Felipe De La Hoz
@felipedlh.bsky.social
Life’s a bitch, then you die | NY Daily News editorial board member, @newrepublic.com contributing editor, @theverge.com temporary writer, NYU lecturer, half of BORDER/LINES, immigration wonk, other hats | Personal photography at Instagram.com/nycfelipe
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Felipe De La Hoz
@felipedlh.bsky.social
· Feb 20
For new followers: I’ve spent about a decade writing on immigration, from explanatory to feature to opinion to investigative. Always looking to talk if you have insight, from inside gov’t, civil society, or if directly impacted. Signal is felipedlh.58, anonymity assured (do NOT use work devices)
The whole “he got asylum under Trump!” thing is such a sadly predictable liberal own-goal pathology. How about maybe we don’t part from the premise that giving people asylum is bad?
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The whole “he got asylum under Trump!” thing is such a sadly predictable liberal own-goal pathology. How about maybe we don’t part from the premise that giving people asylum is bad?
If only someone had been screaming about this for over a year bsky.app/profile/feli...
i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If only someone had been screaming about this for over a year bsky.app/profile/feli...
Incredibly fucked up to say for all the obvious reasons but also just darkly ironic given the I think incontrovertible fact that this country would be a middling hovel without mass immigration. The reality is the exact opposite of what they say is true
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Incredibly fucked up to say for all the obvious reasons but also just darkly ironic given the I think incontrovertible fact that this country would be a middling hovel without mass immigration. The reality is the exact opposite of what they say is true
Ethnic determinism tonight, queen?
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ethnic determinism tonight, queen?
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The suspect in the DC shooting is a former Zero unit guy.
Suspected Shooter Was in a ‘Zero Unit’ in Afghanistan. Here’s What We Know.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The suspect in the DC shooting is a former Zero unit guy.
Also, I’m just going to say it, if your objective is national security, I don’t think telling tens of thousands of combat-hardened veterans (and their many American brothers-in-arms) that you’re going to betray them and send them to die in their country, which you destabilized, is a great idea
Every time a US veteran snaps people fall all over each other to point out the effects of war and literal physical changes that PTSD triggers, but one Afghan veteran snaps and we’re going to shut down immigration for all Afghans forever and I bet they’re working on revoking parole wholesale
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Also, I’m just going to say it, if your objective is national security, I don’t think telling tens of thousands of combat-hardened veterans (and their many American brothers-in-arms) that you’re going to betray them and send them to die in their country, which you destabilized, is a great idea
Every time a US veteran snaps people fall all over each other to point out the effects of war and literal physical changes that PTSD triggers, but one Afghan veteran snaps and we’re going to shut down immigration for all Afghans forever and I bet they’re working on revoking parole wholesale
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every time a US veteran snaps people fall all over each other to point out the effects of war and literal physical changes that PTSD triggers, but one Afghan veteran snaps and we’re going to shut down immigration for all Afghans forever and I bet they’re working on revoking parole wholesale
Great Dumbass theory of history and society
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Great Dumbass theory of history and society
I think it shocks some of my students but I emphasize that having a job outside journalism is fine and common. I also toss in practical industry talk that’s not strictly in the curriculum. On Monday we discussed contracts: “for-hire,” indemnity, kill fees, scope of work. Freelancers need to know!
If you have ever thought that my journalism or my first book were net positives for the world, understand that they probably would not exist if I did not have a spouse who paid the mortgage. If I'd been a solo earner/parent, I likely would have left criticism, journalism or book writing long ago.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I think it shocks some of my students but I emphasize that having a job outside journalism is fine and common. I also toss in practical industry talk that’s not strictly in the curriculum. On Monday we discussed contracts: “for-hire,” indemnity, kill fees, scope of work. Freelancers need to know!
One of those cases where you don’t need forensic analysis of the image. Just stop and think about it for a second; not just one but seven billionaires, the most important people in one the most dominant industries in the world. What are they doing? Why’d they be here? Where are the security details?
I've seen this image enough now that I feel like I should point out it's fake.
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
One of those cases where you don’t need forensic analysis of the image. Just stop and think about it for a second; not just one but seven billionaires, the most important people in one the most dominant industries in the world. What are they doing? Why’d they be here? Where are the security details?
Does the NYPD just have a permanent mobile command post and heavy presence at Washington Square Park now? Why do we need this? Why are we paying for it?
