Sarah Matusek

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Birthright citizenship reaches the Supreme Court. What’s at stake? Much is at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a birthright citizenship case May 15, including whether an executive order is applied uniformly across the country.

Today's #SCOTUS oral argument is only partly about birthright citizenship, but it offers a preview of a country in which Trump's birthright citizenship order is in place.

@sarahmatusek.bsky.social and I examined what that could look like:

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Hello Dr. Kenny. Just messaged you - would value a brief phone interview if you have time today for The Christian Science Monitor. / matuseks@csmonitor.com

“While the targets have changed over time, the use of ideological exclusion and deportation as tools of political repression have not" @juliarosekraut.bsky.social.

Thank you to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social for reaching out to me for this story.

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A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system A federal judge in Seattle has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system.

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Here’s how Trump has remade US immigration policy in just 1 month One month after inauguration, President Trump’s flurry of executive action on immigration has dramatically changed U.S. policy. Critics say justice is at risk.

What a month. We try to capture the breadth of immigration policy changes under Trump 2.0 so far:
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Trump DOJ Fires 20 Immigration Judges as Termination Wave Begins The Department of Justice has terminated an entire class of newly hired federal immigration judges as well as several management-level judges.

Federal downsizing has hit immigration courts the Trump administration has terminated 20 judges, including an entire class of judges added in December

Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump...

With Hegseth at DoD, Rubio at State, and Noem at DHS now confirmed, Trump has installed key leaders in his effort to militarize border enforcement and suspend the entry of refugees and immigrants

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Trump cut the refugee program before. Refugee groups prepare for Round 2. Refugee groups are preparing for funding cuts and a lowered refugee admissions cap during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

Beyond executive actions aimed at curbing illegal immigration, President Trump is expected to suspend refugee resettlement for at least 4 months, an incoming WH official told press today. More context here: www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011...

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$1.3 trillion price tag for climate? These charts show why. At the COP29 summit, diplomats are debating how to finance action on climate change – and what role the private sector could play.

Financing climate action is a major aspect of this year’s COP29, the annual climate change conference. Diplomats are debating what to pay – and how the private sector can contribute. ClimateChange #cop29