Unmasking ICE
Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”
The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.
Noah Hurowitz
Noah Hurowitz is a reporter focusing on federal law enforcement. Prior to working at The Intercept, he covered immigration, organized crime, and the war on drugs. He is based in New York City.
Noah is the author of “El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Drug Lord,” and his work has appeared in many publications including New York Magazine, Business Insider, and Rolling Stone.
Noah is the author of “El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Drug Lord,” and his work has appeared in many publications including New York Magazine, Business Insider, and Rolling Stone.
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Targeting Iran
Joe Kent’s Resignation Could Bolster a Wave of Conscientious Objectors to Trump’s Iran War
“This is the kind of thing that really resonates: seeing respected people in positions of power validating what many service members feel.”
Midterms 2026
Dem in Maine House Primary Funneled PAC Money to Republicans
“Jordan Wood was not a CD2 resident until very recently, and I personally look sideways at someone who moves into a district in order to run.”
Targeting Iran
The U.S. and Israel Killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. What Comes Next?
“This tells any potential adversaries of the U.S.: Get nuclear weapons. Hedging is not a strategy.”
The War on Immigrants
Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia Student in New York — Then Phoned With Trump to Secure Her Release
ICE agents pretended to be New York Police Department officers to get into Columbia housing, a member of the New York city council said.
Trump Demanded El Mencho’s Head. Mexicans Are Paying the Price.
The violence in Mexico is fueled by U.S. guns and money. Killing a cartel boss won’t change that.
Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech
“They issued a polling sheet this morning to see who would attend and, at least from my crew, there were no takers.”
Israel’s War on Gaza
Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds
A human rights group fanned the flames of conflict by threatening legal action if the city invested in war crimes.
Unmasking ICE
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitnesses Say
The killing marked the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city in less than a month. Neither victim appeared to be the target of immigration enforcement.
Chilling Dissent
White House Doctored Photo With AI to Make It Look Like an Activist Was Sobbing During Perp Walk
An Intercept analysis indicated that the White House used Google AI tools to alter the photo of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.