Saralegal
@saralegal.bsky.social
Sara, 30+. AuDHD, queer, Jewish diasporist. Public sector paralegal by day, nerd by night.
Pinned
Victims of ICE/CBP: Their Names, Their Stories
docs.google.com
My act of solidarity with Minneapolis today was adding about a hundred new names to my spreadsheet of people harmed by DHS/ICE/CBP cruelty since Trump took office a year ago. It's up to over 4,200 now--still just a tiny fraction of the true, horrific total.
Fruma Sarah for sure, but I could also make a meal of King Herod's Song if given the chance.
Does anyone else have a dream minor character role for a play or musical. Like, three scenes or less level minor.
Because mine is Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof.
Because mine is Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof.
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Fruma Sarah for sure, but I could also make a meal of King Herod's Song if given the chance.
Reposted by Saralegal
I love the Olympics
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I love the Olympics
Reposted by Saralegal
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Reposted by Saralegal
"We are with you till hell freezes, and when it does, we will furnish blankets to keep you warm" I know exactly why I'm crying in the club
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
"We are with you till hell freezes, and when it does, we will furnish blankets to keep you warm" I know exactly why I'm crying in the club
Reposted by Saralegal
Like, every time I think about this, it seems more self-evidently correct. Force ICE to decide whether they'd prefer to violate rights or keep immigrants from getting citizenship. (Honestly, my guess is they prefer violating rights.)
One of my craziest political ideas which is also self-evidently correct is that if your constitutional rights are violated during any immigration enforcement you should get a green card automatically and be put on a fast track for citizenship
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Like, every time I think about this, it seems more self-evidently correct. Force ICE to decide whether they'd prefer to violate rights or keep immigrants from getting citizenship. (Honestly, my guess is they prefer violating rights.)
Reposted by Saralegal
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
Reposted by Saralegal
The Supreme Court booklet requirement is archaic and bad.
February 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The Supreme Court booklet requirement is archaic and bad.
Reposted by Saralegal
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
Reposted by Saralegal
Famine Conditions Spread in Sudan Amid World’s Worst Hunger Crisis
"Famine conditions have spread to two more areas in Sudan’s North Darfur region, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned Thursday," writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/famine-sud...
"Famine conditions have spread to two more areas in Sudan’s North Darfur region, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned Thursday," writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/famine-sud...
Famine Conditions Spread in Sudan Amid World’s Worst Hunger Crisis
'Preventable deaths are already occurring and will continue to rise without urgent action,' the UN-backed global food monitor warns, as fighting rages between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
zeteo.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Famine Conditions Spread in Sudan Amid World’s Worst Hunger Crisis
"Famine conditions have spread to two more areas in Sudan’s North Darfur region, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned Thursday," writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/famine-sud...
"Famine conditions have spread to two more areas in Sudan’s North Darfur region, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned Thursday," writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/famine-sud...
This thread is a roller coaster ride from start to finish.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
This thread is a roller coaster ride from start to finish.
Reposted by Saralegal
embarrass the administration and they will do everything in their power to ruin your life, even if the embarrassment is the result of their own cruel overreach
vicious sadistic bullies all the way down
vicious sadistic bullies all the way down
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
embarrass the administration and they will do everything in their power to ruin your life, even if the embarrassment is the result of their own cruel overreach
vicious sadistic bullies all the way down
vicious sadistic bullies all the way down
Reposted by Saralegal
Ffiona Maw, 44, has rarely sat upright in a chair with her feet on the floor, instead hunching and twisting into the shape of either a pretzel, a cashew or a gargoyle.
Astronomers gather for once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of autistic woman sitting normally
Astronomers have gathered for a rare cosmic event – an autistic woman using a chair as intended, it has been reported. Ffiona Maw, 44, has rarely sat upright in a chair with her feet on the floor,…
thedailytism.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Ffiona Maw, 44, has rarely sat upright in a chair with her feet on the floor, instead hunching and twisting into the shape of either a pretzel, a cashew or a gargoyle.
Reposted by Saralegal
Despite two court orders to return Emilio Pena Jimenez to Minnesota from a detention center in Texas, the government sent him to Mexico.
