Alix Breeden
@alixbreeden.bsky.social
Reporter at Daily Kos | formerly Al Jazeera America & The NY Post Based in Los Angeles 📍 Tennessean at ❤️ Tips: Alix.breeden@dailykos.com | Signal: alix.85 https://linktr.ee/alixbreeden
Hard to believe that I'm writing my first nonfiction book. Even harder to believe that I'm writing about the very stories — immigration, political prisoners — that I've been reporting on for a year now. Still pinching myself. Still grateful to have the opportunity to help through writing.
1 year ago 238 Venezuelan men were released from CECOT — a terrorism confinement center in El Salvador— in a trade between the US and the South American country. Here I speak with some of the men and lawyers heading the multiple ongoing lawsuits. Please share www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
For many deported men, the hell of CECOT still haunts them
July 18 marks one year since the Venezuelan men deported to CECOT were returned to their home country.
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Check out this convo between @dailykos.com staff writer @alixbreeden.bsky.social & @briantylercohen.bsky.social Story up at Daily Kos www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Interview on the #DailyKos YouTube channel : www.youtube.com/watch?v=1un0...
Brian Tyler Cohen shares 'blueprint' for Democrats to take, and keep power
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I caught up with Brian Tyler Cohen, a successful social media infuencer and political commentator, who just released his second book, "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1un0...
Brian Tyler Cohen shares 'blueprint' for Democrats to take, and keep power
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I spoke with a head lawyer on this case who said that ICE was trying to "intimidate" Mr. Streever into silence after he sent a strongly worded email to then-ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizing him for supporting agents who shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
ICE is now coming for US citizens over strongly worded emails
Immigration and Customs Enforcement came to his doorstep and waited outside of his hotel after he criticized them—now David Streever is suing.
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I saw @helpingchildreninvenezuela put years of work into action when more donations and volunteers than they could have imagined showed up to help to Venezuelans following twin earthquakes that devastated cities. Many from Venezuela themselves. Some have family/friends still missing.
Over 100 men women and children aboard a US deportation flight to Venezuela are now missing, dead, or in critical condition. Hours after landing, 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes rocked the country, taking down the hotel they were being kept in.
My colleague and I broke down the legal aspects and human impact of the recent Supreme Court decisions surrounding immigration. I'm a little biased, but I believe this is a great piece, looking at both the logical and the emotional toll this is taking on people. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
The legality and inhumanity of 2 new Supreme Court rulings
Ahead of their summer break, the conservative-stacked Supreme Court has been issuing back-to-back decisions related to immigration. From the state of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and…
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My latest following the Supreme Court Mullin v Doe decision to suspend TPS for Haitians and Syrians. The impact, however, spans further than that. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Supreme Court ruling comes at worst possible time for Venezuelans
Venezuela has just been rattled by twin earthquakes.
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I spoke with multiple creators and campaign staffers to put this piece together on the grassroots movement (and the paid movement) behind California's top Democrat candidates for governor. Check it out: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
How ‘Becerra’s Baddies’ turbocharged the race for California governor
Social media influencers played an outsized role and brought controversy to the California gubernatorial race.
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I spoke with Larry Bushart, the 61-year-old Tennessee man who was jailed for 37 days after posting a Charlie Kirk meme. Bushart’s lawyer, who he told me identifies as a Republican, outright called him a “political prisoner.” Now, he’s being awarded $835,000. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
‘Political prisoner’ jailed for posting Charlie Kirk meme speaks out
Larry Bushart spent 37 days in jail for posting a meme on Facebook.
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I spoke with Antonio Villaraigosa following the final debate ahead of the June 2 primary. The former LA mayor is polling in the single digits, but despite the apparent odds he has no intention of backing down now. Here’s his why. Full interview soon on @dailykos.com
I spoke with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is in the race to be California’s next governor. The primary is soon, and Villaraigosa is polling below other candidates— including Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra, and Steve Hilton — but he doesn’t see these numbers as a deterrent.
Tom Steyer, the hedge fund billionaire turned climate activist addresses his past investment in ICE facility owner, CoreCivic. Steyer’s investments have become a hot topic and point of contention, including his previous investments linked to coal. Full interview on @dailykos.com
My full written story in conversation with Andry Hernandez, a Venezuelan man and gay makeup artist who was deported using the Alien Enemies Act to El Salvador’s CECOT 1 year ago today. This is where he is a year later.
Makeup artist deported 1 year ago shares his ordeal—and hope for the future
Andry Hernández Romero had dreams of coming to the U.S. and becoming a famous makeup artist or fashion designer. He wasn’t a political activist or a voice for LGBTQ+ rights before he left his small to...
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I spoke with Andry Hernandez, a gay makeup artist, for the one year anniversary of when Trump sent 252 Venezuelan & Salvadoran men to CECOT without due process, claiming they were all gang members. Full story on @dailykos.com
Hi friends. I’m looking to fine tune a nonfiction book pitch that has to do with immigration, CECOT (El Salvador), Venezuela, and the Trump administration. I know I have some friends in the literary world. Would love to connect ASAP as this is very time sensitive.
I spoke with the ACLU and Public Counsel, two of the multiple law firms representing Latino families who they claim were racially discriminated against by ICE during the ongoing raids. More on Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem on @dailykos.com
I spent over 8 hours editing the next video I’m going to post for the LA ICE raids lawsuit story and I’m fully prepared for it to get 12 likes and maybe a couple hundred views (half from my burner acct)
My latest, in conversation with the legal teams representing hundreds of Latin American families in Los Angeles, who they claim were racially profiled by ICE and the Trump administration during the (ongoing) deportation raids.
'Skin color as the enemy': Trump's ICE raids face legal action in LA
Before the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and ...
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I’m hoping to write an analysis on the paramount Warner Bros takeover and am looking for WGA veterans, producers, and other executives. If you fit this or can help connect me, I’d be extremely grateful. Happy to grant anonymity if they’re close in proximity to the companies.
Do I have any locals from Bastrop, Texas, on here? Curious about this proposition to rename a road after Charlie Kirk and it's relation to how heavily influenced the town is by Elon Musk over recent years.
I spoke with Venezuelan men who were imprisoned in CECOT about whether or not they will make the journey back to the US after Judge Boasberg ordered that they receive due process. Here are their responses.
Trump deported them, a judge ordered them back—but it’s not so simple
U.S. District Judge Judge James Boasberg �on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of some of the Venezuelan men whom it wrongfully sent to a prison in El Salvador ...
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I spoke with Victor Villa, the owner of Villa’s Tacos, who was featured on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show about the message he has for Latinos still hiding from ICE and for his response to the halftime slot. Full story coming to @dailykos.com this weekend
TikTok users are claiming the newly Amerian owned app is censoring them for mentioning Jeffrey Epstein
I spoke with multiple Venezuelans who fled their home country out of fear for their lives, seeking political asylum in the US. Full story on @dailykos.com
I spoke with Carlos Cancines, a 31YO Venezuelan military veteran who served under Maduro. After seeing the suffering and persecution of fellow country men, Cancines left his military career. He and his wife traveled across the border to Colombia, where he opened a restaurant. (Cont.)
Trump has labeled himself sitting president of Venezuela. However, his control over the country is much rockier than he'd like to admit. In this story, I speak with connections to Venezuela's opposition and break down some of the reasons why this plan to control Venezuela doesn't look so great.
Trump brags he's Venezuela’s president—but he's overplaying his hand
President Donald Trump effectively declared himself “ acting president of Venezuela ” on Sunday, sharing on Truth Social a doctored image of his Wikipedia page displaying that title. While we ...
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