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Hamed Aleaziz

@haleaziz.bsky.social

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I cover DHS and immigration policy for the New York Times LA Times, BuzzFeed News, SF Chronicle alum

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

President Trump called Portland “War ravaged” to justify his move to send troops to the city. But in the days before his announcement, federal officials tasked with protecting government buildings said protests outside an ICE facility were “low energy.”

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.

Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 4d

On Sept. 27, President Trump described Portland, Ore., as a “War ravaged” city.

But here is how federal officers described the scene outside the ICE building in southwest Portland on Sept. 25: “low energy.”

The next day the same: “low energy.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 4d

A majority of voters favor deporting those in the U.S. illegally, but say President Trump’s tactics have gone too far, a new Times/Siena poll found. w/ Ruth Igielnik
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Voters Favor Deporting Those in U.S. Illegally, but Say Trump Has Gone Too Far

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

Breaking News: President Trump told Congress in a confidential notice that he had decided that the U.S. was in an “armed conflict” with certain drug cartels.

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.”

Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 11d

ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.

We detail how that happened:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12d

Breaking News: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by deporting noncitizen student activists.

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.

Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 12d

Scoop: The Trump administration is deporting a planeload of about 100 Iranians back to Iran from the US after a deal between the two governments, according to two senior Iranian officials involved in the negotiations and a U.S. official with knowledge of the plans.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 16d

Scoop: Trump fired a U.S. Attorney in Sacramento less than six hours after she told his California border patrol chief to abide by court orders and the Constitution while conducting his immigration raids.

With @haleaziz.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 19d

The New York Times analyzed these videos; interviewed policing experts; and reviewed law enforcement policies to understand how an attempted immigration arrest turned deadly so quickly.

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How an Attempted ICE Arrest Near Chicago Turned Deadly

The New York Times analyzed surveillance, police body-camera footage and bystander videos to understand what happened when an immigration agent shot and killed a motorist in a Chicago suburb.

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 23d

NEW: The Trump administration will terminate deportation protections for thousands of migrants from Syria, homeland security officials said on Friday.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Thousands of Syrians

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Zach Montague @zjmontague.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: A whistle-blower report regarding the Guatemalan children who the Trump administration planned to repatriate claims that the government misrepresented its own data in court, failing to mention that at least 30 of 327 children had been flagged as vulnerable to violence or abuse if sent back.

Whistle-Blower Account Contradicts Government’s Claims on Guatemalan Children

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 26d

Proud to work with Michael Schmidt @susannecraignyt.bsky.social and @russbuettner.bsky.social, who are stellar journalists and colleagues, and to work for AG Sulzberger, one of our generation's most stalwart champions of free speech. www.nytco.com/press/the-ne...

The New York Times Responds to Lawsuit Filed by President Donald Trump | The New York Times Company

“This lawsuit has no merit. It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation…

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Lydia DePillis @lydiadepillis.bsky.social · Sep 12

Today with @haleaziz.bsky.social :
Most of the Korean workers detained during an ICE raid on a Ga. battery plant last week were on short-term businesses visas. In at least one case, ICE acknowledged a worker hadn't violated his visa, and forced him to deport anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...

Georgia ICE Raid Netted Workers With Short-Term Business Visas

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · Sep 12

This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission:
radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

Penn State plans to 'wind down' WPSU after board committee rejects plan to transfer it to WHYY

WPSU, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary of bringing public media to Pennsylvania, is slated to close soon, after a Penn State board of trustees committee voted Thursday against a proposal...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Sep 8

Icymi, I’ve got a new gig

Semafor @semafor.com · Sep 8

Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo wants to take on Politico Playbook from the left

www.semafor.com/article/09/0...

Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo wants to take on Politico Playbook from the left

The publication is expanding its politics coverage to gear up for the midterm elections.

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Trump administration warned in immigration court on Thursday that if Abrego Garcia’s recent attempt to open an asylum case in the US is successful, govt officials will seek to deport him back to El Salvador, according to a copy of the filing obtained by The NYT.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

Trump Administration Threatens Abrego Garcia With Deportation to El Salvador

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 1

Orville Etoria, a Jamaican citizen with legal residency in the U.S., was among five men with criminal records deported in July to a prison in Africa. His case highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.

Trump Administration Deports Jamaican Man to African Prison Years After U.S. Sentence

The case of Orville Etoria highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · Sep 2

We studied how Elon Musk shifts Grok’s politics to mirror his own. Sometimes it works, like when Grok changed overnight from saying disinformation was the worst threat to humanity to claiming it was birth rate decline instead. Other times, Grok is harder to influence: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Sep 1

I told my UC editing class this semester about @nickbaumann.bsky.social’s “SMB” (sucks, make better) recurring editing note in the margins of my drafts. I expected laughter. If I heard right, there were no laughs. A few looks of horror, but no laughter.

Nick is a monster

Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Eswatini government at one point requested a half-billion dollars from the United States in exchange for taking in third-country deportees, according to documents obtained by The Times.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...

Man Who’d Served His Time in U.S. Is Deported to an African Prison

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · Sep 2

The case of Orville Etoria highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...

Man Who’d Served His Time in U.S. Is Deported to an African Prison

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · Sep 1

NEW: The Trump administration has enacted a sweeping suspension of approvals of almost all types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, according to American officials.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...

U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our profile of Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol chief leading the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

The Border Patrol Chief Leading the California Immigration Crackdown

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 27

Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., people familiar with the matter said.

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · Aug 26

The entire Social Security database, dumped on a random cloud server: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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