Geoff Hing

Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US | CNN Politics The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country and receive a payment, according to three sou...

I’m so grateful to Priscilla Alvarez for running down what is actually going on here. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

Thank you Andrew!

Federal Cuts Disrupt Local Justice Programs, but Communities Push Forward Programs that combat violence and support victims are thrown into chaos after the Trump administration ‘weaponized’ funding for its political goals.

Great reporting here by @sophianabours.bsky.social and @geoffhing.bsky.social for @themarshallproject.org about the impacts of the DOJ's cuts to community programs that support victims of violence: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/05/t...

Hiding in Plain Sight: How local jails obscure and facilitate mass deportation under Trump

🚨NEW: Local jails & police departments are playing a key role in Trump’s mass arrest & deportation agenda

The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵

From Watts to D.C.: How 500 Black Neighborhoods Vanished in 45 Years America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.

America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.
capitalbnews.org/black-displa...

Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control urban areas."

Missouri adopted a law that ends St. Louis’ ability to run its own police, transferring control to the GOP-run state government. The law also requires St. Louis to commit 25% of its budget to policing. boltsmag.org/missour...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of the snap curfew law

Mayor Brandon Johnson makes it official: He has vetoed to an ordinance that would allow Chicago Police Department officials to preemptively impose a curfew anywhere in the city and begin enforcing it with just 30 minutes notice. The text of the first mayoral veto in 19 years: @wttw.bsky.social

If you use @quantumfiber.bsky.social and your connectivity is down, try manually setting your DNS server to something like Cloudflare's (1.1.1.1). That restored my ability to use my Quantum Fiber internet connection.

I spoke to some experts about related issues for a Teen Vogue column & a point I keep thinking about is that the wages many young people have are so low, it’s impossible to pay bills, buy a car, etc. Throw in “5 years of experience for an entry-level job” and it feels impossible to make headway.

Florida child welfare agency calls ICE on teen migrant in foster care, sparking criticism ‘If this is a policy decision, it is a huge deal.’

This is an incredibly sad story about ICE taking a child who had already endured so much in handcuffs and shackles. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Iranian asylum seeker detained by ICE in Phoenix goes on hunger strike Mehrad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian asylum seeker who was recently detained by ICE while living on a work permit in Phoenix, wants to see a judge.

NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:

"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Of course, CPD has plentiful rules and regulations but it’s worth understanding that the Chicago FOP — representing the very wide majority of cops you see at protests — is vociferously in favor of the Trump administration’s actions against immigrants.

www.chicagofop.org/images/Feb.pdf

Phoenix New Times spotted ICE and Homeland Security Investigations at at least three spots on the west side of the Valley.

Eventually, a scuffle broke out between a few protesters and Peoria police, and one protester was subdued with a Taser .

MORE: bit.ly/3Zpi4Iz

DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows Air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media shows two Predator drones leaving, and heading towards, Los Angeles.

New from 404 Media: DHS flew Predator drones over the LA anti-ICE protests. As well as flight data this is further corroborated with air traffic control audio. The audio mentions "TROY" (callsign used by DHS) and "Q-9" (shorthand for MQ-9, the Predator B drones) www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...

“It Blows My Mind That There’s No Opposition”: When ICE Allies Run Unchallenged - Bolts In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” faces a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No Democra...

Sheriffs are hugely important to Trump’s mass deportation plan. They’ve lately been rushing to partner with ICE.

So we really should talk about ways in which Democrats are *not* fighting back against growing sheriff-ICE cooperation.

I have a story out today on this:

boltsmag.org/sheriff-elec...

Sacramento County will now use drones to find homeless encampments The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors reviewed the request of drones and other military equipment from several public safety agencies.

"The drones are a part of Sacramento County Probation’s equity and inclusion mission, which includes “removing access barriers and serving hard-to-reach communities,” Wherry added.

www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE In response to mass deportation threats and mixed messages from county leaders on federal cooperation, San Diego organizers are taking action to inform residents of ICE activity.

