Alanna Vagianos
@alannavagianos.bsky.social
Senior reporter @HuffPost covering gender + politics, focused on repro justice & gender-based violence.
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The People Being Arrested By ICE That No One’s Talking About
The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers — and they've become invisible targets.
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The Trump administration’s deportation machine has made women invisible targets.
If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:
If you’ve ever wondered, like me, what happens to all the women ICE detains:
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NEW: I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social for HuffPost.
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
A Politician Was Manhandled By ICE Then Indicted — And She Says It ‘Backfired’ On Trump
“Trump wants people to be scared of immigrants and people who stand with immigrants to be scared,” said Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois’ 9th District.
www.huffpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social for HuffPost.
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
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Tremane Wood is facing execution on November 13. I revisited his case to investigate how a group of judges and prosecutors have secretly coordinated in ways that have undermined Tremane’s final chance to live. www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Tremane Wood is facing execution on November 13. I revisited his case to investigate how a group of judges and prosecutors have secretly coordinated in ways that have undermined Tremane’s final chance to live. www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
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Trump's legal arguments in the Posse Comitatus Act case out of L.A. could disable laws banning the military from interfering in elections if a court affirmed them. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
The 2026 Election Hinges On 1 Case That Could Get In Trump’s Way
Trump’s legal arguments in a case challenging his deployment of troops to U.S. cities could disable laws banning the military from interfering in elections.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump's legal arguments in the Posse Comitatus Act case out of L.A. could disable laws banning the military from interfering in elections if a court affirmed them. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Dueling approaches to infertility vie for Congress' attention.
"[Restorative reproductive medicine] is being sold to women as a newer, cheaper way to treat infertility, and that is not the case."
"[Restorative reproductive medicine] is being sold to women as a newer, cheaper way to treat infertility, and that is not the case."
Dueling approaches to infertility vie for Congress' attention
Back-to-back congressional briefings pitted IVF against a less studied method for helping families conceive.
www.nbcnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dueling approaches to infertility vie for Congress' attention.
"[Restorative reproductive medicine] is being sold to women as a newer, cheaper way to treat infertility, and that is not the case."
"[Restorative reproductive medicine] is being sold to women as a newer, cheaper way to treat infertility, and that is not the case."
“At this time, we do not know how many pregnant women are in ICE custody, whether U.S. citizen babies have been born in ICE custody, and what provisions have been made for mothers’ and children’s health, safety, and wellbeing."
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.
Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Stop ICE Arrests Of Pregnant Women
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“At this time, we do not know how many pregnant women are in ICE custody, whether U.S. citizen babies have been born in ICE custody, and what provisions have been made for mothers’ and children’s health, safety, and wellbeing."
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Fear is the mind killer
www.huffpost.com/entry/jimmy-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jimmy-...
If You're Wondering Where We Are In Trump's Authoritarian Playbook... Here's What Happens Next
Trump wants the ability to control what is said and who can say it. And he’s been getting it.
www.huffpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Fear is the mind killer
www.huffpost.com/entry/jimmy-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jimmy-...
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It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Stop ICE Arrests Of Pregnant Women
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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As federal authorities sweep homeless encampments in D.C. , I want to resurface the reporting we @propublica.org did last year on the possessions people lose, which include the things they need to survive: projects.propublica.org/homeless-enc...
Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments
People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or kee...
projects.propublica.org
August 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
As federal authorities sweep homeless encampments in D.C. , I want to resurface the reporting we @propublica.org did last year on the possessions people lose, which include the things they need to survive: projects.propublica.org/homeless-enc...
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.
Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Stop ICE Arrests Of Pregnant Women
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It appears ICE is not following its own directives when it comes to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention centers, according to a letter shared exclusively with HuffPost.
Reposted by Alanna Vagianos
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KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this?
PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information?
KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI
PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information?
KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI
September 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this?
PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information?
KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI
PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information?
KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI
In places where fewer people can get abortions, property crime rates go up, new economic research suggests.
