A HORRID UPDATE on the #Adelanto COVID19 outbreak: 6 detainees have been hospitalized for #COVID19 complications so far out of the reported 38 positive cases. Entire Housing 5 unit is on lock down. Chaos is unreal.
All six refused to leave their housing unit and remain with the 33 who tested positive.
This is just awful.
since 14 September when the outbreak "officially" began GEO has NOT tested any of its staff. I was just told that medical personnel were also not tested, then it changed that "some have been tested".
If you work for Wellpath in Adelanto, my DM are open!
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So, here are some interesting tidbits from today's hearing in the Mahmoud Khalil case, courtesy of .@innercitypress- the best court coverage reporter in the biz by far!
The small Good news first: the docket will be made public! Huray for 1st amendment right to access to court records!
The not so good news -- a 🧵
As I said before, this is an immigration habeas corpus petition and those are very squirrely.
This is not a deportation case and the judge cannot and has not blocked Mr. Khalil's deportation on the merit -- the judge blocked his removal temporarily only to preserve jurisdictional issues. He really does not need to do so, because Mr. Khalil is a LPR and until there is a final order of removal, he remains so and cannot be removed.
According to the reporting, the AUSA represented that Mr. Khalil has been served with a Notice to Appear (NTA) that initiated removal proceedings against him in Jena where he is currently detained by ICE. Meaning, he was served with the formal "charging" document that sets forth the facts [very, very abbreviated] in support of his removal proceedings and the INA provisions invoked to strip him of his green card. Let me say this -- unless his attorneys manage to get him transferred back to NYC or somehow get him released -- his removal proceedings will be conducted in Jena and under 5th Cir law. Having had the misfortune to do many cases in the shithole that is la Salle IC, I would not want this case there. It could be worse but ... just sayin'
The dreaded #immigrationFriday is upon us again: the 5th Circuit again found the DACA program unlawful but limited the injunctive relief to Texas and stayed the ruling pending cert review. It is an awful ending of a
good program that should had long ago been replaced by a Congressional Act providing a path to citizenship for Dreamers. A depressing thread ...
The decision is by Judge Smith so of course the standing issue was dealt quicky (he issued the DAPA decision). Basically the standing decision goes like this:
1. We found standing in DACA I; 2. We don't want to change the result so you lose again 3. SCOTUS hasn't told us we are wrong about that DACA I -- so go pound sand.
Hah! I missed this one: Bernie Sanders has introduced an #H1B Amendment to the Laken Riley Act, which
* eliminates the concept of "prevailing wage" and replaces it with "the higher of the median local wage level or the actual wage of similarly employed
workers". (More on that later in the thread)
* introduces the concept of "employer at common law" which is going after the outsourcing model in H1B and if passed, would pretty much end it.
* mandates more rigorous lay-off certifications from both the petitioning employer and the "employer at common law", i.e. the H1B chop shops
* if a petitioning employer or the chop shop is required by law to provide a notice of a mass layoff and has H1B on payroll "the status of such nonimmigrants shall
expire on the date that is 120 days after the date on which such notice is provided."
* expands the grace period from 60 days to 120 days for a laid-off H-1B to switch employers
The whole H1B MAGA "civil war" as the @thehill called it, is fake as hell and it "erupted" because of xenophobia and racism & coz certain people do not want to address the real issue about "legal" immigration: It has nothing to do with the inability to get and retain the 0.01% of any profession!
The conversation should not be about H1B visas (this should have been reformed line a decade ago to remove the caps). It is and should be about REMOVING the COUNTRY CAPS preventing talented and hard-working people from getting their green cards and having the certainty and security they need to help America prosper.
Musk's whole message about desperately needing #H1B to keep geniuses like him and prominent Tech entrepreneurs is total BS. H1B is not and has never been about the top anything.
H1B is a non-immigrant visa program that is open to both entry-level and experienced non-citizens by Congressional design. All that you need is
* good faith job offer in a specialty occupation (which is defined as involving theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge (yeah I know!)
and
* a bachelor's or higher degree in the specific specialty (or its equivalent) actually required as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.
*** OR be a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability.
So this is how both Musk and Melania got their foot in and on their way to green cards and later US Citizenship.
Biden Admin and Class counsel in the long-running Roman case (Adelanto COVID-19 closure and intake restriction order) have reached a settlement, subject to Court's approval, to lift the intake order (meaning the largest for-profit immigration detention facility [~2000 beds] will reopen) with pretty meaningless concessions from Def & Geo in the form of continuing COVID-19 compliance and protections from re-arrest to class members and over $2Mil in attorney fees.
Well F*ck, what can I say, Biden Admin and DOJ are rolling the red carpet for Trump's deportation machine.
This case started in April 2020 and Judge H ordered the release of most people who were trapped in this hell hole at the start of the pandemic via this class action and many individual habes that were consolidated w it.
Most ppl were released and ultimately Judge H set a maximum capacity for Adelanto at <500.
For the last year it has operated at holding 3 yes THREE non-citizens but of course Geo received its guaranteed minimum of $200 per day per head in the liquidated numbers provision of the contract.
Full disclosure: have not gone in depth in the terms of the settlement agreement so this summary is preliminary and very glib ... but heck here we go:
America has handed Trump a dark mandate on immigration; there is no way to escape the conclusion.
If you are a non-citizen without a green card in hand and are still thinking there are sunny days ahead, well, think again!
Buckle up, it will be a depressing 🧵
I'll try to cover 3 things the way I see it:
A. the real-life immediate impact to admissions, adjudications, and removal proceedings that will start to trickle down on day one of Trump 2.0
B. the likely long-term efforts to bring to life his campaign promises
C. what undocumented people, and especially mixed status families and people in removal proceedings, could do to protect their rights under the INA (for as long as they are on the books)
Nothing in this thread is intended or constitutes legal advice. These are my musings and way to blow off steam this morning.
A.1 I expect that immigration will be a big thing with the "day ONE" crowd and narrative over the next few months and in reality. Here is my list of what I expect Trump and Stephen Miller will do through executive orders and proclamations immediately:
* Trump will issue a 'to-do' executive order to all immigration agencies to review, revisit, and adjust all internal rules, practices, manuals, and regulations to fit their priorities which will be (1) halt immigrant visa processing; (2) halt grant of asylum and parole grants; (3) tighten adjudication standards for all applications for relief; (4) suspend all entries for a period of time (travel bans); (5) set removal priorities.
* Trump will cancel and terminate all of Biden's "legal pathways", including CHNV, CBPOne, POE daily entries.