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Paige Britton
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Immigration attorney in PA. Drexel's Kline School of Law '22 at 53. Del dicho al hecho hay un gran trecho.
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I've been an immigration attorney for just over 2 years, and I know I'm about to experience the whiplash of regime change. But I walked into this with open eyes -- in 2017 I saw all the attorneys at the airports, and knew I wanted to be on that team. So here I am, able to help.
One of the few benefits of being an immigration lawyer on the cusp of 2025 is that we don’t have to wonder “what can I do to help” … the mission is abundantly, painfully, tragically clear and immediate.
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Now we have Abu Ghraib in Florida, the imperial boomerang is hurtling towards your town next
July 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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“’What if I get deported?’ my American-born child asked.”

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
We Are US Citizens. My Children Are Still Terrified of Being Deported.
The Trump administration’s attacks on undocumented and legal immigrants alike are spreading fear and uncertainty.
www.politico.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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I hate that I have to now advise my international church members to be very careful to obey all minor traffic laws meticulously, and don't post anything on social media. It used to be that I could tell them to just not commit crimes or hurt people.
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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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
migrantinsider.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award

This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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My attempt to set the record straight on parole authority and CHNV, explain what’s happening now, and where we go from here.

www.refugeesinternational.org/perspectives...
Setting the Record Straight on CHNV - Refugees International
Dr. Yael Schacher provides an overview of the history of the CHNV program and where it stands now.
www.refugeesinternational.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Trump Declares War on Immigration Attorneys

In one of his most dangerous orders so far, Trump instructed the DHS and the DOJ to use "professional ethics" as a mechanism for silencing lawyers who challenge him in court or represent immigrants.

austinkocher.substack.com/p/trump-decl...
Trump Declares War on Immigration Attorneys
In one of his most dangerous moves so far, Trump instructed the DHS and the DOJ to use "professional ethics" as a mechanism for silencing lawyers who challenge him in court or represents immigrants.
austinkocher.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Book bans impact public libraries & bookstores, but it’s school libraries where they are rampant ❤️‍🩹

Many kids are unable to make it to the public library. They can’t drive, often times the library isn’t in walking distance. It’s not that their grown-ups don’t want them to be library kids.

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February 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Prediction: The DOS Country Conditions Reports will not always correspond with Human Rights Watch / Amnesty / Freedom House. #immigrationlaw
February 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Here's the one thing that I wish everyone knew about "raids" in one post:

We may be heading into a future in which ICE randomly sweeps immigrant neighborhoods & pulls people out of their homes. But they've never done that before, & they will need a massive new commitment of resources to do it now
January 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Sound on.
December 12, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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"Destitute Afghan women arrested for begging under draconian new Taliban laws have spoken of brutal rapes and beatings in detention."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Women arrested by Taliban for begging report rape and killings in Afghan jails
Draconian new laws allow mass incarceration of women and children forced to beg because of work ban
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:49 AM
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Trump is on track to hire more sexual assaulters into the highest ranks of his administration than there are transgender athletes competing in US high school sports.
November 19, 2024 at 9:17 PM
I've been an immigration attorney for just over 2 years, and I know I'm about to experience the whiplash of regime change. But I walked into this with open eyes -- in 2017 I saw all the attorneys at the airports, and knew I wanted to be on that team. So here I am, able to help.
One of the few benefits of being an immigration lawyer on the cusp of 2025 is that we don’t have to wonder “what can I do to help” … the mission is abundantly, painfully, tragically clear and immediate.
November 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Only took me two years to get these framed, but now I am owning the achievement officially on my wall. (Children's artwork courtesy of some of my clients' offspring, bcz of COURSE my office has a coloring station.) I love being an immigration attorney. It's such a privilege.
November 10, 2024 at 3:35 PM