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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
There’s a big thread of baffled people on Reddit trying to figure out what the emails mean or if they’re real. They include:

- Citizens
- Canadians (living in Canada)
- Green card holders
- DACA recipients

Whatever dataset DOGE used was the wrong one. www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comm...
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April 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
joshisimmigration.bsky.social
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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April 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
It didn’t even take 6 hours.
USCIS @USCIS X.com Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols. The protections and safety of our homeland and of the American people remains our singular focus and mission. 10:04 PM • 11/26/25 • 2.1K Views
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
rgoodlaw.bsky.social
I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul.

Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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USCIS under Trump:
April 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
uncommongrace25.bsky.social
These is a Reddit chain about this message that other have received with some immigration lawyers on it www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/s/WW...
From the USCIS community on Reddit: Just got this e-mail not too long ago. Should I be worried?
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April 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
brandonfriedman.bsky.social
No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
brandonfriedman.bsky.social Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Nov 25
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.

In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
USCIS Refugee Memo – Summary of Key Provisions Effective immediately, USCIS is ordering: ● A total freeze on all pending Form I-485 applications filed by refugees admitted from Jan 20, 2021 – Feb 20, 2025 ● A mandatory re-interview of all principal refugees admitted during that period ● A review and potential re-interview of derivative refugees, including spouses, children, and follow-to-join beneficiaries ● A reassessment of whether each refugee met the definition at the time of admission Authority being invoked: ● INA § 101(a)(42) (refugee definition) ● INA § 207 and § 209 (termination and adjustment authority) ● USCIS asserts power to undo past refugee admissions Consequences: ● USCIS may terminate refugee status for principals and all derivatives ● USCIS may deny green cards, even for those who already have them ● There is no appeal of a denied refugee-based I-485; the only option is to contest removal in immigration court ● Refugees placed in removal proceedings may renew their I-485 claim before an immigration judge Additional conditions: ● USCIS has 90 days to create the priority list for who will be re-interviewed ● The freeze on I-485s remains until lifted in a future memo ● Only the USCIS Director or Deputy Director may authorize exceptions ● USCIS is explicitly framing this as correcting “expediency,” “quantity over quality,” and “vulnerabilities” in Biden-era adjudications ● The memo states USCIS will revisit all inadmissibility grounds, including those previously waived ● The memo highlights a review of the persecutor bar ● It asserts a need to ensure refugees “pose no threat to national security or public safety”
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
wanderlib.bsky.social
Also, this might actually produce riots at USCIS.

These are a huge deal for them internally.
October 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
An actual press release from an actual government agency in the supposed land of the free:

"USCIS adopted social media vetting for anti-Americanism."
USCIS adopted social media vetting for anti-Americanism to consider social media content that indicates an alien endorsing, espousing, promoting, or supporting antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terrorist organizations, or other antisemitic or anti-American activity as a negative factor in any USCIS discretionary analysis when adjudicating immigration benefit requests.
May 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
A violent kidnapping!

