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Lily S. Axelrod
@lilysaxelrod.bsky.social
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US immigration lawyer, Broadway fangirl & choir nerd, appreciator of internet nonsense. "To the world we dream about, and the one we live in now." -Hadestown. she/her 🏳️‍🌈
www.axelrodlaw.com
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Fellow immigration lawyers know why I'm excited to see this.
Picture of two paystubs, showing full-time work for the pay periods covering 12/10/00 to 12/23/00, all identifying info redacted.
June 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Researching for a motion and came across a familiar name...
@profvaleriagomez.bsky.social this article is awesome. wlr.law.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...
Screenshot of abstract of journal article "Geography as due process in immigration court" by Valeria Gomez. "Even when limited by the plenary power doctrine, noncitizen respondents in removal proceedings are entitled to due process before immigration courts. At its core, due process in immigration court requires fundamental fairness—the opportunity to be heard and to mount a defense to deportation. Implicit in this right is the ability to access the tribunal adjudicating a respondent’s claim. Yet, the geographic distribution of immigration courts in the United States, which in some cases requires that respondents travel five hundred miles or more for hearings, often makes access to immigration courts nearly impossible. Using the procedural due process framework set forth by the Supreme Court in Mathews v. Eldridge, I argue that the current geographic distribution of immigration courts violates respondents’ rights to procedural due process by inhibiting their ability to appear, present evidence, and secure counsel. In so doing, I highlight the detrimental effects that geography has on remote communities, such as their ability to build pipelines towards access to counsel. Finally, I weigh and propose alternative solutions that balance the government’s interests in efficiency with the respondents’ interests in having a meaningful opportunity to avoid the harsh consequences of deportation."
June 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The 4th Circuit spelled out the same this afternoon: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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"You have 34 days to respond to this request for evidence, which is the maximum time according to this specific regulation [which says the maximum time is 12 weeks]. Oh and we've been sitting on your application for 2.5 years, so better hurry up and respond!"
April 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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In case anybody was under the impression that DHS just recently started issuing incoherent or counterfactual NTAs...
A stamp showing that the individual was paroled on 10/18/2022. A redacted section of a Notice to Appear stating that the individual has not been admitted or paroled, entered the US on or about 10/17/2022, and was "not then admitted or paroled."
March 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Apropos of last night's #Oscars Wizard of Oz / The Wiz / #Wicked Medley... I bring you a slide from the little ppt deck I made showing the relationships between musicals and their inspirations & adaptations.
March 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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My brave client spoke with the @wsj.com about how ICE harassed and threatened him last week, despite having DACA and being on the path to a green card through his US citizen spouse. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Screenshot from WSJ article. "Didier Melendez was dropping his co-worker off at a check-in appointment with ICE in Little Rock, Ark., last week when officers came downstairs to say they had detained his friend—and wanted to see his papers, too. Melendez said he told the officers he was a DACA recipient and in any case was married to a U.S. citizen who is in the process of sponsoring him for a Green Card. The officers handcuffed Melendez’s wrists and ankles and brought him upstairs. Technically, Melendez’s DACA protections—which must be renewed every two years—had lapsed a week earlier, and though he had applied for a renewal in the fall, the government still hadn’t processed it. Melendez, now 35 years old, also had an old deportation order from when he was 13 years old and his parents didn’t take him to a required court hearing."
February 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Me attempting to explain Memphis drama to national reporters like
Meme photo of a girl yelling into the ear of a boy, with one arm wrapped around his shoulder and the other gesticulating. The boy seems apathetic or annoyed.
February 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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When your memo is an immigration law exam hypo... tomorrow's hearing is for an employment-based 245(i) involving the Child Status Protection Act, after-acquired derivatives, and a waiver for a crime involving moral turpitude. We got here from a PERM and reopening an in absentia removal order.
Screenshot from the table of contents for an immigration court memorandum.
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Screenshot from the hamster dance website (pixely animated gifs of rows of hamsters dancing to silly music) Photo from the “bonsai kittens” hoax website, depicting kittens trapped in glass jars labeled Tabby, Calico, and Alley Cat. Strongbad and The Cheat from Homestar Runner. The System is Down!
January 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Also
December 28, 2024 at 7:05 AM
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Oh my goodness I zoomed in on your profile and they really are alike!
December 28, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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Without downloading any new pics what’s your energy going into 2025
My cat, a brown tabby and white shorthair, lying in an awkward position on my rumpled bed and looking disgruntled.
December 28, 2024 at 2:54 AM
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Help. #wickedmovie
The "distracted boyfriend" meme, where the faces are replaced by characters from the Wicked movie. Fiyero is the distracted boyfriend, captioned "me." Glinda is the angry girlfriend, captioned "work, holiday planning, family obligations, health, the cat." The distracting girl in red is Elphaba, captioned "wicked memes."
December 17, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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Oh I forgot! There’s a brief moment where she’s riding an old-timey bike with a basket that’s definitely a reference to the Gulchmobile.
Screenshot from the movie Wicked, showing protagonist Elphaba from the rear, riding on a dirt path through lush green scenery, on a bicycle with a large basket in back. She wears a long black cloak and black boots and her long black hair is in wavy microbraids flowing down her back.
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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Every dismissal of an immigration court (deportation) case between now and January 20 deserves a celebration.
Redacted screenshot of an order from the Memphis Immigration Court dated 12/05/2024, granting a joint motion to dismiss a deportation case.
December 5, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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I promise to post mostly about US immigration law and policy… but in the meantime here’s my cat.
White and tabby shorthair cat with a clipped ear and green eyes, sitting “loaf-style” on a blue cushion.
November 19, 2024 at 9:38 PM