In the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

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ICE Agents Encountered Austin Man by Chance Before Shooting Him www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...

ICE Agents Encountered Austin Man by Chance Before Shooting Him

The shooting prompted growing calls for transparency as state and local officials sought the release of video footage.

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Scoop: Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation’s voter rolls, according to a federal whistle-blower’s account released on Monday.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.

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Read the whistleblower's complaint here, obtained by the Times through FOIA: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Read the Whistle-Blower’s Complaint Following ICE’s Hiring Surge

The New York Times obtained this whistle-blower complaint via a public records request to the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Homeland Security.

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Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · last mo.

SCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said ICE was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...

SCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said ICE was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...

ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says

An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.

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Scoop: Hundreds of agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been assigned to an intensive, weekslong hunt for noncitizens among the nation’s registered voters despite an absence of evidence of widespread fraud, according to documents and training videos. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...

Trump Administration Launches Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms

The practice is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.

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Ten people who were deported and taken to Liberia this month described a harrowing journey that included months in detention in the U.S. before being sent to nations where they had no ties. All of them said they experienced or witnessed what they described as abusive or violent treatment by ICE.

Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE

Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.

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NEW: Relative of Afghans Who Helped U.S. Military Is Deported to Africa www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/u...

Relative of Afghans Who Helped U.S. Military Is Deported to Africa

The Trump administration has deported thousands of immigrants to countries where they have no ties. Dozens were on the latest flight, to the Central African Republic.

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Immigration arrests have risen to record highs with 43,000 ICE arrests in June and 49,000 in July. A majority of those arrested in July were people who were accused of violating civil immigration laws but had with no criminal history, an analysis of newly released federal data shows. nyti.ms/3SYB3cL

SCOOP: The Trump administration plans to step up deportation flights to Haiti as soon as this week, according to documents obtained by The New York Times, a move intended to more quickly expel thousands of Haitians whose legal status expired this summer. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...

Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti

Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.

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On the week of the El Paso shooting anniversary, caught up with @marcelagarcia.bsky.social and my former newsroom family at the @bostonglobe.com to talk about the city, returning home, and the stories that shaped the book. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/07/o...

El Paso is the country’s overlooked immigration anchor - The Boston Globe

Jazmine Ulloa, a former Boston Globe reporter, discusses her new book about how El Paso, not Ellis Island, is the country's true immigration gateway.

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In interviews with The New York Times, more than 20 activists described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured by Israel for trying to break its blockade of Gaza to bring food and aid into the territory. Israel denied the accusations.

Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody

In interviews, more than 20 people who tried to break an Israeli blockade described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured. Israel denied the accusations.

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SCOOP: The Trump administration in recent days deported a group of Mexican nationals who had been barred from removal to their home country after proving to an immigration court that they would likely face torture, according to two people with knowledge of the move.

Seeing people confused about Fauci taking the Fifth even though he was pre-emptively pardoned by Biden. Pardons only cover past conduct; they don't immunize future lawbreaking. Fauci's claim is Trump II DOJ would gin up a perjury investigation into him based on anything he says today.

NEW: The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired visas as they travel through airports, according to documents obtained by The Times and interviews with lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

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Breaking News: Global oil prices reached $100 a barrel that for the first time since May, as the widening war between the U.S. and Iran stifled the flow of energy in the Middle East. nyti.ms/4ftC9EN

New, from me and @ckoettl.bsky.social: Iran has attacked at least nine U.S. military sites in the last two weeks, destroying radar sites, personnel areas, hangars, and other structures, and killing at least three service members. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/w...

What Visuals Show About Recent Damage to U.S. Military Sites in the Middle East

Video footage and satellite images reveal new details about Iranian strikes on U.S. targets during the latest flare-up in fighting.

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Not sure if you happened to catch Thursday's episode of The Daily. I was interviewed and talked about the extraordinary ways President Trump and his family have monetized the White House, based on a decade of reporting on the Trump family. Please listen & share www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/p...

The Unprecedented Personal Profits of Trump’s Presidency

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Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

Mexican Man Killed by ICE in Houston Was Not the Target

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Thomas L. Friedman, NYT opinion writer, cites reporting by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany today as part of his column on Trump and the presdient's enormous earnings in 2025, including $1.4 billion on crypto. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Fleecing Us

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NEW: Federal immigration officials have detained more than 10,000 people in the last 5 days, a major surge that has stemmed from a push at ICE to increase arrests. The WH has wanted more arrests. The expectation inside ICE is 2K arrests a day. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down

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Transparency, even when it is examining your own company operations. One of the many things I admire about The NYT. A deeply reported look at Russini’s closeness to a coach, Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots, that led to her breakup with The Athletic/NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/n...

Dianna Russini Was an N.F.L. ‘Insider.’ Was She Also Out of Bounds?

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The Trump administration can expedite the deportations of unauthorized immigrants nationwide, an appeals court ruled.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Expedited Deportations Nationwide

In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that the president can expand the procedure, previously used primarily near the border, to arrests nationally.

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NEW: In the coming weeks, the US plans to provide a welcome gift to white South Africans. They will get an Android tablet, an American flag. They will also receive a packet of literature that provides a sanitized, Trump-approved view of American and South African history.

NEW: The Trump administration told a federal court judge in Michigan that it plans to sell the warehouse it purchased to detain immigrants in the state. This is the first public acknowledgement of plans to sell warehouses after our story last week.

Our latest investigation: How giant trucks and SUVs are far deadlier for pedestrians. “Before the driver knows what’s happened, the pedestrian’s head is under the wheel.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

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SCOOP: Memo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

Memo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally

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The Salt Lake City warehouse is reportedly one of seven warehouses the agency plans to sell or give away. ICE paid $145 million for the building in March, well above its $97 million value. www.kuer.org/politics-gov... @haleaziz.bsky.social broke the story for NYT.

Report says ICE will ditch its Salt Lake City warehouse

According to the New York Times, Salt Lake City is reportedly one of seven warehouses the agency plans to sell or give away. ICE paid $145 million for the building in March.

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The ICE site in Roxbury, New Jersey, is on this list, according to the NYT. The U.S. government -- in other words, the public -- paid nearly double the market rate for that site in Morris County. www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/03/prev... @njspotlightnews.org #ICE #NJ

‘Prevent public contact’: ICE deportation network comes into focus | NJ Spotlight News

Immigration enforcement expanding in Jersey and elsewhere on East Coast, adding holding sites, guards with guns

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Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

SCOOP: ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...