“It’s quite striking. It really points to economic vulnerability and striking destabilization for families.”
“It’s quite striking. It really points to economic vulnerability and striking destabilization for families.”
Abortion bans push families deeper into poverty and drive up crime, economists say
Researchers found a “strikingly large” relationship between restrictions on abortion and property crime, underscoring the connection between abortion bans and poverty.
19thnews.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In places where fewer people can get abortions, property crime rates go up, new economic research suggests.
“It’s quite striking. It really points to economic vulnerability and striking destabilization for families.”
“It’s quite striking. It really points to economic vulnerability and striking destabilization for families.”
Over the past five years, more than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced they’ll stop in 2025.
Rural hospitals often scrap labor and delivery services after mergers, study finds
Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research.
www.newsfromthestates.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Over the past five years, more than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced they’ll stop in 2025.
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“I’ve had men follow me from [car to car], or bus to bus. I’ve had men get angry at me for not acknowledging them,” one subway rider in LA said. "It’s ridiculous, because we all have the right to safe public transportation."
www.huffpost.com/entry/women-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/women-...
Women Are Sharing The Absurd Lengths They Go To In Order To Feel Safe On The Subway — And It's Exhausting
"If you have to cause a scene, then cause a scene. It could save you your life."
www.huffpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“I’ve had men follow me from [car to car], or bus to bus. I’ve had men get angry at me for not acknowledging them,” one subway rider in LA said. "It’s ridiculous, because we all have the right to safe public transportation."
www.huffpost.com/entry/women-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/women-...
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The New York governor’s support for Mamdani marked a shift in the NYC mayoral race — but top Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries still haven’t weighed in.
Kathy Hochul Endorsed Zohran Mamdani. Will Top Democrats Join Her?
Hochul’s support for Zohran Mamdani marked a shift in the NYC race — but Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries still haven’t weighed in.
interc.pt
September 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The New York governor’s support for Mamdani marked a shift in the NYC mayoral race — but top Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries still haven’t weighed in.
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Los Angeles teachers are patrolling the streets, linking w immigration/ tenants’ advocates, and repurposing lockdown policies designed to protect students from active shooters or wildfires — all to protect them from ICE
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...
This School District Is Preparing ‘Lockdowns’ — But Now It’s Not Just For Shootings
They’ve spent years preparing for natural disasters and school shootings. Now, they are ready to do lockdowns in response to immigration raids.
www.huffpost.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Los Angeles teachers are patrolling the streets, linking w immigration/ tenants’ advocates, and repurposing lockdown policies designed to protect students from active shooters or wildfires — all to protect them from ICE
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...
An appeals court just gave Trump permission to defund Planned Parenthood.
The decision is “a devastating blow for patients across the country,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said.
The decision is “a devastating blow for patients across the country,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said.
Court Rules In Trump’s Favor To Make It Harder For A Million People To Access Health Care
Nearly one-third or 200 health care centers are at risk of closing due to a provision in Trump’s tax bill that bars Planned Parenthood from covering patients with Medicaid.
www.huffpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
An appeals court just gave Trump permission to defund Planned Parenthood.
The decision is “a devastating blow for patients across the country,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said.
The decision is “a devastating blow for patients across the country,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said.
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Three months after
- asking us to delay a deadline for comment
- using the extra time to contact other members of the media to sow doubt in our reporting
- calling our reporting "lies" without directly refuting it
- PPPFA confirms our reporting was correct on a press call we were not invited to
- asking us to delay a deadline for comment
- using the extra time to contact other members of the media to sow doubt in our reporting
- calling our reporting "lies" without directly refuting it
- PPPFA confirms our reporting was correct on a press call we were not invited to
An appeals court is letting the Trump administration “defund” Planned Parenthood by icing it out of Medicaid.