ICE goons forcefully detained a woman at the Tampa USCIS center on Jan. 2.
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
mikeblack114.bsky.social
this isn't even ERO it's in fuckin USCIS, good lord
jasonkirell.bsky.social Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · Jan 8
Was randomly searching local jobs on usajobs.gov and most of them are immigration enforcement and these dumbasses are calling themselves “Homeland Defenders” and the job summary says “protect your culture.”
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
queenofthesouth.bsky.social
There is no need for ice to exist. If an immigrant is a criminal they’ll be apprehended via normal law enforcement agencies. Other than that, let them go through USCIS.
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
legalafmtn.bsky.social
NEWS: The House Homeland Security Committee has confirmed a February 10 hearing with senior officials from ICE, CBP, and USCIS.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
NEW: McCarthyism returns to immigration law, as @USCIS announces that it will begin screening applicants for immigration benefits for "Anti-America ideologies or activities." The term has no prior precedent in immigration law and its definition is entirely up to the Trump admin.
August 19, 2025 PA-2025-16 Policy Alert SUBJECT: Clarifying Discretionary Factors in Certain Immigration Benefit Requests Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers may consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliens’ past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations. Background For certain immigration benefit requests, such as adjustment of status, the alien bears the burden of proof to demonstrate that a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted.1 For these benefit requests, the discretionary analysis is a separate component of adjudicating the benefit request which occurs after an officer determines whether all threshold eligibility requirements have been met. The act of exercising discretion involves weighing positive and negative factors and considering the totality of the circumstances in each case. There are various factors officers may consider when conducting a discretionary analysis, including facts relating to an alien’s conduct, character, family ties, immigration history, and any humanitarian concerns. USCIS guidance provides that an alien’s compliance with immigration laws is a relevant factor when determining if a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted. USCIS is updating the Policy Manual to provide additional guidance for officers on the significant negative discretionary weight USCIS assigns in circumstances where an alien has endorsed, promoted, supported, or otherwise espoused the views of a terrorist organization or group, including those who support or promote anti-American ideologies or activities, antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terrorist organizations, and antisemitic ideologies, in any case involving an exercise of discretion.2 In cases where the alien has engaged in such activities, USCIS will enforce all relevant …
August 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
hoppock.bsky.social
Yesterday USCIS began arresting people at their immigration interviews if they were out of status. Before yesterday, USCIS did not call ice unless a person had a removed order already. This is a significant escalation. These are people who are trying to get legal through the legal process.
March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
yaelschacher.bsky.social
Oh Statue of Liberty has been removed from USCIS logo. Not subtle!

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Statue of Liberty, "America's Promise" Gone from USCIS Logo
For a while, USCIS had this as their logo: Now, it's this:
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February 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
kathleenbush.bsky.social
The arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi garnered headlines, but less well known are the hundreds of other arrests that have taken place at USCIS, the administrative agency that adjudicates immigration benefit applications, which "facilitated 369 arrests at USCIS field offices since Jan. 20"
May 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
pabloreports.bsky.social
NEW: USCIS Staff Cuts Threaten to Worsen Immigration Backlogs migrantinsider.com/p/uscis-staf...
USCIS Staff Cuts Threaten to Worsen Immigration Backlogs
Mass Retirements and Layoffs at USCIS Spark Fears of Doubling Immigration Delays
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April 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
On reddit, a US citizen says they got a notice from DHS (with his middle name listed as his first name) declaring they owe $730,000 for failure to depart after a removal order.

Given DHS' outsourcing of skiptracing to contractors, suggests very poor investigations.
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From the USCIS community on Reddit: US Citizen notified to Self-Deport - Question
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July 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
immcouncil.org
For the first time, #USCIS will create “special agents” with powers to carry firearms and make arrests.

Shev Dalal-Dheini (@aila.org) and @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social explain how this move defies Congress’ mandate and raises serious legal concerns.
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New USCIS ‘Special Agents’ Will Be Given the Power to Arrest, Use Deadly Force Against Immigrants - American Immigration Council
USCIS, the agency tasked with issuing green cards, will have “special agents" authorized to carry firearms and arrest immigrants.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
austinkocher.com
Three separate policies (signed by Trump, Secretary Rubio, and USCIS head Edlow) now bar citizens of 92 countries from receiving immigrant visas. That covers roughly half of all legal immigrants entering the US from abroad.
March 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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Posted by the official USCIS and State Dep accounts
May 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
denverwaxfiend.bsky.social
USCIS has an office by mine in south Denver. They have a large parking lot full of brand new black Suburbans lined up. Looks like they are getting ready to ramp things up in Denver.
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
democracydocket.com
🚨BREAKING: A whistleblower is alleging that immigration agency USCIS directed officers to misrepresent themselves to access state voter records, then label people "unlawful voters" — including U.S. citizens — using unreliable data.

Story to come.
September 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM