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We may be rushing off to London. Vicki's mom said she was starting to feel her age, which is 94, so we were thinking maybe we would go visit her this summer, or maybe fall. But then she fell ill and we are looking to travel much sooner. It brought home that feeling of needing to leave with no time for your bread to rise. It's not literally that urgent. There will be time for laundry to finish drying, time to call the catsitter. Still nerve-wracking

This is not a good time for international travel. We have passports, and we all just applied for the new Electronic Travel Authorization the UK started requiring for visitors from the US. But the...the lawlessness at the border, makes it all feel frightening and out of control. Advice? Lawyer recommendations? We don't have anyone on retainer, or even anyone to call if something were to go wrong.

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anne

I can be off-site support again (send me all y'all's info).

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adrian_turtle

I am very grateful for the offer! Any ideas about how to find a lawyer? We are more likely to need a queer-friendly family lawyer than an immigration or criminal lawyer. (After all, I'm not trying to immigrate anywhere!) But if I get arbitrarily detained while crossing a border, it's probably more useful to contact a tax lawyer than a rabbi or an architect.

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anne

Alas, all I have is an estate lawyer (yikes, I keep forgetting to do the paperwork she sent me). But I can call the NLG for you.

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adrian_turtle

I just had an idea! I already hired 3 people to represent me, and you could call any or all of them to raise hell on my behalf. Elizabeth Warren is an expert in constitutional law (as well as in raising hell with the government) which would probably be useful for something like this.