In Under 500 Words, a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the Child Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"In some ways, 10-year-old Giancarlo is one of the lucky ones. He still goes to school." In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families www.latimes.com/world-nation...

"Bad Bunny’s performance isn’t just the story of the ascendancy of a single performer, or of one genre, or even of Latin music more broadly... America’s pop culture today is multilingual, polycultural and international at its very core." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

"In a system where acquittals are statistical outliers, experts say the federal public defender’s office’s recent wins raise questions about prosecutorial decision-making and the credibility of cases being brought." great story by Brittny Mejia www.latimes.com/california/s...

“States can’t just generally regulate ICE conduct, because the federal government gets to regulate that,” he said. “But states can provide remedies against federal officials when federal officials violate federal constitutional rights.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

“I describe that day as if you’re on an airplane and it’s really bad turbulence, and you have to keep your cool because, if you don’t, you lose the entire building,” said Emmanuel, an assistant principal. “It felt like we went through war.” www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

An incredible story here about a journalist who used to document displacement is now living it. "After a life spent both crossing borders and freely reporting on those who struggled to overcome them, I didn’t expect one to rise up beneath my feet." stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...

"A 5-year-old boy wearing a Spider-Man backpack and an oversized hat was detained with his father by immigration authorities, one of 4 students who have been apprehended in a suburban Minneapolis school district during the past two weeks, school officials said." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

"Lois is absolutely fierce. She’ll stand up and say what’s really going on." Great Q&A with Lois Henry about @sjvwater.bsky.social's must-read coverage, by @raineytime.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/n... @latimes.com

The Israeli military struck and killed three journalists Wednesday as they traveled in their car south of Gaza City, rescue officials and reporters said, the latest in a series of attacks Israel has launched despite a ceasefire that began in October.

"In a report this week, U.N. scientists warn that the world has entered a new era of “global water bankruptcy” — a term that starkly underlines the urgency of efforts needed to protect what remains." by @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

"Don’t treat our responsibilities as self-evident; convey to audiences why we do what we do and how it affects their lives. If we’re “making ourselves the story” in this instance, well, it’s because hostile entities are intent on making us a cautionary tale." newrepublic.com/article/2050...

Across the country Indigenous nations are warning their citizens they may be targeted by ICE and to carry tribal IDs. If this is not evidence of racial profiling, I don’t know what is.

As a journalism educator, I spend much time considering our objectives & responsibilities. For @newrepublic.com, I lay out a notion I think should be self-evident: journalism has an inherent right to self-defense. We are under no professional obligation to be even-handed with attempts to destroy us

11 stunning moves by Trump in his first year back in office, by @kevrector.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

The document says the ICE agent, Officer Brian Palacios, allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.

I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October

A new scientific report says the Delta ecosystem is in "poor condition and declining." Less fresh water has been flowing through in recent years as more water is pumped out, creating "chronic artificial drought conditions" and harming fish. www.latimes.com/environment/...

She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..." www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

"F.B.I. agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s tactics in seeking information from the news media." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

A federal agent almost killed an anti-ICE protester in Santa Ana with a less lethal round. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Beloved places to dine out are portals to past versions of ourselves. But they keep disappearing. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/d...

‘We just want our lives back.’ Maduro’s gone, but what’s next for 8 million Venezuelans who fled? www.latimes.com/world-nation...

L.A. clergy, protesters denounce ICE officer fatal shooting in Minneapolis

The Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis as Jonathan Ross, who was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

really beautiful, touching piece here by my colleague Colleen Shalby, an Altadenan who has covered the aftermath of the Eaton fire as only a local can www.latimes.com/california/s...

Survivors in Palisades and Altadena mark anniversary of deadly fires with anger and mourning

Can't help thinking about the many citizens detained by immigration agents & held at gunpoint or had guns/less lethals pointed at them Some (thinking of George Retes) reported attempts to move out of the way per agents' requests, but were violently detained anyway www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026

Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed: The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

“One of the ICE agents tried to rip her door open.” A man who witnessed a federal immigration agent fatally shoot a woman described the violence he saw unfold in his Minneapolis neighborhood on Wednesday.

"A neighbor identifying himself as a doctor asked if he could render aid to the woman who shot but was told by ICE agents to stand back.. Emergency responders’ vehicles couldn’t get past ICE vehicles, so firefighters and other first responders had to walk." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

At least 97 judges have been fired nationwide since President Trump took office, and about the same number have resigned or retired. The administration has described the immigration court process as an impediment to its deportation goals. by Andrea Castillo www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Body found on beach in Santa Cruz County north of site where shark was spotted, officials say

A Saudi-owned dairy company grows hay on thousands of acres in the Arizona desert. Its pumping of groundwater is drawing down aquifer levels, sparking concerns among residents and state officials, by @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

"If I were just watching these incidents on television, I would think that we were not in the United States of America. Back then they wore hoods. Today they wear masks.”" newrepublic.com/article/2042...

A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

Trump is again threatening Smithsonian funding over "improper ideology." A show of Chicano prints from the Smithsonian's collection at The Huntington in LA reveal a history that that's in the crosshairs. Paula Mejía writes for @kcrw.com Art Insider about the show: email.kcrw.com/chicano-prin...

I traveled to Oxnard 6 months after the raid on Glass House cannabis farms to understand how the tight-knit, agricultural community was coping. I found: organizers looking for minors who lost their parents in the raid, businesses stunned by the drop in clients. www.latimes.com/california/s...

She was awaiting a green card after three decades in the U.S. Then ICE arrested her www.latimes.com/california/s...

He risked his life for American soldiers in Afghanistan. Would America let him in? by Andrea Castillo www.latimes.com/world-nation...

“Honestly I’m not ready, having to take care of all of these responsibilities,” Escalante told the Associated Press. “But I’m willing to take them on if I have to. And I’m just praying that I get my mom back.” www.latimes.com/world-nation...

"Benjamin obsessed over the school semester, well underway. He worried about what he’d be missing in class. He wondered if he’d get back to his family. And if he’d be able to accomplish his dream of graduating from high school." by @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

“The foreigners come, they live in our city and they criticize our food, our culture. Maybe it’s better they stay in their own countries where, according to them, everything is better.” www.latimes.com/world-nation...