@ellengrimm.bsky.social
Writer. Former longtime reporter, senior producer, mainly in NH. Now at the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service.
“Over the years, designers, developers and city officials have introduced benches with arm rests, seat dividers and curved shapes, making the seats uncomfortable for the increasing number of homeless people who have turned them into beds.”
The public bench is a staple of life in New York City. Its evolution “reflects society’s changing relationship with public space, who is viewed as worthy of occupying it and shifting notions of how officials should deal with homelessness,” Anna Kodé writes. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/n...
October 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Over the years, designers, developers and city officials have introduced benches with arm rests, seat dividers and curved shapes, making the seats uncomfortable for the increasing number of homeless people who have turned them into beds.”
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As immigration agents have escalated their tactics, US citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers. Allison, Jenny and I took a closer look at the encounters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
As immigration agents have escalated their tactics, US citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers. Allison, Jenny and I took a closer look at the encounters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
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Every business day, big capitalist institutions depend on having access to unbiased economic statistics. It's time for them to step up and help protect the B.L.S. and other statistical agencies from Trump's encroachments.
My latest column:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
My latest column:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Big Business and Wall Street Need to Stand Up for Honest Data
In nominating an inexperienced MAGA partisan for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Donald Trump is chipping away at an essential foundation of the American economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Every business day, big capitalist institutions depend on having access to unbiased economic statistics. It's time for them to step up and help protect the B.L.S. and other statistical agencies from Trump's encroachments.
My latest column:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
My latest column:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over
NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
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August 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
“Noncitizens, including most of the individual plaintiffs here, have been abruptly ripped from their families, lives, homes and jobs for appearing in immigration court, a step required to enable them to proceed with their applications for permission to remain in this country,” the lawsuit says.
NEW: A coalition of legal groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that arrests in immigration courts are unlawful and unconstitutional.
Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
Immigrants File Class-Action Lawsuit to Stop ICE Courthouse Arrests
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“Noncitizens, including most of the individual plaintiffs here, have been abruptly ripped from their families, lives, homes and jobs for appearing in immigration court, a step required to enable them to proceed with their applications for permission to remain in this country,” the lawsuit says.
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NEW: A coalition of legal groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that arrests in immigration courts are unlawful and unconstitutional.
Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
Immigrants File Class-Action Lawsuit to Stop ICE Courthouse Arrests
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NEW: A coalition of legal groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that arrests in immigration courts are unlawful and unconstitutional.
Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
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BREAKING: A federal judge says Donald Trump's crackdown on aslyum for those crossing the southern border exceeded his legal authority and must be halted.
He grants sweeping class protection.
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He grants sweeping class protection.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
July 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge says Donald Trump's crackdown on aslyum for those crossing the southern border exceeded his legal authority and must be halted.
He grants sweeping class protection.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
He grants sweeping class protection.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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NEW: 911 audio and EMS records from ICE detention centers reveal a surge in medical emergencies — including staff sexual assaults, suicide attempts, and head injuries.
Records also show calls over severe pregnancy complications.
Free to read: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
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Records also show calls over severe pregnancy complications.
Free to read: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
w/ @dell.bsky.social
'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NEW: 911 audio and EMS records from ICE detention centers reveal a surge in medical emergencies — including staff sexual assaults, suicide attempts, and head injuries.
Records also show calls over severe pregnancy complications.
Free to read: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
w/ @dell.bsky.social
Records also show calls over severe pregnancy complications.
Free to read: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
w/ @dell.bsky.social
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The Trump administration's immigration crackdown will remove millions of workers from the economy, adding $2,150 to the cost of goods and services annually for American families, a new report from @fwd.us finds.
#immigration #labor #deportations #construction
#immigration #labor #deportations #construction
Trump Immigration Purge Will Squeeze Workforces, Report Says
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown will remove more than 1 million workers from the construction and housing industry and nearly 7 million from labor force overall, a new report projects...
news.bloomberglaw.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown will remove millions of workers from the economy, adding $2,150 to the cost of goods and services annually for American families, a new report from @fwd.us finds.
#immigration #labor #deportations #construction
#immigration #labor #deportations #construction
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On the campaign trail in 2023, I visited a community built on bonds in DeWitt, IA — “Little Ukraine.” Photog Jamie Keller Davis and I returned recently, as the Trump administration has sought to pause protections for more than 240,000 Ukrainians. Here’s the story. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...
In Deep Red Iowa, Ukrainians Found Home and Community. Now Their Fate Is in Limbo.
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
On the campaign trail in 2023, I visited a community built on bonds in DeWitt, IA — “Little Ukraine.” Photog Jamie Keller Davis and I returned recently, as the Trump administration has sought to pause protections for more than 240,000 Ukrainians. Here’s the story. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...
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Health insurers issue millions of denials every year. Many patients find themselves stuck in a convoluted appeals process marked by long wait times, frustrating customer service encounters, and decisions by medical professionals they’ve never met who may lack relevant training.
‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options - KFF Health News
Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, ...
kffhealthnews.org
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Health insurers issue millions of denials every year. Many patients find themselves stuck in a convoluted appeals process marked by long wait times, frustrating customer service encounters, and decisions by medical professionals they’ve never met who may lack relevant training.
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UPDATE: The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days.
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Veteran photographer Michael Nigro was shot in the head with a non-lethal bullet while covering anti-ICE protests in LA. "It felt very very intentional," Nigro tells NPR, "a chilling effect to convince us to go away."
Other reporters say they have been targeted too.
My story below:
Other reporters say they have been targeted too.
My story below:
The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times. https://n.pr/3Zw0tPg
June 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
UPDATE: The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days.
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The American Bar Association filed a lawsuit today to halt government intimidation of lawyers and law firms. Learn more: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
June 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The American Bar Association filed a lawsuit today to halt government intimidation of lawyers and law firms. Learn more: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
“Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
“Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
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New: States say the Trump Admin is holding emergency relief and transit funds "hostage" in retaliation for not complying with immigration directives.
"More cars, planes, and trains will crash, and more people will die as a result."
"More cars, planes, and trains will crash, and more people will die as a result."
States accuse Trump administration of holding emergency relief hostage over immigration policy
State attorneys general filed two lawsuits on Tuesday accusing the executive branch of withholding essential funds for not complying with federal immigration directives.
www.courthousenews.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New: States say the Trump Admin is holding emergency relief and transit funds "hostage" in retaliation for not complying with immigration directives.
"More cars, planes, and trains will crash, and more people will die as a result."
"More cars, planes, and trains will crash, and more people will die as a result."
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Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
Now from Öztürk’s ACLU lawyer Esha Bhandari:
“Rümeysa Öztürk’s case is unprecedented and shocking. She has been held behind bars for six weeks while her health deteriorates for writing an op-ed.”
“Rümeysa Öztürk’s case is unprecedented and shocking. She has been held behind bars for six weeks while her health deteriorates for writing an op-ed.”
May 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
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Here is a link to the online story by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ben Protess
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
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Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
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Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm (Gift Article)
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
nyti.ms
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Here is a link to the online story by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ben Protess
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
nyti.ms/44KUVn8
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
nyti.ms/44KUVn8