Emily Witt

ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...

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Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street A Times analysis found that 69% of those arrested during that period had no criminal conviction and 58% had never been charged with a crime.

Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street

The People Being Disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles As communities across Southern California document and protest the escalating raids, loved ones grapple with the unimaginable.

Spectacular reporting & heartbreaking writing by Emily Witt @newyorker.com

The People Being Disappeared by <em class="small">ICE</em> in Los Angeles www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Looking for the National Guard in Los Angeles President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.

There are now more military stationed in L.A. than in Iraq and Syria. Emily Witt reports on the anti-ICE demonstrations and federal presence in the city.

I wrote about Bernie and AOC's visit to Tucson for @newyorker.com

Where Do Trans Kids Go from Here? In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order banning transition-related care for minors, hospitals in blue states began cancelling appointments—forcing families in New York and beyond to consider whe...

I wrote about Trump's executive order targeting gender care for children and the fallout in New York and other cities. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.

Emily Witt – Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Writer Emily Witt (The New Yorker) on the impact of the Los Angeles fires, the prophetic work of Octavia Butler, and the power of community.

I went on @TalkEasyPod with Sam Fragoso to talk about what it was like in Los Angeles these past couple of weeks. talkeasypod.com/emily-witt/

Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena? In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection. After the devastating fires, many wonder whether they’ll be able to rebuild ...

I wrote about a multigenerational family in Altadena who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire. search.app/kqjW9okx2oAj...