Email to Massachusetts lawyer warned her to ‘depart the US immediately’ even though removing US citizens is illegal

Email to Massachusetts lawyer warned her to ‘depart the US immediately’ even though removing US citizens is illegal

A Massachusetts immigration lawyer who is a US-born American citizen is speaking out after she received an email from Trump administration immigration authorities telling her she needed to leave the country.

Nicole Micheroni described receiving an email on 11 April – and that its heading was “notice of termination of parole”.

“It is time for you to leave the United States,” the email read. “If you do not depart the United States immediately you will be subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States.”

Micheroni told NBC Boston: “At first I thought it was for a client, but I looked really closely and the only name on the email was mine.

  • vortic@lemmy.world
    45·
    20 hours ago

    So, there are a few of scenarios here:

    1. They knowingly sent this to her and intend to follow through (least likely IMO)
    2. They knowingly sent this in an attempt to scare an immigration attorney (somewhat likely)
    3. They accidentally sent this because they are negligently sending these notices without any checks or due process (most likely)

    The most likely option, while less scary than #1 and #2 is still supremely frightening. They are simply removing due process from the process. It is just a process now without any due diligence involved.

    • Sidhean@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 hours ago

      You think theres a world where they pivot from 3 to 1? I can’t imagine this regime apologizing and flip-floping on anything :3

      They accidentally sent the letter but they’ll still make good on it. Thats my guess.