Aaron Reichlin-Melnick is a Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. He previously worked as a Staff Attorney at the Council, working on impact litigation, Freedom of Information Act litigations, and practice advisories. Prior to joining the Council, he was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow placed as a Staff Attorney at the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society in New York City, representing immigrants placed in removal proceedings because of a prior criminal conviction. Aaron holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Politics and East Asian Studies from Brandeis University.
Publications
A Week of Immigration ‘Red Flags’ From the Trump Administration
- Enforcement
- May 28, 2025
As the Trump administration continued to ramp up immigration enforcement measures across the United States…
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Five State Immigration Bills You Should Know About
- May 14, 2025
By: Jojo Tompkins, State and Local Policy Fellow State legislatures are advancing policies that directly…
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PRESS CALL: Experts To Warn Trump’s Immigration Surveillance and Registry Policies Will Turbocharge Mass Raids & Removals
- Press Releases
- March 5, 2025
The Trump administration is poised to supercharge mass deportation through militarized enforcement, invasive surveillance, and government overreach, all at the expense of civil rights and working families.
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