Popp & Bullman, Attorneys-at-Law

09/04/2026

The US Government searched for "Deportation Judges," and that's what they should henceforth be called. Because they seem to be under the impression that their job is to order deportations, rather than to sit as an independent and neutral arbiter (as the regulations require). This report comes on the tail of a report that a judge in Chicago ordered the deportation of 6 children who had been found to be abandoned by their parents, even though the children were in the process of obtaining protection here in the United States. Unlike Immigration Judges of the past, this Deportation Judge refused to continue the hearing to allow USCIS to process their case. I've said it once, and I'll say it again - Immigrants have the 5th Amendment right to due process, and the current administration's policies are sh****ng all over the Constitution. This is not due process. If you are ok with this, you are a traitor to your country and the values inscribed by our Founders in the Constitution.

Exclusive: Mandatory training for judges also urged them to threaten attorneys who accept too many cases

09/03/2026

My day-to-day drama isn't just dealing with untrained, hooded, paramilitary figures roaming about the streets and racially profiling immigrants for inhumane detention, I also have to deal with the attempts by the Trump Administration to curtail legal immigration. Since January 2025, the Trump Administration has taken 764 policy actions to alter the current immigration scheme. That's a lot! Several a day! On Monday, we were preparing to file an application for a green card for one of our clients when we learned that as of August 31 (Monday) USCIS changed one of the essential forms we had already completed and were about to mail out, with no notice and no grace period. Many people had already filed their cases and those filings were en route. It is a violation of the Administrative Procedures Act to change an essential form without providing notice, and it causes immigrants unnecessary delays and costs. This is the kind BS I have to deal with on a daily basis. The big stuff makes the news, but these insidious changes also harm our immigrant neighbors. They make it much more difficult to do things the "right way," like what so many anti-immigrations folks claim that they want. Let's be honest -- is the issue really "illegal" immigration, or is it just immigration, full stop? Because if the issue is really "illegal immigration," then stop making it so damn difficult to immigrate "legally!"

AILA and immigration law firm Benach Pitney Reilly sued the Trump Administration in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia for implementing substantive form changes again, without warning, that will harm potentially thousands of AILA members and their clients.

09/03/2026

I used to do "Know your Rights" presentations, but it's pointless now. ICE doesn't respect constitutional rights or civil norms. It's a new era out there.

*Also note the funny Freudian slip about deporting a US Citizen TO Texas.

09/02/2026

I don't really feel sorry for this guy - he is what I would call the worst of the worst. But two things: (1) He was arrested by ICE because he fell out of favor with the Trump Cronies, which I think is a despicable authoritarian act; and (2) If it takes a semi-famous white dude to shine attention on the absolute brutality of our immigration system, then, maybe giving him 15 more minutes of fame is worth it (?).

Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has told TV interviewer Piers Morgan that he was “really, really terrified” after being detained by US immigration officials.

08/21/2026

I thought I'd share another win this week, since who doesn't like to go out on a high note? My client and his wife were able to get asylum through the Asylum Office (not the immigration court). After living in fear that their lives could be torn apart and they could possibly be deported somewhere dangerous, they now have protection here in the United States. I'm so happy for the entire family!

08/20/2026

Most people are not aware that the United States government is deporting people to third countries, where they have no family, no status, and no connections (linguistically, culturally). This includes Latin Americans removed to Africa. You can track these unbelievable abuses and the waste of taxpayer money here:

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08/20/2026

The US Government has spent almost $270 BILLION dollars in taxpayer money on its mass deportation campaign, in which 90% of the people detained and deported have never been convicted of serious offenses (and more than 70% have no criminal convictions at all). And, at the same time, this disgraceful government has allowed our own children to starve. "America First," my ass. This is pure corruption and cruelty. This is about giving to the haves and taking from the have-nots. This is about giving billions to GEO Group and other private prison companies; to Palantir and other mass surveillance companies - in other words giving billions to Trump's friends and allies - while we all suffer. This is not making America Great. This is not putting America First. Our government is supposed to be FOR THE PEOPLE, and they are no longer serving the public good. This Administration and the Republican sycophants in Congress have to go.

The Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” slashed spending on food stamps. Now, more than 1 million fewer children receive benefits.

08/19/2026

This man - Stephen Miller - is ah shanda far di goyim.

This is not really a surprise to me, but these policies have caused and will cause extraordinary anguish to so many of my clients who are either in the US and stuck in limbo or who are separated from their loved ones.

Recent immigration policies of the Trump administration affect American citizens sponsoring family members and employers seeking workers as the economy has slowed down.

08/17/2026

The Trump Administration is on a mission to end all legal pathways to anyone who is from what the administration deems is a "sh*thole" country (i.e. Brown or Black immigrants) and anyone who is not a millionaire. They are literally closing down options that have always been available. This is not about deporting criminals. This is about changing the face of America, just as our nation did in the 1920s, when our government put in place the most restrictive immigration measures in our history (limiting immigration virtually only to white Northern Europeans). These policies were based, in part, on the pseudo-science of Eugenics and the idea that certain "races" were genetically inferior or superior.

The joke is on Stephen Miller and his nutty wife, though. Because Jews were also considered genetically inferior, and the laws in effect in the 1920s were the very laws that kept Jews fleeing the N***s from finding sanctuary in the US.

In the aftermath of World War II, the International Community came together and said "Never Again," and put into effect international agreements that protected vulnerable groups. These laws were enshrined in our own immigration laws, and the spirit of openness is what led to the massive immigration overhaul of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Now the Trump Administration, through policy not Congressional action, is degrading these very protections and the immigration system that has made America Great over the past 60 years.

A flurry of Justice Department rulings are starting to impact the deportation proceedings of thousands of children.

08/14/2026

I want to end this otherwise terrible immigration week with some good news! On Monday, we won a removal (deportation) case at the Indianapolis Immigration Court. My client was granted asylum by a judge who almost always denies cases.

I'm so very happy for my client and that, at least this once, justice prevailed.