@JonathanBlitzer

Staff writer @newyorker. Author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (@penguinpress).

 New York, NY
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Andrea R. Flores@Arosaflores9h
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…
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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…

How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms

In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.

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California residents accused by feds of voter fraud react with shock, confusion and anger

Several green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, with some saying they had no recollection of ever registering to...

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Jesús Rodríguez
@jesusrodriguezbOct 20
From a great @jherrerx + @ccemorse story about what Latino Republicans are reaping after redistricting: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Man who died in Texas ICE facility was lawful permanent resident

ICE said Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias obtained his legal status fraudulently because he failed to disclose a 2004 arrest for theft. His daughter disputed that.

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From @jazmineulloa: nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/ic…

ICE Agents Who Rammed a Worker in Houston Were Chasing a Dead Man, Family Says (Gift Article)

An ICE operation in Houston left a Mexican man struck and injured by an S.U.V., but a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.

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Annie Correal@anniecorrealOct 14
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…

U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America

The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region.

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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…

Texas Prosecutors May Seek Charges Against ICE Agent Who Hit Fleeing Man (Gift Article)

The Harris County district attorney said investigators from his office did not believe that the crash that left Miguel Parra Hernandez injured over the weekend was accidental.

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via @GwynneFitz thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/…

ICE Supervisor at Center of NYC Shooting Named in Multiple Lawsuits Alleging Violent, Illegal...

Brenden Cuni, who was seen brandishing an assault rifle at the scene of Thursday’s shooting, was previously accused of beating up and tasing immigrants during arrests.

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@WIREDOct 9
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…

ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests

Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

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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…

Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records

Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.

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Jasmine Garsd Garcia@JasGarsdOct 8
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…

ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say

Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.

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Nicole Foy@nicoleMfoyOct 8
Our new investigation into 500+ U.S. citizens held by immigration agents also features a searchable database for incidents involving minors, tear gas & Americans held 24 hours + My main takeaway? This is only the tip of the iceberg projects.propublica.org/amer…

More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in...

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administr...

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Gabriela Cáceres@gacaceresOct 7
Una actualización sobre el TPS gracias a @JonathanBlitzer. Todo estaba listo para cancelar el TPS salvadoreño, pero intervino un lobby improvisado: beta.elfaro.net/el-salvador/…

Todo estaba listo para cancelar el TPS salvadoreño, pero intervino un lobby improvisado

The New Yorker reveló que la cancelación del TPS a El Salvador estaba lista, pero la Casa Blanca ordenó detenerla a última hora. Fuentes informaron que el memorándum preparado para poner fin al TPS...

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Ximena@Ximena_BustilloOct 6
Timely filing as @nicoleMfoy and @propublica drop a massive story on US citizens being detained. Read it — projects.propublica.org/amer…

More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in...

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administr...

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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyOct 5
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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El Faro
@_elfaro_Oct 6
💡El Faro te necesita Ayúdanos a mantener El Faro encendido. Tu aporte es seguro e indispensable. Te necesitamos. Falta mucho por iluminar. No dejés que la luz se apague. Ingresa a: apoyo.elfaro.net/?redi=past
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Ximena@Ximena_BustilloOct 6
.@nicoleMfoy counted hundreds of citizens who have been detained by immigration officers, including children. As she notes, the number is likely an undercount meaning the reach of enforcement on citizens in this particular way is likely much larger. projects.propublica.org/amer…

More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in...

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administr...

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Kate Linthicum@katelinthicumOct 5
NEW: The U.S. deported a torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he was immediately jailed again. latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again

Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him,...

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Unexplained shootings; 6 killings; virtually no accountability; masked agents; unprecedented # of arrests; huge budget; new role in mid-term elections; funds used to cut political ads celebrating the President. My comment in the @newyorker on D.H.S.: newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity

ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.

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Eliezer Budasoff@ebudasoffOct 3
El nivel de descaro con el que Washington está interviniendo en Bolivia y en las elecciones de Brasil es demencial. El efecto de tener tantos peleles alineados ocupando presidencias en América Latina. Estamos al horno.
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