Staff writer @newyorker. Author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (@penguinpress).
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A prominent anti-corruption prosecutor is gunned down in Guatemala City. @romangressier at @elfaroenglish breaks it all down: beta.elfaro.net/en/central-a…
Most people should read that 16K-word article (and watch the film, of course). Absolutely vital reporting: texasmonthly.com/interactive…
Believe it or not, I am aware of the fact that most people won't read a 16,000 word article about an actual blood-and-bullets war over water in the Rio Grande.
So we made a 30-minute film. The filmmakers at TM Studios did an incredible job:
youtube.com/watch?v=PBaMGnxt…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ’s has repeatedly insisted it will not tell immigration judges how to rule, as required by law.
But after a demand from unidentified “higher-ups,” a veteran judge was ordered to reverse four rulings—then yanked from court mid-hearing.
wapo.st/4BuABEM
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The Department of Homeland Security is openly engaging in an unprecedented, partisan campaign to intervene in the midterm elections. My latest piece @NewYorker surveys the effort and looks at what it means at the local level: newyorker.com/news/the-polit…
When asked to comment on my recent @NewYorker story, ICE said it doesn't use white SUVs in York, PA. That contradicts multiple witnesses I intervened (as well as photos I had access to). But a reader pointed me to this footage from the York Daily Record: ydr.com/videos/news/local/20…
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A 79-year-old Colorado pastor who lost 35 pounds and the strength to walk after being placed in immigration detention 13 months ago has been released by order of a federal magistrate judge. wapo.st/4Bk8KXH
"Since Abbott first declared an emergency at the border during the Biden administration in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times — 21 of those during Trump’s tenure." @Perla_Trevizo @LChurchilll
Since Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border during the Biden administration in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times — 21 of those during Trump’s tenure.
Experts say it’s a way for him to consolidate power.
propublica.org/article/greg-…
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Must read story from @JonathanBlitzer on ICE’s unprecedented role in the midterms. This isn’t normal immigration enforcement and Congress needs to investigate this mission. newyorker.com/news/the-polit…
The Department of Homeland Security is openly engaging in an unprecedented, partisan campaign to intervene in the midterm elections. My latest piece @NewYorker surveys the effort and looks at what it means at the local level: newyorker.com/news/the-polit…
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From a great @jherrerx + @ccemorse story about what Latino Republicans are reaping after redistricting: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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NEW — 600 U.S. Troops are heading to Latin America in what @adam_wola says is the largest single deployment in memory, outside an invasion, natural disaster. @EricSchmittNYT @GregJaffe
nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/po…
ICE claims that Mr. Parra Hernandez ran in front of an agency vehicle. Surveillance footage from a nearby business showed Parra Hernandez & another man running away. The ICE vehicle veered around the corner & appeared to hit Parra Hernandez from behind nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/ho…
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An ICE agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds. wired.com/story/ice-agent-at…
This story—about a Trump-appointed federal judge accusing ICE officers of lying about two incidents in NYC in which they arrested the wrong people—is relevant right now for a thousand reasons. But also look at the accompanying photo. Pretty jarring image:
nytimes.com/2026/10/06/nyreg…
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About a month ago, I started getting messages from concerned neighbors in New Jersey, saying a nearby warehouse was being used to detain immigrants. They were right.
npr.org/2026/10/08/nx-s1-598…