In a press call, I asked Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson if the group is considering letting affiliates stop providing abortions to preserve federal funding. She confirmed it:
In a press call, I asked Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson if the group is considering letting affiliates stop providing abortions to preserve federal funding. She confirmed it:
September 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Three months after
- asking us to delay a deadline for comment
- using the extra time to contact other members of the media to sow doubt in our reporting
- calling our reporting "lies" without directly refuting it
- PPPFA confirms our reporting was correct on a press call we were not invited to
- asking us to delay a deadline for comment
- using the extra time to contact other members of the media to sow doubt in our reporting
- calling our reporting "lies" without directly refuting it
- PPPFA confirms our reporting was correct on a press call we were not invited to
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Looking back at Charlie Kirk's political commentary, his importance as an organizer, and his potential legacy in the MAGA movement:
www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...
www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...
Charlie Kirk Lit The Path For Trumpism And A Far-Right America
Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.
www.huffpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Looking back at Charlie Kirk's political commentary, his importance as an organizer, and his potential legacy in the MAGA movement:
www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...
www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...
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100k detention beds by 2028. CBO projects that increased detention capacity will
1) lead to a smaller overall labor force;
2) increase likelihood that removal orders (legal doc issued by an immigration judge) result in actual, real life removal.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
1) lead to a smaller overall labor force;
2) increase likelihood that removal orders (legal doc issued by an immigration judge) result in actual, real life removal.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
September 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
100k detention beds by 2028. CBO projects that increased detention capacity will
1) lead to a smaller overall labor force;
2) increase likelihood that removal orders (legal doc issued by an immigration judge) result in actual, real life removal.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
1) lead to a smaller overall labor force;
2) increase likelihood that removal orders (legal doc issued by an immigration judge) result in actual, real life removal.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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I take a deep dive into the Supreme Court’s maneuver this week that embraced racial profiling by ICE in LA.
And if you think there's no way it could ever impact you, experts and analysts tell me exactly why that is wrong.
And if you think there's no way it could ever impact you, experts and analysts tell me exactly why that is wrong.
NEW: If you want your Fourth Amendment rights to mean something in America, you better not be Latino. Or look like you are. Or sound like it. Or work a job that some random ICE agent you have never met before thinks is an indicator of your legal citizenship status.
www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
How The Supreme Court Just Launched A New Phase Of American Dystopia
The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.
www.huffpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I take a deep dive into the Supreme Court’s maneuver this week that embraced racial profiling by ICE in LA.
And if you think there's no way it could ever impact you, experts and analysts tell me exactly why that is wrong.
And if you think there's no way it could ever impact you, experts and analysts tell me exactly why that is wrong.
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America Is Now A 'Show Your Papers' State
The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.
www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.
www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
How The Supreme Court Just Launched A New Phase Of American Dystopia
The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.
www.huffpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
America Is Now A 'Show Your Papers' State
The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.
www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
The obvious end point of the Supreme Court’s logic is something normally associated with fascist regimes.
www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
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Sara Jacobs: "Filler is gender affirming care. Boob jobs is gender affirming care. Botox is gender affirming care. Lots of my colleagues have received gender affirming care and let me be clear, I think everyone should have access to the gender affirming care they need."
Nancy Mace: *screams*
Nancy Mace: *screams*
September 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sara Jacobs: "Filler is gender affirming care. Boob jobs is gender affirming care. Botox is gender affirming care. Lots of my colleagues have received gender affirming care and let me be clear, I think everyone should have access to the gender affirming care they need."
Nancy Mace: *screams*
Nancy Mace: *screams*
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For a @huffpost.com story, I'm looking to talk to women about all the extra safety precautions they have to take to feel secure on public transportation.
Feel free to respond below or email me: brittany.wong@huffpost.com
Feel free to respond below or email me: brittany.wong@huffpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For a @huffpost.com story, I'm looking to talk to women about all the extra safety precautions they have to take to feel secure on public transportation.
Feel free to respond below or email me: brittany.wong@huffpost.com
Feel free to respond below or email me: brittany.wong@huffpost.com