Andrea Montavon-McKillip
@outimmigration.bsky.social
Down and dirty immigration lawyer | proud daughter of teachers | mama bear | spicy brain | aficionada de Rioja | celebrated dork and enjoyer of fart humor | she/her/ella
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"Every few months this year, a new class of judges gets termination notices in the middle of the day, often while they are in the middle of immigration court proceedings." https://n.pr/4oP6PDk
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Every few months this year, a new class of judges gets termination notices in the middle of the day, often while they are in the middle of immigration court proceedings." https://n.pr/4oP6PDk
Whaaaaat???
I'm stunned. ICE attorneys not identifying themselves in COURT?
July 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Whaaaaat???
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MUST WATCH: Oceanside CA: Militarized DHS (HSI) smashed windows, assault rifles drawn, tossed flashbangs and sent drones into the apartment which had 2 kids inside. They then told neighbors they were going to use tear gas, and they’d probably be exposed. Please share widely. WTF
June 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
MUST WATCH: Oceanside CA: Militarized DHS (HSI) smashed windows, assault rifles drawn, tossed flashbangs and sent drones into the apartment which had 2 kids inside. They then told neighbors they were going to use tear gas, and they’d probably be exposed. Please share widely. WTF
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NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws.
WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week.
by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:
WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week.
by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:
ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement.
www.wired.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws.
WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week.
by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:
WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week.
by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:
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Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
May 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
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This is how it’s done!
FRIDAY: South Park, San Diego, neighbors weren’t having it. When ICE rolled up on an Italian restaurant in unmarked cars and started grabbing workers, the community hit the streets.
(Sound up)
FRIDAY: South Park, San Diego, neighbors weren’t having it. When ICE rolled up on an Italian restaurant in unmarked cars and started grabbing workers, the community hit the streets.
(Sound up)
May 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is how it’s done!
FRIDAY: South Park, San Diego, neighbors weren’t having it. When ICE rolled up on an Italian restaurant in unmarked cars and started grabbing workers, the community hit the streets.
(Sound up)
FRIDAY: South Park, San Diego, neighbors weren’t having it. When ICE rolled up on an Italian restaurant in unmarked cars and started grabbing workers, the community hit the streets.
(Sound up)
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BREAKING: ICE RAID reported at Buona Forchetta tonight about a mile up the road in San Diego. Smoke bombs were used to disperse the crowd. FUCK ICE. WTF?!
May 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
BREAKING: ICE RAID reported at Buona Forchetta tonight about a mile up the road in San Diego. Smoke bombs were used to disperse the crowd. FUCK ICE. WTF?!
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After reducing the size of the Board of Immigration Appeals from 28 members to 15 members (and in process firing every single Biden appointee), the Trump administration is now hiring new Board of Immigration Appeals members.
Just making it all nakedly transparent! www.usajobs.gov/job/837638500
Just making it all nakedly transparent! www.usajobs.gov/job/837638500
Appellate Immigration Judge
<strong>****Please see announcement questionnaire for specific court locations****.</strong><br>
<br>
<strong>Conversion to permanent position is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a probation...
www.usajobs.gov
May 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
After reducing the size of the Board of Immigration Appeals from 28 members to 15 members (and in process firing every single Biden appointee), the Trump administration is now hiring new Board of Immigration Appeals members.
Just making it all nakedly transparent! www.usajobs.gov/job/837638500
Just making it all nakedly transparent! www.usajobs.gov/job/837638500
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🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨 Trump is moving to wipe out all of Biden’s appointments to the Board of Immigration Appeals and we need to push back. Submit a public comment by Thursday, May 15 on the Federal Register. Comments are anonymous—you don’t need to share your name or email. www.regulations.gov/...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨 Trump is moving to wipe out all of Biden’s appointments to the Board of Immigration Appeals and we need to push back. Submit a public comment by Thursday, May 15 on the Federal Register. Comments are anonymous—you don’t need to share your name or email. www.regulations.gov/...
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Of course, Darrell issa voted in favor of Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
patch.com/california/a... #CA48
patch.com/california/a... #CA48
'Gulf Of America' Vote Passes: See How Your CA Representative Voted
The House bill passed by a vote of 211-206.
patch.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Of course, Darrell issa voted in favor of Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
patch.com/california/a... #CA48
patch.com/california/a... #CA48
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Congrats everyone — we are at the point where The Onion and real life are indistinguishable from one another. 😳🇺🇸 theonion.com/ice-agents-w...
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Congrats everyone — we are at the point where The Onion and real life are indistinguishable from one another. 😳🇺🇸 theonion.com/ice-agents-w...
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In other news, the Secretary of Homeland Security appears incapable of securing her own purse.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/p...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant | CNN Politics
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, two sources familiar with the incident, includin...
www.cnn.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In other news, the Secretary of Homeland Security appears incapable of securing her own purse.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/p...
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Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, claimed asylum in the US because he was persecuted as a gay man.
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
April 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, claimed asylum in the US because he was persecuted as a gay man.
