Matt Shuham

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Senior reporter, HuffPost national desk. Member, @huffpostunion.bsky.social. Reach me: mattshuham.01 on Signal (don’t use a work device or network) ❁ 646-397-4678 ❁ matt.shuham@huffpost.com ❁ mattshuham@protonmail.com 📷 Rhiannon Adam

Days before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...

A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says

Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.

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The Trump administration has gone months without paying attorneys who represent unaccompanied immigrant children as part of a years-old, congressionally-funded effort. The latest in a series of temporary bridge contracts ends tomorrow, with no replacement in sight: www.huffpost.com/entry/unacco...

These Lawyers Make Sure Children Don’t Face Deportation Hearings Alone. Trump Hasn't Paid Them In Months.

“We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney,” a lawyer said. “One word: deportation.”

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I spoke with some legal experts about Pirro’s reflecting pool case against the canoeist. It’s a really, really tough road for prosecutors. They need to prove not only malicious intent, but the value of a peeling pool slab. “I think a DC jury is going to be mad.” www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanin...

Trump Is Prosecuting A Former Olympian For His Reflecting Pool Disaster. Legal Experts Predict What A Jury Will Say.

Prosecutors have to show not only that a former Olympian acted with malice, but that he destroyed property worth more than $1,000. Experts say it’s a tall order.

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“I’ve been here when people have been released, and then, two days later, they’re back in line, visiting their friend.” I wrote about Delaney Hall, and the mutual aid effort dedicated to families ripped apart by immigration enforcement: www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...

Their Chances Of Bringing Down Delaney Hall Are Slim. They're Fighting Like Hell Anyway.

Detainees at the East Coast’s largest ICE jail took a huge risk when they launched a strike. But allies on the outside were ready to join their fight.

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“I’ve been here when people have been released, and then, two days later, they’re back in line, visiting their friend.” I wrote about Delaney Hall, and the mutual aid effort dedicated to families ripped apart by immigration enforcement: www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...

Their Chances Of Bringing Down Delaney Hall Are Slim. They're Fighting Like Hell Anyway.

Detainees at the East Coast’s largest ICE jail took a huge risk when they launched a strike. But allies on the outside were ready to join their fight.

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NEW: The DOJ's efforts to obtain trans kids' medical records are a test of just how much power Trump can wield against anyone it views as an opponent. I spoke with one trans teen and one doctor whose records were subpoenaed -- they said it felt like intimidation. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The DOJ Requested His Teen Daughter's Medical Records. They Won't Stop There.

“The goal is to make every provider wonder whether or not they’re going to be next,” one LGBTQ+ health expert said.

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RE: fatal ICE shooting in Maine: Sen. King says DHS' Mullin told him that the shooting victim “weaponized” his vehicle. (This claim is often false.) But ICE's official statement says only “The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.”

New: “After speaking with these three men that were in the vehicle with Lorenzo, I have no doubt that what these ICE agents are saying is completely false,” attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra said in a video posted to Instagram. Details: www.huffpost.com/entry/witnes...

Witness Disputing Trump Admin’s Account Of Fatal Shooting Recalls ICE Agent’s Taunting Words

Witnesses inside ICE custody relayed their accounts of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an attorney who spoke with them said.

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Ahead of July 4, I wanted to know: What would an immigration "revolution" look like? I asked people who would know: a former ICE detainee, a retired immigration judge, a pastor who accompanies people to court, a day laborer organizer, and more. Read what they said: www.huffpost.com/entry/july-4...

This Is How The 'Immigration Revolution' Starts

HuffPost spoke with a former ICE detainee, an organizer for day laborers, a retired immigration judge and others about what an immigration revolution would look like.

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Ahead of July 4, I wanted to know: What would an immigration revolution look like? Reflections from: - a former ICE detainee (Leqaa Kordia) - a retired immigration judge - a day laborer organizer - a pastor who accompanies people to immigration court - & more: www.huffpost.com/entry/july-4...

This Is How The 'Immigration Revolution' Starts

HuffPost spoke with a former ICE detainee, an organizer for day laborers, a retired immigration judge and others about what an immigration revolution would look like.

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Ahead of July 4, I wanted to know: What would an immigration "revolution" look like? I asked people who would know: a former ICE detainee, a retired immigration judge, a pastor who accompanies people to court, a day laborer organizer, and more. Read what they said: www.huffpost.com/entry/july-4...

This Is How The 'Immigration Revolution' Starts

HuffPost spoke with a former ICE detainee, an organizer for day laborers, a retired immigration judge and others about what an immigration revolution would look like.

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NEW: I spoke with a dozen physicians & abortion workers who are seeing "abnormally high" false positive pregnancy test results from the world's most popular pregnancy test brand — leading some patients to travel hundreds of miles for care they don't need.

Doctors Sound The Alarm On The World's Most Popular Pregnancy Test Brand

HuffPost spoke with a dozen physicians and abortion care workers who are seeing "abnormally high" false positive pregnancy test results from Clearblue — leading some patients to travel hundreds of mil...

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New for @ms.now: Ben Bergquam is Proud Boys associate who calls anti-ICE protesters “cockroaches." ICE keeps letting him film raids for his anti-immigrant propaganda Altho he depicts immigrants as criminals, nearly everyone in his orbit has criminal histories themselves www.ms.now/news/ice-mag...

ICE brings this far-right streamer on immigration raids as he pumps out MAGA propaganda

Ben Bergquam, a host on Real America’s Voice News, frequently embeds with ICE agents and celebrates on camera as they remove people from their homes.

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>> Jackson also called to “tighten up” access to abortion pill... [and said] he would be open to criminalizing doctors for performing abortions outside of the state’s six-week ban... he said in March that he would support a total abortion ban if it landed on his desk as governor.

Alanna Vagianos@alannavagianos.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Leaked audio shows Rick Jackson agreeing that women should "prove" rape to access abortion. The billionaire GOP candidate agreed that “two wrongs don’t make a right” re: abortion exceptions for rape survivors.

New with @brandibuchman.bsky.social: Andrew Paul Johnson, a Jan. 6 rioter serving life in prison for child molestation, wants federal compensation. “Its truly a blessing to hear Mr. Trump has not forgot his people,” he told me via a prison emessaging service. www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6-...

He’s Serving Life In Prison For Child Molestation. He Thinks The Trump Admin Should Pay Him.

Jan. 6 rioters are betting that Trump will still have their backs — and there’s an easy way he could pay them.

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