Greg Siskind
@gsiskind.bsky.social
Co-founder of Siskind Susser, PC (Visalaw.com) & co-founder of http://Visalaw.ai. Immigration lawyer with 1st website, blog & AI apps. Author of 8 books. ABA Law Practice Mag columnist.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
On @aila.org Citizenship Day, volunteers in Chicago partnered with local groups to screen 50+ residents for naturalization. Despite heightened fear from ICE actions & USCIS barriers, the event highlighted resilience & community strength. www.aila.org/library/thin...
Think Immigration: AILA’s Citizenship Day in Chicago: Uplifting Communities in a Time of Adversity
In this blog post, AILA Chicago Chapter Citizenship Day Coordinator Megan Davis describes how the Chicago Chapter partnered with community organizations and held a successful and inspiring AILA Citize...
www.aila.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
On @aila.org Citizenship Day, volunteers in Chicago partnered with local groups to screen 50+ residents for naturalization. Despite heightened fear from ICE actions & USCIS barriers, the event highlighted resilience & community strength. www.aila.org/library/thin...
While our lawsuit over the $100K tax on H-1B visas has been getting a lot of publicity since we filed on Friday, another IMMpact suit over student visa revocations is also pending in federal court. The Hill writes about it. thehill.com/homenews/edu...
Over 200 international students ‘trapped’ in US are suing Trump administration
Over 200 international students caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown are suing the State Department to get their visas reinstated, court documents reviewed by The Hill show…
thehill.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
While our lawsuit over the $100K tax on H-1B visas has been getting a lot of publicity since we filed on Friday, another IMMpact suit over student visa revocations is also pending in federal court. The Hill writes about it. thehill.com/homenews/edu...
Gunda Brost describes how citizenship and denaturalization have been used by nations over human history and what the new actions around denaturalization efforts by the Trump administration might presage on today's #ThinkImmigration from @aila.org. bit.ly/466n2fH
Think Immigration: Citizenship as a Weapon: Is Denaturalization an Increasing Threat?
Gunda Brost, Past Chair of the AILA IA-NE Chapter, describes how citizenship and denaturalization have been used by nations over human history and what the new actions around denaturalization efforts ...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Gunda Brost describes how citizenship and denaturalization have been used by nations over human history and what the new actions around denaturalization efforts by the Trump administration might presage on today's #ThinkImmigration from @aila.org. bit.ly/466n2fH
The Trump administration’s dragnet continues to widen to unconstitutionally target people with visas. I join @aila.org in calling for immediate Congressional action to check this abuse of executive power. url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
AILA: Trump Dragnet Widens to Unconstitutional Targeting of People with Visas
AILA President and Executive Director respond to Trump Administration’s targeting of lawful visa holders, including students and researchers, in this press statement urging Congressional action “to pr...
url.avanan.click
April 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Trump administration’s dragnet continues to widen to unconstitutionally target people with visas. I join @aila.org in calling for immediate Congressional action to check this abuse of executive power. url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___ht...
Be like Marc.
“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
elias.law
March 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Be like Marc.
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If a friend from abroad asked me about traveling to the US right now, I world advise against it. That’s where we are as a society two months in to Trump 2.0.
March 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If a friend from abroad asked me about traveling to the US right now, I world advise against it. That’s where we are as a society two months in to Trump 2.0.
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I really look forward to a criminal prosecution for the leak of FALSE classified information.
March 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I really look forward to a criminal prosecution for the leak of FALSE classified information.
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It’s spelled “Colombia”
January 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It’s spelled “Colombia”
Meanwhile, over on the other site.
December 28, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Meanwhile, over on the other site.
I can't tell you how often immigration lawyers are contacted by people perfectly happy to deport everyone here without papers until they find out someone they care about is facing removal. But he's one of the good ones!
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
The Alienation of Jaime Cachua (Gift Article)
His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I can't tell you how often immigration lawyers are contacted by people perfectly happy to deport everyone here without papers until they find out someone they care about is facing removal. But he's one of the good ones!
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
Not going to happen. The plan is to get what he wants by scaring people.
