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.
I refuse to read any GOP or White House propaganda about 1/6/2021. I remember it clearly. I was at my dining room table (Covid workspace) following on Twitter. When things escalated, I turned on the TV & was aghast. My kids came home from school & we watched together knowing it was historic.
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I refuse to read any GOP or White House propaganda about 1/6/2021. I remember it clearly. I was at my dining room table (Covid workspace) following on Twitter. When things escalated, I turned on the TV & was aghast. My kids came home from school & we watched together knowing it was historic.
tfw the paralegal tells the client what the lawyer said, and the client says, I'd like to know what the lawyer thinks. 😔
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
tfw the paralegal tells the client what the lawyer said, and the client says, I'd like to know what the lawyer thinks. 😔
Bluesky:
In 2026, we must reject fear and cruelty, recommit to compassion and due process, and "remember that being a nation of immigrants is not a weakness to manage, but an opportunity and a strength we must cultivate and steward." url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
In 2026, we must reject fear and cruelty, recommit to compassion and due process, and "remember that being a nation of immigrants is not a weakness to manage, but an opportunity and a strength we must cultivate and steward." url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
Think Immigration: America’s New Year’s Resolutions
AILA Board of Governors Member Andrew Nietor calls for America to make some resolutions this New Year, writing that we must “remember that being a nation of immigrants is not a weakness to manage but ...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Bluesky:
In 2026, we must reject fear and cruelty, recommit to compassion and due process, and "remember that being a nation of immigrants is not a weakness to manage, but an opportunity and a strength we must cultivate and steward." url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
In 2026, we must reject fear and cruelty, recommit to compassion and due process, and "remember that being a nation of immigrants is not a weakness to manage, but an opportunity and a strength we must cultivate and steward." url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
They'll be propping him up with a drool towel and prodding him to give a thumbs up to his adoring crowds.
I'm sure they will Weekend at Bernie's him if they need to.
I'm sure they will Weekend at Bernie's him if they need to.
If he's not dead, he's going to run in 2028. And Republicans will line up behind it.
Trump: "I could have the most unbelievable four years -- and I guess I'm not allowed to run. I'm not sure. Is there a little something out there that I'm not allowed to run? But let's assume I was allowed to run. There's gonna be a constitutional movement."
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
They'll be propping him up with a drool towel and prodding him to give a thumbs up to his adoring crowds.
I'm sure they will Weekend at Bernie's him if they need to.
I'm sure they will Weekend at Bernie's him if they need to.
I'm sure the Nobel people would like to take it back now. How cavalier can someone be with such a prestigious, impactful award? And she wants to be a head of state??
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I'm sure the Nobel people would like to take it back now. How cavalier can someone be with such a prestigious, impactful award? And she wants to be a head of state??
The rule of law is a kitchen table issue.
Broken record: The obsession with "kitchen table issues" imagines an electorate too obtuse or amoral to be reached by any appeal to abstract principle, morality, or any longer-term consideration than the immediate health of their bank account. If that's accurate, the game's already over.
Rep Adam Smith, highest ranking Dem on Armed Services Committee: The consultants keep telling me to talk about kitchen-table issues, but the rule of law is being utterly destroyed in America by Donald Trump.
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The rule of law is a kitchen table issue.
As the Trump Admin. continues its attack on legal immigration pathways, including through restrictions on the H-1B visa, many wonder what other options they have. In the latest @aila.org blog post, learn more about two cap-free categories: O-1 & L-1. url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
Think Immigration: What Are Alternatives to the H-1B Visa?
AILA member Muhammed Üzüm explains why talking with candidates and employers about cap-independent options such as O-1 and L-1 visas that may fit their circumstances is crucial given the uncertainty s...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
As the Trump Admin. continues its attack on legal immigration pathways, including through restrictions on the H-1B visa, many wonder what other options they have. In the latest @aila.org blog post, learn more about two cap-free categories: O-1 & L-1. url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
"In recent weeks, the judges’ conclusions have become increasingly urgent, describing shocking mistreatment and inhumanity as thousands of people ... are abruptly ripped from family members and locked up in squalid detention centers."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight
Judges have ruled against the administration in more than 1,600 cases.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"In recent weeks, the judges’ conclusions have become increasingly urgent, describing shocking mistreatment and inhumanity as thousands of people ... are abruptly ripped from family members and locked up in squalid detention centers."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Someone sent me a lovely gift & the shipment doesn't tell me who sent it. I contacted the company to find out who sent it. They declined due to "privacy reasons" but offered to reach out for permission. What privacy interest exists between a stationery company & their customer?
