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Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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Former developer at software company deletes his code to protest its ties to ICE 

David Gilmour is a reporter who specializes in national politics, internet culture, and technology.

David Gilmour

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Redaction error reveals ICE is paying Palantir $49 million

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ICE deported a Detroit man who came to the U.S. as a baby. He died in Iraq without insulin

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Tennessee neighbors form human chain to help father and son escape ICE

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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Wayfair refuses to stop furnishing migrant detention centers

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People are not falling for these ICE ‘propaganda’ photos

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

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ACLU’s new livestreaming app helps immigrants at the border set the record straight

Christina Bonnington is a tech reporter who specializes in consumer gadgets, apps, and the trends shaping the technology industry. Her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, Wired, Refinery29, Slate, Bicycling, and Outside Magazine. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a background in electrical engineering.

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WikiLeaks publishes full list of ICE employees (updated)

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

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The case for abolishing the Department of Homeland Security

Chris Tognotti is a frequent contributor for the Daily Dot. He’s a news and current events writer based out of Berkeley, California, and a co-host of the podcast Now We Know. While he specializes in domestic politics and opinion writing, he’s also savvy on sports, video games, and film.

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ICE has wrongly arrested more than a thousand Americans since 2012, report says

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ICE detains teacher who faces death in home country

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ICE spokesperson quits over ‘false public statements’ from Trump administration

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