Madison Swart
@madisonswart.bsky.social
freelance photojournalist reporting live from nyc! work featured in: NBC, NY Times, The Washington Post, CNN, TIME, Politico, The Cut, Reuters, The Gothamist, Huff Post, Democracy Now! they/she. work lives mainly on instagram: madisonswart
Breaking News: A Salvadoran immigrant who was being held at a troubled federal detention center in Newark has died, the mayor said.
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say
The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration is said to have ordered ICE to halt most vehicle stops after agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. nyti.ms/4vqR4VZ
Freelance photojournalist Madison Swart was among a gaggle of press photographers covering the May 26 protests at Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ, when ICE officers targeted them with chemical irritants, aiming at their cameras.
Freelance photojournalist targeted with pepper spray by federal officers
Freelance photojournalist Madison Swart was targeted with chemical irritants by federal officers while covering protests outside a private immigration detention …
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Swart was covering the protests two days later, on May 28, when a federal officer wielded his baton and “full-force rammed” her, knocking her to the ground and leaving her stunned for several seconds. A second officer helped her to her feet.
Photojournalist rammed by federal officer at New Jersey protest
Freelance photojournalist Madison Swart was shoved to the ground by a federal officer while covering protests outside a private immigration …
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On the 14th day of a hunger strike by ICE detainees protesting conditions inside Delaney Hall, demonstrators gathered outside the facility in Newark. Tensions continued throughout the evening between protesters, ICE agents, and the GEO Group, the private contractor that operates the facility.
My friend Angelina Katsanis was on assignment for @apnews.com covering Delaney Hall when she was injured. She had her kneecap busted in and can’t walk. Not only was she hurt but she had thousands of dollars worth of gear stolen. Pls donate and share! More details here. gofund.me/085e3fada
Donate to Support Angelina After Delaney Hall Attack, organized by Evan Katsanis
Our photojournalist sister was injured and equipment stolen while on assignme… Evan Katsanis needs your support for Support Angelina After Delaney Hall Attack
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Scenes from outside #delaneyhall on the seventh day of a hunger strike by ICE detainees. After demonstrators refused to move into a new designated protest area, police in riot gear and on horseback attempted to disperse the crowd using flash-bangs, pepper spray and other less-lethal munitions.
Scenes from outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey as ICE detainees entered their fifth day of hunger strike over conditions inside the facility. Protesters and federal agents faced off multiple times throughout the night as chemical irritants were repeatedly deployed into the crowd. 5/26
Today while covering protests outside of Delaney Hall in New Jersey during day 5 of the ICE detainee hunger strike, I along with multiple members of the press were pepper sprayed by ICE/ERO agents.
Scenes from dueling protests at a Brooklyn land sale in Midwood yesterday.
The opening of an A.I.-focused high school in Manhattan for next school year was put on hold after families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology.
A. I. High School Is Put on Hold After Parental Backlash
Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.
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Hundreds of protestors from a coalition of organizations were arrested while staging a sit in outside of Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand’s office during an anti war demonstration demanding an end to U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.
Major gas at the MDC in DTLA followed by “you are no longer protected by any right” Folks split, people screaming for medics. I am blind atm
Scenes from yesterday after a homemade nail bomb that failed to detonate and released smoke was thrown during an anti Islam protest outside of Gracie Mansion led by Jake Lang.
Outside Gracie Mansion in New York City today, far right influencer Jake Lang staged an anti Islam protest with a small group of supporters, appearing with a goat and drawing a large counter protest. Homemade smoke devices were thrown into the crowd at one point. Multiple arrests took place.
Photos by me. Check out Franyelis’ story!
CNN@cnn.com · 6mo agoNone of it was supposed to happen like this. The American dream had belonged to her partner, her sons’ dad. He was the one who’d spurred their move two years ago from Venezuela, bolstered by a new, smoother path to requesting asylum under the Biden administration. https://cnn.it/46d5dfK
Photo essay from my Minneapolis coverage is up! Check it out.
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 6mo agoThese photographs document that period and the tension between an expanding federal presence and a community determined to respond together.
Community observers shame an ICE agent as he and other agents are parked in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis on January 20, 2026.
So great to team up with the talented @julialurie.bsky.social
Julia Lurie@julialurie.bsky.social · 6mo agoI grew up in Minneapolis, and returned last week to find a city that felt like it was under siege—and a city coming together in a way that was unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed. Here’s my story: part scene piece, part love letter to my hometown www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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Agents keep detaining Native Americans— especially if they live outside the reservation boundaries. (This Standing Rock tribal member in Minnesota was released at 5 am the next day.)
Businesses on Nicollet—where at least a thousand people are rallying in protest against ICE after they murdered Alex Pretti down the block—have opened their doors to the community to use the bathroom and warm up. At The Copper Hen, trays of food are being set out for people to make their own tacos.
NUEVA CRÓNICA VISUAL|'El edificio de los arrestos del ICE' Las detenciones del ICE son parte de la normalidad en EEUU. En las calles estas detenciones resuenan, pero hay un edificio en el que ocurren lejos de los focos Lo cuenta la fotoperiodista @madisonswart.bsky.social
El edificio de los arrestos del ICE
Así opera el todopoderoso cuerpo federal antinmigración en los tribunales de Nueva York
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Border Patrol official Greg Bovino sure does draw a crowd. Minnesotans are showing up in numbers, yelling and whistling, to make sure the community knows where Bovino and his federal agents are. Even if they're just getting a snack—or taking a piss. Video: @madisonswart.bsky.social
Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD. Protests have been consistent outside of this building since the ramped up ICE presence.
Honestly have lost count in the chaos but this is the third (?) gas incident today
Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · 7mo agoFederal authorities have tear-gassed a crowd outside the Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling. Follow updates here. bit.ly/3Lakres