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Someone sent me a lovely gift & the shipment doesn't tell me who sent it. I contacted the company to find out who sent it. They declined due to "privacy reasons" but offered to reach out for permission. What privacy interest exists between a stationery company & their customer?
Miller has never hidden the plot. It's just that those who have enabled him didn't let him talk too much previously. Now the masks are off for the entirety of the regime's leadership.
He has been steering the ship all along.
He has been steering the ship all along.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Miller has never hidden the plot. It's just that those who have enabled him didn't let him talk too much previously. Now the masks are off for the entirety of the regime's leadership.
He has been steering the ship all along.
He has been steering the ship all along.
This is amazing.
ICE is furious because the Hilton cancelled their reservation because of ICE’s immigration enforcement activities.
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This is amazing.
Berry's new favorite thing is resting her head on the ottoman. She's passed out.
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Berry's new favorite thing is resting her head on the ottoman. She's passed out.
How are "running" and "occupying" different from each other?
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
How are "running" and "occupying" different from each other?
This thread is wild and also vital to understand how much we see isn't real (or isn't what it purports to be).
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This thread is wild and also vital to understand how much we see isn't real (or isn't what it purports to be).
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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Excuse me if I don't watch the lying president's remarks live.
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Excuse me if I don't watch the lying president's remarks live.
We ended TPS & all parole programs for Venezuelans who wanted to love America & make a better life here. I can only imagine the resentment developing in folks who were in the US until 2 months ago & now will live thru this US-made nightmare in Venezuela
When the unintended consequences come, as they always do, going to be very difficult this time to pretend it’s because they hate our freedom.
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
We ended TPS & all parole programs for Venezuelans who wanted to love America & make a better life here. I can only imagine the resentment developing in folks who were in the US until 2 months ago & now will live thru this US-made nightmare in Venezuela
All the Republicans will fall in line. Maybe 1 or 2 will object. They are an illegitimate, immoral party with no desire to hold Trump accountable. Stop waiting for them to wake up. They aren't asleep.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., expresses support for Trump’s military action in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
All the Republicans will fall in line. Maybe 1 or 2 will object. They are an illegitimate, immoral party with no desire to hold Trump accountable. Stop waiting for them to wake up. They aren't asleep.
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you don't need to add caveats agreeing that the head of state abducted is a bad guy before opposing abduction of a head of state by military force. If the rule was any head of government is fair game then the entire world would be a series of decapitation strikes and show trials in foreign courts.
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
you don't need to add caveats agreeing that the head of state abducted is a bad guy before opposing abduction of a head of state by military force. If the rule was any head of government is fair game then the entire world would be a series of decapitation strikes and show trials in foreign courts.
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So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
I guess 2026 won't be starting off better than 2025.
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I guess 2026 won't be starting off better than 2025.
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The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
A professionally set up workout space complete with a full set.of free weights, bench, cable machine, mirrors, mats, ballet barre, and all the accessories with a sauna and hot tub.
if you could have one absolutely ridiculous thing in your house, money is no issue, what would you add?
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
A professionally set up workout space complete with a full set.of free weights, bench, cable machine, mirrors, mats, ballet barre, and all the accessories with a sauna and hot tub.
USCIS admits that most people they referred to ICE are not security risks. So it's USCIS that is the worst of the worst by ruining lives and disrupting businesses. They are in it for the cruelty. Sick.
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
USCIS admits that most people they referred to ICE are not security risks. So it's USCIS that is the worst of the worst by ruining lives and disrupting businesses. They are in it for the cruelty. Sick.
First thing that comes to mind when hear Despacito is hockey players. Of course.
January 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
First thing that comes to mind when hear Despacito is hockey players. Of course.