Neda S retweeted
I testified yesterday at a hearing, again about immigrants and crime. Nothing makes the Republicans more infuriated than pointing out that immigrants lower the crime rate.
Neda S retweeted
This is actually huge news for law-abiding and legal immigrants.
Is the USCIS pause finally gone for good?
PM-602-0192/4 Update: News. In Red Eagle Law, L.C. v Edlow, Judge Breyer has granted, in part, our motion for preliminary injunction and motion for class certification.
What this means is that REL v Edlow plaintiffs AND CLASS MEMBERS no longer have to worry about what happens with Dorcas, because your relief from PM-602-0192/4 is now independent of Dorcas.
Big shoutout to REL v Edlow (CM665) plaintiffs, and our amazing team members and parters, because without each of you, we would not have been able to deliver this critical blow to the Trump administration. Congrats to all!🙌🥳👏
t.me/redeaglelaw/2057
-curtis
International students contribute nearly $43B to U.S. communities and support 355,000+ American jobs.
30 U.S. Senators are warning Secretary Rubio: prolonged student and scholar visa delays are hurting America.
Losing this talent is a loss for the United States
NEW: Thirty U.S. senators have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State, raising concerns and asking pointed questions about visa delays and appointment unavailability for foreign students.
padilla.senate.gov/wp-conten…
The strength of America has never come from where people were born. It has come from the freedom to contribute. 🇺🇸🦅
As an immigrant, I don’t want people to support immigration because it benefits immigrants.
I want people to support the principles that made America what it is!
I came here because I believed in a country built on “freedom”, “opportunity”, and the “rule of law”
Those ideals attracted generations of immigrants who, in turn, helped build America’s businesses, universities, scientific leadership, and communities….
You are defending America’s founding principles @David_J_Bier !
پریروز بعد از هشت ماه بی‌درآمدی اولین حقوقم رو گرفتم و خونه‌ی جدیدم رو نهایی کردم. تصور می‌کردم آرامش و حسِ نرمال‌بودن مثل خاموش‌وروشن‌کردن یه کلید یهو میاد.
ولی هنوز یه خستگی عمیق دارم و ذهنم داره تازه افکار جدید رو sort out میکنه. زیاد می‌خوابم، توی روز انرژی چندانی ندارم و حتی کارهای پیش‌پاافتاده‌ی روزمره حسابی خسته‌م میکنه. پریروز یه adrenaline rush حس کردم… بعد دوباره فروریختم.
این رو برای خودم می‌نویسم و برای بچه‌های مهاجرِ امریکا که توی pause، از دست دادنِ همه‌چیز رو تجربه کردن. که بگم واقعاً چه بلایی سرمون اومده. 🧵/1
#USCISpause
شاید حس کنی دیگه اون تحمل و ظرفیت قبل رو نداری… ولی این موقتیه. بذار بدن و مغزت ترمیم بشن. تو این ماه‌ها مغزت یه brain plasticity گسترده رو از سر گذرونده, حالا نوبتِ التیامه.
پس اگه بالاخره بیرون اومدی و تعجب می‌کنی چرا حالت بدتره نه بهتر: این فازِ بهبودیه، نه ضعف.
و"رشد معمولاً بی‌صداست"
شکلش اینه: عمیق‌تر خوابیدن، دوباره خندیدن، حسِ لحظه‌های آرامش تو بدنت، مرزگذاشتن بدون احساس گناه.
الان که بدنت خودش رو ترمیم میکنه، کم کم داری اولین نسخه‌ی جدیدِ خودت رو می‌بینی ;) 🩶
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#USCISpause
دو روز پیش، وقتی واقعاً بریده بودم، یک عزیزی یه جمله بهم گفت:
«ندا، دقیقاً وقتی فکر می‌کنی دیگه نمی‌تونی، فقط یه قدم تا رسیدن مونده.»🦋
امروز اما، درست چهار روز مونده به اینکه آفرم رو از دست بدم، مجوز کارم تأیید شد😭
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هنوز ما رو نشناختین…
این ماجرا هیچ‌وقت فقط درباره من نبود و هنوز هم تموم نشده.
شاید فکر می‌کنن اگه آدم‌ها رو اون‌قدر خسته و فرسوده کنن، بالاخره بی‌خیال می‌شن.
ولی هنوز ما رو نشناختن…
یا شاید تازه دارن می‌شناسن.
تا وقتی حتی حق یه نفر از این بچه‌ها گرفته نشده، این مسیر برای ما تموم نمی‌شه!
Neda S retweeted
2 months ago a judge ordered USCIS to stop illegally refusing to process a group of immigrants. Did @USCISJoe comply? No! Did he comply after a second court ordered him to process? No! He must now show cause for why he shouldn’t be held in contempt (by the court, too late for us)
Neda S retweeted
#USCIS_Pause_Story
#4
“A recent #PhD graduate has been left without work authorization and payments for more than eight months after filing for #OPT in 2025. Since December, 2025, the individual has had no income and was ultimately forced to leave her apartment after exhausting available resources. Despite successfully completing a doctoral degree and securing a postdoctoral research position, she remains unable to begin employment solely because her work authorization has not been issued.
At the same time, her National Interest Waiver petition has remained pending for more than 20 months, further compounding uncertainty about their future.
The consequences extend far beyond personal hardship. The researcher was recruited to contribute to National agency-funded, patient-centered #Parkinson’s disease research at a leading academic #medical center. Every month of delay increases the risk that irreplaceable scientific data will be lost, slowing efforts to better understand and treat a devastating #neurodegenerative disease that affects millions of patients worldwide.
While the applications remain unprocessed, a highly trained scientist sits idle, a career remains on hold, and valuable opportunities to advance Parkinson’s disease research continue to slip away. This case illustrates how prolonged #USCIS delays can simultaneously devastate individual lives and hinder scientific and medical progress in areas of significant national interest.”
#ScientistsInLimbo
#USCIS_Pause_Story
#3
“His #STEM #OPT extension has been pending for more than eight months due to the #USCIS processing pause, placing his work authorization at risk as his #EAD approaches expiration. Despite complying with all immigration requirements, he faces the possibility of being forced to stop working.
He leads projects collectively valued at approximately $20 million, developing thermally conductive materials for #electric #vehicle #battery systems and automotive electronics. He is also actively involved in two pending U.S. #patent applications. An interruption in his employment would halt patent submissions, delay innovation, and risk the loss of valuable U.S. intellectual property.
According to his employer, replacing him in the short term would not be feasible without significant disruption. The USCIS delay therefore threatens not only his livelihood but also multi-million-dollar projects that support U.S. competitiveness in the electric vehicle and advanced manufacturing sectors.”
#ScientistsInLimbo