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Hamed Aleaziz

@haleaziz.bsky.social

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

5,188 Followers  |  51 Following  |  78 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.6715

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Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

05.08.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Can We Extradite Him?’ How U.S. Officials Grappled With the Release of a Triple Murderer

"Michael Kozak, the career official who oversees diplomacy in the Western Hemisphere, replied: β€œWell then we probably should not have asked for him. Can we now extradite him to Spain? We did get the S.O.B. released.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...

01.08.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 12
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Live Updates: Crowds Gather for Funeral of Officer Slain in Manhattan

Follow our team's reporting on the funeral of Officer Didarul Islam here:

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

31.07.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text reads: "Kamala Harris Will Not Run for California Governor" over a photo of Kamala Harris. Photo by Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Text reads: "Kamala Harris Will Not Run for California Governor" over a photo of Kamala Harris. Photo by Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Breaking News: Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she would not be running for governor of California. β€œFor now, my leadership β€” and public service β€” will not be in elected office,” Harris said in a statement. nyti.ms/4ovRPv1

30.07.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 9
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Do You Work With ICE? We Want to Hear From You.

Do You Work With ICE? We Want to Hear From You.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...

29.07.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Europe’s Crackdown on Speech Goes Far and Wide Loosely defined hate-speech laws and the rise of social media have led to zealous policing, resulting in fines and prison sentences for some offenders.

She posted a hateful anti-immigrant message, then thought better of it and deleted the post. She has now spent more than 330 days in jail. A look at the free speech war in Europe. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

09.07.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to help Texas flood victims and first responders Local officials have asked for financial donations, while the Salvation Army and World Central Kitchen are providing support on the ground.

Search-and-rescue operations continue in the Texas Hill Country after deadly floods killed over 100 people.

Here’s how to help, volunteer or donate to Texas floods victims and responders:

08.07.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 9

NEW: The Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants in the U.S., per DHS.

The protections end on Sep. 2.

"The Secretary determined that, overall, country conditions have improved to the point where Haitians can return home in safety."

27.06.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

what the fuck is that supposed to mean

24.06.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint.

Emil Bove III, a senior Justice Department official and Trump judicial nominee, told subordinates he was willing to ignore court orders in order to fulfill the president's aggressive deportation campaign, according to a whistle-blower complaint.

24.06.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 18
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β€œ.. Florida’s attorney general .. said the state will not need to invest much in security because the area is surrounded by dangerous wildlife, including alligators and pythons.”

@nytimes.com @haleaziz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

23.06.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 12
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Florida to Build β€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades

Scoop: Florida is building a detention facility for migrants nicknamed β€œAlligator Alcatraz,” in the Everglades designed to help the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

DHS will help pay for the detention facility with money from FEMA.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

23.06.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 487    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 244
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Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It

Microsoft, responding to a Trump order, helped turn off the email account of the ICC prosecutor freezing his communications just months after the court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for Israeli actions in Gaza @satariano.bsky.social @jeannasmialek.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...

21.06.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 4

Re-upping this!

14.06.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries

SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three officials with knowledge.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

14.06.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 742    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 170
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Stephen Miller Triggers Los Angeles The protesters gathered in downtown L.A. are a microcosm of the Democratic coalition that has dominated the city for decades.

NEW: Culture war, with real troops. What I saw during three days in downtown LA www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

12.06.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump "has created the conditions" surrounding the Los Angeles protests. The governor went...

my full conversation tonight with Governor Newsom inside the L.A. County Emergency Operations Center. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/...

09.06.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 460    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 27

If you work at DHS or ICE and want to talk about what's going on in Los Angeles please reach out on Signal:

@haleaziz.81

08.06.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Ryan Mac has covered Elon Musk for years and was co-author of a book about him, but he’s never seen anything quite like this. He describes what set off the meltdown in Musk and President Trump’s relationship. https://trib.al/Ptxv3dY

06.06.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 215    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 9
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How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa

NEW: How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa

w/ @abbievansickle.bsky.social @haleaziz.bsky.social @erschm.bsky.social

Free gift link >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

06.06.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
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we're seeing this meme play out in real time. now just waiting for the appearance of Salman.

05.06.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions

Jeffrey Epstein invested $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm created by Peter Thiel. That investment is now worth $170 million and some victims want a part of it.

Great reporting from @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...

04.06.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 455    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 13

great reporting

03.06.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How ICE Is Seeking to Ramp Up Deportations Through Courthouse Arrests

NEW: Inside the new ICE strategy to arrest migrants in immigration courts.

With internal ICE documents laying out coordination between ICE agents & prosecutors, and reporting from California, New York & DC.

w/ @haleaziz.bsky.social and Miriam Jordan:

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

30.05.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting WilmerHale

A third straight federal judge ruled that one of Trump’s executive orders – this time targeting WilmerHale – is unconstitutional.

With that, the strategy of fighting back rather than capitulating to the White House’s demands looks increasingly validated.

28.05.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Yes, we got a tip when the $TRUMP whales (biggest buyers of his crypto) were going to show up Friday at the White House for their VIP tour and The NYT was there. We had a list with their names. So we knew who they were. But they did not want to chat. I still tried...

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Trump’s New Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants: Billions of Dollars in Fines

Trump’s New Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants: Billions of Dollars in Fines

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

22.05.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

Trump administration halts Harvard's ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the university to fall in line with the president’s agenda. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

22.05.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 9
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They Were Days From Getting Engaged. Then They Were Killed in D.C.

They met at the Israeli Embassy in Washington and fell in love. He was about to take her to Jerusalem to meet his family and bought an engagement ring to propose while there. Then the two were gunned down in DC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...

22.05.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 3
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How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: β€˜Keep Him Where He Is’

β€œWe are working to fix it so he doesn’t need to be returned to the U.S.”

@haleaziz.bsky.social & Alan Feuer got exclusive internal docs revealing how the Trump admin responded, once they realized they had sent Abrego-Garcia to an El Salvador prison ... by mistake. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

22.05.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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