C. Frances

C. Frances is a freelance journalist based in the American South. Her work centers around politics, conflict, and human rights in contemporary social movements.

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Chilling Dissent

NYPD Used High-Tech Surveillance to Find Gaza Paint Splatter Protester, Docs Show

C. Frances

- Aug. 3

Throwing paint on a statue at Columbia seems like a minor crime, but cops use tremendous resources when pro-Palestine protesters are in the crosshairs.

Chilling Dissent

FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant

A.D. Chilcote, C. Frances

- July 7

Federal agents asked about links between the woman and the Prairieland case — suggesting a sprawling conspiracy that fits with Trump’s attacks on antifa.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 29: New Jersey State Police riot and mounted units, alongside other law enforcement clear protestors from outside Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on May 29, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that she will send in state police to the center and create a designated protest zone as well as set up vehicle checkpoints to regulate traffic outside the center. Confrontations between ICE agents and protestors, who are supporting detainees held in the facility, continue to participate in a hunger strike and have put out a list of demands. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Chilling Dissent

FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into Informants

C. Frances, Noah Hurowitz

- June 20

“They were asking me to inform,” said a protester, one of dozens contacted by the feds, who was arrested while playing the cello.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 02: Newark Police officers stand guard as protesters gather outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on June 02, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. The city of Newark lifted a curfew Tuesday evening, allowing protesters to gather again in front of Delaney Hall. Despite the state police taking over security outside, the protests have become increasingly tense, and come amid reports of poor living conditions inside the facility for the detainees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Chilling Dissent

Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest

C. Frances, Noah Hurowitz

- June 18

A complaint by Newark police didn’t mention that ICE led the ambush on a protester and made the initial arrest.

A person holds up a whistle-shaped sign reading "ICE out" outside the Minnesota State Capitol during the "No Kings" national day of protest in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 28, 2026. Nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans will take to the streets as part of a grassroots movement called "No Kings," the most vocal and visual conduit for opposition to Trump since he began his second term in January 2025. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Midterms 2026

ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

Jessica Washington, C. Frances

- Apr. 29

Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of “cosplaying” as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 24: A person kneels near the site where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was allegedly shot and killed by federal agents on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents allegedly shot and killed Pretti, a south Minneapolis resident, amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Chilling Dissent

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.

C. Frances

- Feb. 13

“I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept in an exclusive interview.

C. Frances

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NYPD Used High-Tech Surveillance to Find Gaza Paint Splatter Protester, Docs Show

FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant

FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into Informants

Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest

ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.

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C. Frances

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NYPD Used High-Tech Surveillance to Find Gaza Paint Splatter Protester, Docs Show

FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant

FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into Informants

Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest

ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.

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