Leighton Akio Woodhouse

Leighton Akio Woodhouse is a journalist and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. His print stories have appeared in The Intercept, Gawker, The New Republic, Newsweek, VICE News, The Nation, and The Awl. He has directed documentary videos for The Intercept, The Nation, KQED, the Fusion Network, and Participant Media. Leighton has a Master’s Degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley.

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Roundup of Wild Horses in California Could Lead to Illegal Slaughter

Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Oct. 12

This week, the Forest Service began a roundup of 1,000 wild horses in the Devil’s Garden region of Modoc National Forest, a designated wild horse territory.

The War on ImmigrantsCiting Trump’s Racism, a Federal Judge Restores Protections for Immigrants Fleeing Wars and Disasters

Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Oct. 4

A federal court has suspended the Trump administration’s termination of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of refugees.

The War on ImmigrantsImmigrant Detainees Describe Abusive Conditions in “Guantánamo Bay for Asylum-Seekers”

Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Aug. 2

The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit enumerating egregious conditions for immigrant detainees at a federal prison in Victorville, California.

The War on ImmigrantsTrump’s “Shithole Countries” Remark Is at the Center of a Lawsuit to Reinstate Protections for Immigrants

Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Jun. 28

“The Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for people from these countries was motivated by its racism against non-white, non-Europeans immigrants."

Animal Rights Activists Face Multiple Felony Charges, Brought by Prosecutors With Ties to Smithfield Foods

Glenn Greenwald, Lee Fang, Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Jun. 7

Why are animal rights activists who took nothing of commercial value facing prison terms? Because the law is being abused to intimidate and silence them.

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