to foreign employees’ credentials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I have 2 doctors and 3 nurses stuck outside the US pending adjudication of exemptions from the $100k fee. How does this help any Americans?
Reposted by Elissa Taub
I’m calling on the Trump admin to remove ICE from Memphis. They aren't going after the “worst of the worst" — they’re sweeping up parents, grandparents, workers, even US citizens. Immigrants aren’t driving crime, and ICE isn't helping. They're tearing apart our community & hurting our economy.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’m calling on the Trump admin to remove ICE from Memphis. They aren't going after the “worst of the worst" — they’re sweeping up parents, grandparents, workers, even US citizens. Immigrants aren’t driving crime, and ICE isn't helping. They're tearing apart our community & hurting our economy.
Human rights?!? Like, he could have said anything else, but the president is a troll.
Trump on MBS: "We have an extremely respected man in the Oval Office today. And a friend of mine for a long time. A very good friend of mine. I'm very proud of the job he's done in terms of human rights and everything else."
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Human rights?!? Like, he could have said anything else, but the president is a troll.
No confusion. He's a liar.
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
No confusion. He's a liar.
Glad I already don't eat at McMaga...
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Glad I already don't eat at McMaga...
So glad we don't have an emotional woman president who couldn't handle the pressure 🙄
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
So glad we don't have an emotional woman president who couldn't handle the pressure 🙄
Reposted by Elissa Taub
Immigrant entrepreneurs are powering local economies across the country.
"In fact, the New American Economy’s 2019 study found that immigrant-led businesses 'employed almost 8 million American workers and generated $1.3 trillion in total sales'"
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
"In fact, the New American Economy’s 2019 study found that immigrant-led businesses 'employed almost 8 million American workers and generated $1.3 trillion in total sales'"
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
When Immigrants Succeed, America Succeeds - America's Voice
Without the skills and entrepreneurial spirit of immigrant business owners, our national economy would be stagnant, local communities would be less vibrant, and midwesterners would be missing out on a...
americasvoice.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Immigrant entrepreneurs are powering local economies across the country.
"In fact, the New American Economy’s 2019 study found that immigrant-led businesses 'employed almost 8 million American workers and generated $1.3 trillion in total sales'"
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
"In fact, the New American Economy’s 2019 study found that immigrant-led businesses 'employed almost 8 million American workers and generated $1.3 trillion in total sales'"
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
UGH - reached the point of the year where it's 4:30 but it feels like 6pm.
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
UGH - reached the point of the year where it's 4:30 but it feels like 6pm.
The drop in new applications is concerning. That tells me that the US is going to see a big decrease in international students in another year or 2. That drop threatens the country's worldwide competitiveness. Those students are going to go somewhere, just not here.
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The drop in new applications is concerning. That tells me that the US is going to see a big decrease in international students in another year or 2. That drop threatens the country's worldwide competitiveness. Those students are going to go somewhere, just not here.