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
Experts pour cold water on Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship — but issue a stark warning
"This goes way beyond overruling Roe... This is quite a bit more of a rethinking of what the country is even about"
www.salon.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Not going to happen. The plan is to get what he wants by scaring people.
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
www.salon.com/2024/12/11/e...
Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...
Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough
Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...
If you go into a coffee shop and listen to a class or a zoom on your laptop without headphones, you are going to hell. Twice this week! There they will find all the people who FaceTime at airports without earbuds.
December 10, 2024 at 4:07 PM
If you go into a coffee shop and listen to a class or a zoom on your laptop without headphones, you are going to hell. Twice this week! There they will find all the people who FaceTime at airports without earbuds.
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How clean is the Biden admin? No political appointee of Biden's was indicted or convicted of a crime. And no cabinet officials resigned following accusations of impropriety.
That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
Number of Indictments and Convictions of Biden White House Appointees: Zero | Washington Monthly
The Biden administration is one of the most ethical, least criminal federal administrations in history.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:40 PM
How clean is the Biden admin? No political appointee of Biden's was indicted or convicted of a crime. And no cabinet officials resigned following accusations of impropriety.
That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
Ridiculous that this is necessary, but I agree. Even if there is not a shred of evidence supporting criminal charges, having to defend against DOJ charges would bankrupt most people.
Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’
White House officials believe President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue revenge against his perceived enemies.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Ridiculous that this is necessary, but I agree. Even if there is not a shred of evidence supporting criminal charges, having to defend against DOJ charges would bankrupt most people.
Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries has announced it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (Twitter), beginning on January 20th, 2025
December 4, 2024 at 8:17 AM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries has announced it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (Twitter), beginning on January 20th, 2025
I am sort of a Johnny Appleseed for using AI to help reduce the access to justice gap and help lawyers do better work. But this is the dark side of what AI can do in the immigration space. Expect lawsuits (with which I will hopefully help).
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/01/t...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/01/t...
How Trump's mass deportation plan can use AI to extend immigration crackdown
AI is already being used at the U.S.-Mexico border to enforce homeland security. Trump's mass deportation plan will likely expand that well beyond the border.
www.cnbc.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:11 AM
I am sort of a Johnny Appleseed for using AI to help reduce the access to justice gap and help lawyers do better work. But this is the dark side of what AI can do in the immigration space. Expect lawsuits (with which I will hopefully help).
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/01/t...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/01/t...
Yuki! Finally, some representation of we sub 5’8 guys in the NBA.
December 1, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Yuki! Finally, some representation of we sub 5’8 guys in the NBA.
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You are too kind Greg. Thank you!
We're looking forward to sharing a few things we've figured out including our favorite resources and links. For example, deck.blue is saving me so much time and energy.🏆 So good. See you Wednesday!
We're looking forward to sharing a few things we've figured out including our favorite resources and links. For example, deck.blue is saving me so much time and energy.🏆 So good. See you Wednesday!
November 30, 2024 at 4:35 PM
You are too kind Greg. Thank you!
We're looking forward to sharing a few things we've figured out including our favorite resources and links. For example, deck.blue is saving me so much time and energy.🏆 So good. See you Wednesday!
We're looking forward to sharing a few things we've figured out including our favorite resources and links. For example, deck.blue is saving me so much time and energy.🏆 So good. See you Wednesday!
These are two of the best in the field.
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November 30, 2024 at 4:23 PM
These are two of the best in the field.
A lot of useful information for vulnerable in @mirjordan's story including making an immigration "will" and returning from travel before the Inauguration.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... via @NYTimes
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... via @NYTimes
Immigrants Across U.S. Rush to Prepare for Trump Crackdown
Donald Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations has driven fearful immigrants to seek protections and advice.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
A lot of useful information for vulnerable in @mirjordan's story including making an immigration "will" and returning from travel before the Inauguration.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... via @NYTimes
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u... via @NYTimes
All those immigration enforcement officers, judges and ICE attorneys are probably not on their list.
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 4:49 PM
All those immigration enforcement officers, judges and ICE attorneys are probably not on their list.
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What is it with these weirdos and dogs?
Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to return a St. Bernard she adopted from a rescue shelter to the family it belonged to.
www.businessinsider.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:33 AM
What is it with these weirdos and dogs?