Danielle Pocock
@dmpocock.bsky.social
immigration attorney focusing on human trafficking and unaccompanied minors. cancer survivor. cat mom. UChi Law and Rutgers Business School alumni. here's hoping democracy doesn't crumble.
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Welp, got an answer to this question: Apparently the answer is no tariffs are being collected. Trump broke the system
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April 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Welp, got an answer to this question: Apparently the answer is no tariffs are being collected. Trump broke the system
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V proud of my former Senator
April 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
V proud of my former Senator
Any UChi Law alums know why UChi chose not to sign on? Would have thought this would be a great opportunity to emphasize their commitment to free speech but..
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Today, I joined 78 of my fellow law school deans in signing the following… | William M. Treanor | 214 comments
Today, I joined 78 of my fellow law school deans in signing the following letter, issued March 26, 2025:
"As deans of law schools, we have a special… | 214 comments on LinkedIn
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March 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Any UChi Law alums know why UChi chose not to sign on? Would have thought this would be a great opportunity to emphasize their commitment to free speech but..
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This is a BFD. If the administration intentionally deported the Veneuzelans in open defiance of Judge Boasberg’s order blocking the Alien Enemies Act & ordering the planes to turn back we are entering into a crisis of epic proportions. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order
Their arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.
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March 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is a BFD. If the administration intentionally deported the Veneuzelans in open defiance of Judge Boasberg’s order blocking the Alien Enemies Act & ordering the planes to turn back we are entering into a crisis of epic proportions. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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NYT: The timing of the flights to El Salvador is important. Boasberg issued his order shortly before 7pm ET but video posted from ES shows them disembarking the plane at night. El Salvador is 2 time zones behind ET raising Qs abt wh the admin ignored the order. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Trump Sends Hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador in Face of Judge’s Order
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announced that his country had taken in more than 200 prisoners whom the U.S. has accused of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang.
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March 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NYT: The timing of the flights to El Salvador is important. Boasberg issued his order shortly before 7pm ET but video posted from ES shows them disembarking the plane at night. El Salvador is 2 time zones behind ET raising Qs abt wh the admin ignored the order. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
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The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador, pushing the limits of U.S. immigration law seemingly after a federal judge ordered that the deportation flights not proceed.
Trump Sends Hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador in Face of Judge’s Order
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announced that his country had taken in more than 200 prisoners whom the U.S. has accused of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador, pushing the limits of U.S. immigration law seemingly after a federal judge ordered that the deportation flights not proceed.
So how long do we think until folks start getting asylum from USA applications approved? 😬
March 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
So how long do we think until folks start getting asylum from USA applications approved? 😬
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A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.
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March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.
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The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil — a green card holder studying in this country legally — is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
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March 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil — a green card holder studying in this country legally — is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
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The activist Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent figure in the pro-Palestinian student movement at Columbia University and a permanent U.S. resident, has been transferred to Louisiana from New York City after federal immigration officials arrested him over the weekend, according to the ICE website.
Mahmoud Khalil Is Moved to Immigration Detention in Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil is a permanent resident of the United States. His arrest sets up a fight over free speech and immigrant rights.
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March 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The activist Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent figure in the pro-Palestinian student movement at Columbia University and a permanent U.S. resident, has been transferred to Louisiana from New York City after federal immigration officials arrested him over the weekend, according to the ICE website.
Includes 8 children. Absolutely detestable.
UPDATE: Nearly 100 migrants, recently deported by the United States to Panama where they had been locked in a hotel, were loaded onto buses Tuesday night and moved to a detention camp on the outskirts of the jungle, several of the migrants said.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Includes 8 children. Absolutely detestable.
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Breaking News:
The U.S. Department of the Interior and HHS ordered lawyers hired to represent unaccompanied children to stop working.
TPR reviewed the stop work order sent to attorneys under a contract with Acacia Center for Justice, the prime contact for unaccompanied minors’ legal services.
The U.S. Department of the Interior and HHS ordered lawyers hired to represent unaccompanied children to stop working.
TPR reviewed the stop work order sent to attorneys under a contract with Acacia Center for Justice, the prime contact for unaccompanied minors’ legal services.
Trump administration orders lawyers for vulnerable unaccompanied minors to stop their work
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February 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Breaking News:
The U.S. Department of the Interior and HHS ordered lawyers hired to represent unaccompanied children to stop working.
TPR reviewed the stop work order sent to attorneys under a contract with Acacia Center for Justice, the prime contact for unaccompanied minors’ legal services.
The U.S. Department of the Interior and HHS ordered lawyers hired to represent unaccompanied children to stop working.
TPR reviewed the stop work order sent to attorneys under a contract with Acacia Center for Justice, the prime contact for unaccompanied minors’ legal services.
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Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
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quid pro quo 🙄
Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said he would issue an executive order to allow federal immigration agents into the Rikers jail complex, a significant shift in the city’s sanctuary policies.
Mayor Adams to Sign Order Allowing ICE Agents Into Rikers Island
The executive order seems to conflict with New York City’s sanctuary laws designed to prevent cooperation with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
quid pro quo 🙄