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Does the NYPD just have a permanent mobile command post and heavy presence at Washington Square Park now? Why do we need this? Why are we paying for it?
As we’re parsing the details of operations in NYC and elsewhere, a reminder to folks in DHS and elsewhere that I am reachable via signal. I can use disappearing messages and guarantee that I will take active steps to safeguard your identity
For new followers: I’ve spent about a decade writing on immigration, from explanatory to feature to opinion to investigative. Always looking to talk if you have insight, from inside gov’t, civil society, or if directly impacted. Signal is felipedlh.58, anonymity assured (do NOT use work devices)
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As we’re parsing the details of operations in NYC and elsewhere, a reminder to folks in DHS and elsewhere that I am reachable via signal. I can use disappearing messages and guarantee that I will take active steps to safeguard your identity
I watched thousands of people overrun the Brazilian Congress building while wearing a press vest I didn’t know the significance of as a teenager
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I watched thousands of people overrun the Brazilian Congress building while wearing a press vest I didn’t know the significance of as a teenager
If the agents did not possess a judicial warrant (signed by an actual judge) then this is, legally speaking, a home invasion and criminal menacing, and the NYPD should be able to intervene and make arrests
The children haven’t returned to school since last Thursday, too afraid to leave their mother’s side.
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived there and didn't show a warrant or identify themselves. Days later, the children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If the agents did not possess a judicial warrant (signed by an actual judge) then this is, legally speaking, a home invasion and criminal menacing, and the NYPD should be able to intervene and make arrests
I have been offline for a few hours and it seems like I missed some crazy shit?
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I have been offline for a few hours and it seems like I missed some crazy shit?
Just hook it to my veins
Truth Social users are not happy with Trump on this one.
“A Great Fuck'n Honor??? Have you lost your fucking mind?????”
“A Great Fuck'n Honor??? Have you lost your fucking mind?????”
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Just hook it to my veins
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TODAY: @felipedlh.bsky.social tracks a sad trend; “a deep-seated regret, among immigrants, for having come to the United States at all.” flaminghydra.com/r/fc898c29?m... r
Bill of goods / Feline fame
Felipe De La Hoz on immigrants’ regrets; Ace and Jack on Hollywood cats
flaminghydra.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
TODAY: @felipedlh.bsky.social tracks a sad trend; “a deep-seated regret, among immigrants, for having come to the United States at all.” flaminghydra.com/r/fc898c29?m... r
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“In another sequence, an agent rolled down a window, pointed a handgun, and said ‘bang bang’ before sneering, ‘You’re dead, liberal.’” www.thedailybeast.com/judge-shreds...
Judge Shreds Lies and Provocations of ICE Barbie’s Goons
Federal judge says Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino lied as body-cam videos show tear gas, brake-checks, and even ChatGPT-written reports.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“In another sequence, an agent rolled down a window, pointed a handgun, and said ‘bang bang’ before sneering, ‘You’re dead, liberal.’” www.thedailybeast.com/judge-shreds...
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WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
An important thing to keep in mind. He’s weak, and getting weaker
Trump ranting about sedition, hangings, and death because some members of Congress said that US military personnel have to follow US law is quite bad, yes.
But it's frustrated impotence more than actionable threat.
He can't get James Comey in jail, he's far from able to murder members of Congress.
But it's frustrated impotence more than actionable threat.
He can't get James Comey in jail, he's far from able to murder members of Congress.
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
An important thing to keep in mind. He’s weak, and getting weaker
I guess they had to go with “simple answer” because other formulations of that idea are too historically weighted
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I guess they had to go with “simple answer” because other formulations of that idea are too historically weighted
Just picked up a smoothie at my local deli and this is the charge… what?? Why is this the payee???
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just picked up a smoothie at my local deli and this is the charge… what?? Why is this the payee???
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This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
A lot of ink will surely be spilled in the coming decades about why the US voting public took a look at the strongest Covid-recovery economy in the world and decided to drag it behind the shed, but it probably boils down to the stupidest possible answer, which is that no one understands anything
Probably second only to nukes are the long-tail risks of playing with the Fed.
Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A lot of ink will surely be spilled in the coming decades about why the US voting public took a look at the strongest Covid-recovery economy in the world and decided to drag it behind the shed, but it probably boils down to the stupidest possible answer, which is that no one understands anything