As National Guard troops take to LA streets and immigrant workers are terrorized, I'm sharing a few of my @gomatadors.bsky.social students' stories from our investigative reporting class this spring.

@gomatadors.bsky.social Student visa revocations hit CSUN. My investigative students take on the story - but they're not done reporting yet. cc: @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social sundial.csun.edu/193155/news/...

“CPJ has seen a spike in concern among journalists whose work entails travelling to the United States or crossing the border,” said Catalina Cortes, CPJ’s Interim Chief Emergencies Officer. “Our safety advisory helps journalists proactively manage these risks.” More:

Mario Reyes was a great LA photographer and story at a great LA institution. Read the tribute to him @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social www.zocalopublicsquare.org/mexican-amer...

Re: Immigration The Trump administration has (among other things): - moved to end Haiti & Venezuela’s TPS designations - shut down CBP One - suspended Refugee Admissions Program We've made a tracker to help see when these changes reduce labor supply: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

Good on Politico Playbook for straight-up calling it what it is: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

++ rec this article by @andrewsilverstein.bsky.social for the @forward.bsky.social on the 1952 immigration law cited in the arrest. Its backers tried to bar survivors who evaded the Nazis in the USSR like my family. I did not imagine it would come up in the unjust arrest of a Green Card holder.

On the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I invite you to pause and read, on a related topic, Paul Lerner's probing essay for @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social www.zocalopublicsquare.org/is-he-a-fasc...

Our statement on President Trump’s planned executive actions and policies announced today:

Living in LA that is still burning, hearing the words "Burn Baby Burn" were harrowing.

Not much to see here, just Mark Zuckerberg making sure that Stephen Miller, of all people, greenlights Facebook's new hiring policies. Gift link to this excellent NYT piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...