Immigration Lawyer Told to Self-Deport Sparks Fear and Frustration
So imagine this: you're an immigration lawyer, born and raised in Massachusetts, and one random morning you check your inbox and find an email from the Department of Homeland Security telling you to leave the country. That’s exactly what happened to Nicole Micheroni, a respected attorney from Newton who has spent over a decade helping immigrants navigate the complexities of U.S. immigration law.
At first, she thought it was just another routine message for one of her clients. But as she read the details, it became clear—the message had no client name, no case number, nothing to indicate it wasn’t for her. It was a blunt directive: “Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.” Naturally, she was shocked and confused.
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Now, DHS later admitted the message wasn’t meant for her specifically. But the fact that it wasn’t a scam? That it was real—just mistakenly sent to the wrong person? That’s what’s so disturbing. Nicole isn’t undocumented. She’s an American citizen. And yet, in the middle of an aggressive campaign urging migrants to self-deport, she got swept up in the chaos—likely just because her email was listed as a contact on a client’s file.
This all ties into something bigger. The Trump administration has been rolling out an enormous, multimillion-dollar ad campaign basically saying: “If you’re here without legal status, leave now or get deported and never return.” These messages are showing up everywhere—TV, radio, social media, even an updated government app called CBP Home. The idea is to encourage self-deportation and avoid the complications of court proceedings.
The scariest part is that even people who came here legally, who followed every rule—like asylum seekers using the CBP One app during the Biden administration—are now being told to leave. No hearings. No explanations. Just emails saying their parole is over and they better go.
Immigration advocates are calling this what it is: a fear tactic. A way to pressure people into leaving the country without the government having to go through proper legal channels. One lawyer called it a “scare them away” strategy. And it’s working—because when even an American immigration attorney receives that kind of email, it sends a chilling message: no one feels safe.
Nicole Micheroni said it best—this isn’t about one mistaken email. It’s about a broader effort to intimidate, to spread fear, and to remind immigrant communities that they’re being watched. The administration may not care who receives the message, as long as the message is heard: You’re not welcome. And if you don’t leave now, you’ll never get another chance.
That’s the reality we’re dealing with right now. And it’s not just unjust—it’s deeply unsettling.
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