Shira Wisotsky
@shirawis.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer at LSNJ, focusing on the rights of noncitizens in detention. Views always my own and never legal advice. Otherwise an avid reader, puppy parent, nature photographer, and devoted auntie.
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I know this sounds like pedantic scolding but I really do believe that doubling down on the idea that criminal records are a meaningful distinction is like carefully digging a pit that we can be shoved into.
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I know this sounds like pedantic scolding but I really do believe that doubling down on the idea that criminal records are a meaningful distinction is like carefully digging a pit that we can be shoved into.
Reposted by Shira Wisotsky
“You don’t get a lawyer??” “Wait you’re not allowed to want to be an immigrant?” “What do you mean you can’t get status even if you’ve been here 20 years?” “They’re not federal courts?” “You can be denied asylum even if the judge thinks you’ll probably be killed??” “The application costs HOW much??”
March 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“You don’t get a lawyer??” “Wait you’re not allowed to want to be an immigrant?” “What do you mean you can’t get status even if you’ve been here 20 years?” “They’re not federal courts?” “You can be denied asylum even if the judge thinks you’ll probably be killed??” “The application costs HOW much??”