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allegralove1

Say You Won’t

I have been a lawyer for eleven years and have mixed feelings about the profession, as any future law student who calls me for advice about…

7 min readJan 11, 2022

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Say You Won’t

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allegralove1

Suppressing Humanity

*This is an installment of a newsletter I write about the US border and immigration detention. Feel free to share and let anyone know if…

6 min readNov 29, 2021

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Suppressing Humanity

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allegralove1

Belarus, Closer to Home

I have been studying and analyzing US/Mexico border policy for so long that it is upsetting to learn about crises in other borderlands…

4 min readNov 17, 2021

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Belarus, Closer to Home

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allegralove1

When Whips Moved the Window

*This is part of a newsletter series that I write about immigration. Find out more about all that at the bottom.

5 min readNov 9, 2021

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When Whips Moved the Window

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allegralove1

Newsletter #1- Yelling about Title 42

This piece is part of the first issue of a newsletter that I started as an immigration lawyer to provide context and commentary to what is…

7 min readApr 20, 2021

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Newsletter #1- Yelling about Title 42

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allegralove1

Hey, Biden Administration, don’t repair or reform our immigration system… re-imagine it.

These last few months there has been a remarkable lack of attention paid to our immigration system. Certainly COVID-19 and the president’s…

10 min readNov 15, 2020

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Hey, Biden Administration, don’t repair or reform our immigration system… re-imagine it.

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allegralove1

Mexico is a Cage Too

I just read another headline about an El Salvadoran man being murdered in Tijuana while the US forced him to wait in Mexico during his…

5 min readDec 12, 2019

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Mexico is a Cage Too

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allegralove1

F*ck La Migra: Civility in the time of Trump

Recently I was at a conference for immigration lawyers. In those situations, I tend to roll with the more radical crowd. I run a legal…

7 min readAug 15, 2019

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F*ck La Migra: Civility in the time of Trump

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allegralove1

Immigration 101: Family Separation

If you are paying attention to immigration news right now, you are going to be hearing, again, about family separation and…

8 min readApr 10, 2019

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Immigration 101: Family Separation

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allegralove1

Looking North from the Refugee Caravan

I just returned from a lightning-quick trip to Puebla, Mexico to spend 3 days with a team of colleagues from all over the US and Mexico to…

8 min readApr 12, 2018

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Looking North from the Refugee Caravan

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allegralove1

allegralove1

I am an immigration lawyer working in Santa Fe, New Mexico and El Paso, TX. I am excited to abolish ICE detention and make migration safer for all people.

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