Unión del Barrio first started its community patrol program more than thirty years ago in response to police harassment of Latinos. The group reactivated its community patrols recently in response to increased federal immigration enforcement in San Diego. boltsmag.org/how-vol...

Seems notable that sheriff's deputies had to escort the ICE van through the crowd--another example of federal immigration arrests made possible by local law enforcement cooperation

Trump Public Housing Time Limits Could Displace 300,000 NYC Residents, Internal Analysis Finds An assessment by the New York City Housing Authority projects dire consequences of the president’s proposal to allow just two years of rental assistance to "able bodied" adults.

Trump Time Limits Could Displace 300k NYC Residents

"NYCHA calculated that 316,000...residents residing in public housing and in Section 8 private landlord properties ...are under the age of 62 and do not report a disability...accounts for 61% of the tenants receiving rental assistance via NYCHA."

The Quiet Coalition Behind Arizona’s Anti-LGBTQ+ School Board Proposals Arizona’s crusade against queer people in schools isn’t spontaneous, it’s being orchestrated with the help of a little-known organization with ties to other far-right groups.

Proposals that aim to counter affirming LGBTQ+ students are becoming common in public school districts across Arizona where far-right conservatives have secured board seats.

This shift is partly driven by the efforts of a little-known statewide group.

Dig into www.lookoutnews.org/the-quiet-co...

Arizona Youth Confront Lawmakers Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Moves — Including From Democrats Dozens of parents and queer youth stood beside lawmakers to challenge the continued rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and show force in community.

“Hey Ruben, if you can’t stand up for trans kids, maybe Congress isn’t the right place for you—and let’s find another activity for you to make fair competition,” DuMont said. www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-yout...

Tucson neighbors: ICE agents posed as utility workers An ICE spokeswoman declined to comment on the allegations of agents impersonating Tucson Electric Power workers, saying, “It's an ongoing investigation.”

Tucson residents say immigration agents posed as utility workers, in an attempt to detain an undocumented man from Honduras. “They’re lying! They're not in uniform,” neighbor Christine Cariño warned, in a video she recorded. "Don't let them in; they don't have a warrant." tucson.com/news/local/b...

1/ The day after the Antioch High shooting, Nashville police arrested a 12-year-old for posting a concerning screenshot on Instagram.

His school was supposed to figure out if it was a valid threat. Instead, the school expelled him with no further investigation.

“We Need to See the Bigger Picture”: How Cuts to Medicaid Hurt Public Safety - Bolts When a state made cuts to Medicaid, depriving people of access to health insurance, the crime rate increased: That’s the finding of a new academic study, supported by the National... Read More

Good time to read up on how Medicaid cuts increase crime rates:

boltsmag.org/medicaid-cov...

A team of my colleagues at @invisible.institute have been working hard on this reporting for months, and I’m excited to see it out in the world today. Please read below, and congratulations to @mizamudio.bsky.social and Dana Brozost-Kelleher, among many others, on this story.

How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.

Due to climate pressures, home insurance prices could, on average, leap an additional 29% over the next 30 years, a research firm found.

In Sacramento, California, rates could double. In Miami, they could quadruple.

By @abrahm.bsky.social‬
(Published Feb. 2025)

Here is the great tip sheet that @geoffhing.bsky.social compiled of all the things we discussed in our #PyConUS keynote this morning, and more: is.gd/tmppyconus

If you would like to get involved and meet more data journalists, please come to @ire.org’s #NICAR26 in March in Indianapolis!

At 9 am I’ll be onstage at the morning #PyConUS keynote, in a fireside chat with @geoffhing.bsky.social and @kazilico.bsky.social about criminal justice, investigative reporting & @themarshallproject.org. 😬
After that, I’ll be in an open space at 310/311 for anyone who wants to talk journalism.

When you look closely, the contours of how cities in the U.S. respond to encampments, can be quite different. That Pittsburgh cleared an encampment only after the people there had been moved into more stable housing, beyond just emergency shelter, really stands out.