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
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🇧🇷🏳️⚧️ São Paulo acogió el otro día un acto bastante inédito: una marcha de hombres trans y personas no binarias para exigir dejar de ser invisibles ante el mundo y dentro de la comunidad LGTBIQ+
elpais.com/america/2025...
elpais.com/america/2025...
Clamor de hombres trans y personas no binarias en São Paulo para dejar de ser invisibles
Unas 7.000 personas marcharon en la ciudad brasileña el domingo, víspera del día de la visibilidad trans, en defensa de un colectivo que se siente ignorado incluso dentro de la comunidad LGTB
elpais.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🇧🇷🏳️⚧️ São Paulo acogió el otro día un acto bastante inédito: una marcha de hombres trans y personas no binarias para exigir dejar de ser invisibles ante el mundo y dentro de la comunidad LGTBIQ+
elpais.com/america/2025...
elpais.com/america/2025...
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🚨 Urgent Alert: Late last week, Al Otro Lado received devastating news: the federal contract that has allowed us to provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children is being terminated. 1/6
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
The Trump administration ends federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the U.S. alone, leaving them vulnerable to rapid deportation.
www.latimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
🚨 Urgent Alert: Late last week, Al Otro Lado received devastating news: the federal contract that has allowed us to provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children is being terminated. 1/6
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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🗓️ Save the Date
Trans Day of Visibility in Oceanside 🏳️⚧️
Saturday March 29 11a to 2p
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Trans Day of Visibility in Oceanside 🏳️⚧️
Saturday March 29 11a to 2p
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Trans Day of Visibility
sdpride.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
🗓️ Save the Date
Trans Day of Visibility in Oceanside 🏳️⚧️
Saturday March 29 11a to 2p
sdpride.org/event/trans-...
Trans Day of Visibility in Oceanside 🏳️⚧️
Saturday March 29 11a to 2p
sdpride.org/event/trans-...
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“Joseph and Elizabeth Yamada of San Diego were young children the last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked in the U.S.
The pair met at an internment camp in Poston, Arizona.” www.10news.com/news/local-n...
The pair met at an internment camp in Poston, Arizona.” www.10news.com/news/local-n...
Japanese Americans react to Trump's plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
President Donald Trump is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime act that could speed up his plan for mass deportations.
www.10news.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Joseph and Elizabeth Yamada of San Diego were young children the last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked in the U.S.
The pair met at an internment camp in Poston, Arizona.” www.10news.com/news/local-n...
The pair met at an internment camp in Poston, Arizona.” www.10news.com/news/local-n...
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"A family that was deported to Mexico hopes they can find a way to return to the U.S. and ensure their 10-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, can continue her brain cancer treatment."
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
nbcnews.to
March 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"A family that was deported to Mexico hopes they can find a way to return to the U.S. and ensure their 10-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, can continue her brain cancer treatment."
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🚨This is utterly unprecedented. As far as anyone can tell, no one in the last 100 years has EVER been charged with misdemeanor improper entry under 8 USC 1325 years after they entered the country, and certain never for asylum seekers who have legal permission to be here (Temporary Protected Status).
Venezuelan couple is arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
The couple, who live in Washington, D.C., have temporary deportation protections and pending asylum claims. Advocates say the case could set legal precedent.
www.latimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🚨This is utterly unprecedented. As far as anyone can tell, no one in the last 100 years has EVER been charged with misdemeanor improper entry under 8 USC 1325 years after they entered the country, and certain never for asylum seekers who have legal permission to be here (Temporary Protected Status).
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“At 10:38 a.m., when most San Marcos High School students would be slugging their way on to second period, about 400 students came pouring out of the school … beating drums, chanting, and holding posters painted with slogans to protect immigrant rights.” www.independent.com/2025/03/06/i...
Immigration Protest at San Marcos High School Brings Out Hundreds of Students
"Support! Don't deport!" 400 high school students chanted to protest Trump's immigration policies.
www.independent.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“At 10:38 a.m., when most San Marcos High School students would be slugging their way on to second period, about 400 students came pouring out of the school … beating drums, chanting, and holding posters painted with slogans to protect immigrant rights.” www.independent.com/2025/03/06/i...
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"This Valentine’s Day marked seven years since a 19-year-old armed with a Smith & Wesson AR-15 shot and killed 17 people and wounded another 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas... But that did not stop gun makers from using the day to market AR-15s and other military-grade weapons.”
The Gun Industry Mixes Firearms and Romance on Valentine’s Day
A recap of the worst social media posts from Valentine’s Day from gun makers like Anderson Manufacturing, Barrett Firearms, and more.
buff.ly
February 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"This Valentine’s Day marked seven years since a 19-year-old armed with a Smith & Wesson AR-15 shot and killed 17 people and wounded another 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas... But that did not stop gun makers from using the day to market AR-15s and other military-grade weapons.”
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If you’re trying to prosecute people for teaching others their rights, it means you planned on illegally violating their rights.
February 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you’re trying to prosecute people for teaching others their rights, it means you planned on illegally violating their rights.