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of returning him to Minnesota
The government says the undocumented immigrant voluntarily left the U.S. His attorney is seeking a contempt of court finding as the federal courts remain overwhelmed by immigration cases.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Despite two court orders to return Emilio Pena Jimenez to Minnesota from a detention center in Texas, the government sent him to Mexico.
Reposted by Saralegal
Updating the @prospect.org tracker of people immigration agents have killed or caused to die and I'm heartbroken to say that we have sixteen more entries. SIXTEEN.
Our total is now 24 deaths since January 2025 -- not counting the dozens who died in custody.
Our total is now 24 deaths since January 2025 -- not counting the dozens who died in custody.
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Updating the @prospect.org tracker of people immigration agents have killed or caused to die and I'm heartbroken to say that we have sixteen more entries. SIXTEEN.
Our total is now 24 deaths since January 2025 -- not counting the dozens who died in custody.
Our total is now 24 deaths since January 2025 -- not counting the dozens who died in custody.
Reposted by Saralegal
I have been writing letters of recommendation for just shy of thirty years— 17 students this year alone— in ratios that more or less track the majority-women population of liberal arts students.
Obviously I have never commented on a student's looks... and no recipient has ever called me to ask.
Obviously I have never commented on a student's looks... and no recipient has ever called me to ask.
February 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I have been writing letters of recommendation for just shy of thirty years— 17 students this year alone— in ratios that more or less track the majority-women population of liberal arts students.
Obviously I have never commented on a student's looks... and no recipient has ever called me to ask.
Obviously I have never commented on a student's looks... and no recipient has ever called me to ask.
Reposted by Saralegal
No one should be opposed to this.
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
No one should be opposed to this.
Reposted by Saralegal
This honestly is sloppy and self-serving enough to call the Torture Memos to mind. Not even *mentioning* Payton is inexcusable.
As far as I know, this is DHS's first effort to explain their position that I-205 forms allow entry into the home. They rely on the dicta in the 1960 Abel case (before Payton) and re-imagine the plurality opinion in Lucas as if it were the majority (and then overrely on it).
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This honestly is sloppy and self-serving enough to call the Torture Memos to mind. Not even *mentioning* Payton is inexcusable.
Reposted by Saralegal
The Trump admin is ALSO changing the rules so that rather than 30 days to file a Notice of Appeal, people will now only have 10 days (in most cases).
That's just 10 days to find $1,000 and appellate counsel for an appeal the government says it will likely automatically deny!
That's just 10 days to find $1,000 and appellate counsel for an appeal the government says it will likely automatically deny!
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Trump admin is ALSO changing the rules so that rather than 30 days to file a Notice of Appeal, people will now only have 10 days (in most cases).
That's just 10 days to find $1,000 and appellate counsel for an appeal the government says it will likely automatically deny!
That's just 10 days to find $1,000 and appellate counsel for an appeal the government says it will likely automatically deny!
Reposted by Saralegal
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
Reposted by Saralegal
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.”
Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth
“What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.”
Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.”
Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth
“What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.”
Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth
Reposted by Saralegal
Sometime when I have an abundance of free time (not today) I will mark this up. But know that there are a lot of other issues that are wrong here beyond what Orin mentions below. For example, simply having an order of removal and still being present in the US does not make you a fugitive per se.
As far as I know, this is DHS's first effort to explain their position that I-205 forms allow entry into the home. They rely on the dicta in the 1960 Abel case (before Payton) and re-imagine the plurality opinion in Lucas as if it were the majority (and then overrely on it).
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Sometime when I have an abundance of free time (not today) I will mark this up. But know that there are a lot of other issues that are wrong here beyond what Orin mentions below. For example, simply having an order of removal and still being present in the US does not make you a fugitive per se.
Reposted by Saralegal
on the whole, I would not recommend “the long september 11th” as an era in which to spend one’s entire adult life
I don’t particularly like living in the “leadup to” paragraph
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
on the whole, I would not recommend “the long september 11th” as an era in which to spend one’s entire adult life
Reposted by Saralegal
Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Reposted by Saralegal
as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.
Reposted by Saralegal
sir ian mckellen's incredible performance of an obscure, but eerily relevant, shakespearean monologue
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
sir ian mckellen's incredible performance of an obscure, but eerily relevant, shakespearean monologue
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...