Chilling Dissent
Palestinian Activists Came to Speak at California Synagogue — But Face Deportation at the Airport
CBP revoked Eid and Awdah Hathaleen’s visas before detaining them on Wednesday. Local organizers haven’t heard from them since.
Jonah Valdez
Jonah Valdez is a reporter for The Intercept covering politics, U.S. foreign policy, Israel and Palestine, human rights issues, and protest movements for social justice.
He previously was a staff writer with the Los Angeles Times where he joined the paper as an inaugural member of the L.A. Times Fellowship. For the Times, Valdez covered stories about environmental justice, gentrification, transportation, labor, pop culture, and the Hollywood industry. Valdez got his start covering local news for the Southern California News Group. His work can also be found in The Guardian, Voice of San Diego, and the San Diego-Union Tribune. He was raised in San Diego and now resides in Los Angeles, where he also writes poetry and is working on his first collection.
He previously was a staff writer with the Los Angeles Times where he joined the paper as an inaugural member of the L.A. Times Fellowship. For the Times, Valdez covered stories about environmental justice, gentrification, transportation, labor, pop culture, and the Hollywood industry. Valdez got his start covering local news for the Southern California News Group. His work can also be found in The Guardian, Voice of San Diego, and the San Diego-Union Tribune. He was raised in San Diego and now resides in Los Angeles, where he also writes poetry and is working on his first collection.
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Chilling Dissent
LAPD Won’t Do Immigration Enforcement — But Will Shoot You With Rubber Bullets for Protesting ICE
LA’s sanctuary laws ban cops from helping ICE in most cases. But the LAPD was out in full force repressing protests against the raids.
Chilling Dissent
ICE Won’t Rule Out Retaliating Against Immigrants Who Testify in Free Speech Case
Government attorneys want to reserve the right to detain and deport witnesses who take the stand in a campus free speech trial.
Chilling Dissent
A Doctor Said Israel’s War Is Fueling Health Crises in Gaza. UCSF Fired Her.
Dr. Rupa Marya of San Francisco is suing for discrimination after her university punished her for speaking out against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The Rising Death Toll of the U.S.–Israel Aid Distribution Plan in Gaza
Since a joint U.S.–Israel plan put a nonprofit in charge of aid distribution in Gaza, at least nine people have been killed and 47 injured.
Israel’s War on Gaza
In Gaza, Famine Is the Weapon — and So Is Aid
Amid Israel’s blockade on Gaza, death can come from the lack of food — or from trying to find food.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Is Building a Global Gulag for Immigrants Captured by ICE
The U.S. is in talks with 19 nations, including Libya, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Moldova, to accept deportees from other countries.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The Media Calls Israeli Captives “Hostages” and Palestinians “Prisoners”
Although he was a soldier captured at a military outpost, U.S. news outlets rarely described Edan Alexander as a prisoner of war.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Explosive Materials Bound for Israel Are Flying Out of JFK Airport
A cargo flight will haul 14 tons of nitrocellulose from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to an Israeli weapons manufacturer.
The War on Immigrants
CECOT Is What the Bukele Regime Wants You to See
“The Bukele model is built upon Kilmar Abregos — there are thousands of them.”