Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

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.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

Publications

‘Metering’ of Asylum Seekers Is Bad Policy, Bad Law, and Bad for the Border

  • July 1, 2026

For years, the federal government had one, clear message for migrants seeking asylum at the…

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Strip TPS, Turn Away Asylum Seekers Arriving at the Border in Pair of New Immigration Rulings

  • June 25, 2026

Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued two seismic immigration law decisions, ruling 6-3 in the…

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Federal Court Blocks Sweeping Pause on Legal Immigration for Nationals of 39 Countries

  • June 8, 2026

Historically, when a person applies for a benefit from America’s legal immigration agency (U.S. Citizenship…

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