Jacob Soboroff
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
@ms.now Senior Political and National Reporter. Author of NYT bestsellers Firestorm and Separated. EP: Separated, a film by Errol Morris.
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A Toddler Detained: A 2-Year-Old Girl and Trump’s New Immigration Era
YouTube video by MS NOW
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EXCLUSIVE: on Jan 22 we rolled up on a raid happening in South Minneapolis. we had no idea who they were taking. turns out it was a *two year old girl* and her dad on the way back from buying fruit. he had no criminal record. this is their story. youtu.be/yaeXlxJOAXU?...
the Barrancos are the “best of
the best” of what our country represents — not the “worst of the worst.”
the best” of what our country represents — not the “worst of the worst.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
the Barrancos are the “best of
the best” of what our country represents — not the “worst of the worst.”
the best” of what our country represents — not the “worst of the worst.”
writing FIRESTORM has been the most meaningful and important assignment I’ve ever undertaken — despite what I told my friend Sam just days before the fires. 😬
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
writing FIRESTORM has been the most meaningful and important assignment I’ve ever undertaken — despite what I told my friend Sam just days before the fires. 😬
we've seen this fake-out by Trump before. indiscriminate mass deportations are not over, no matter what Homan said in Minnesota.
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
we've seen this fake-out by Trump before. indiscriminate mass deportations are not over, no matter what Homan said in Minnesota.
“He’s still nervous. He doesn’t feel like he can live his life normally.” I caught up today with Alejandro Barranco, the Marine Corps veteran, after his dad Narciso’s deportation case — he was picked up while doing landscaping at an IHOP — was dismissed. DHS vows to appeal.
February 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
“He’s still nervous. He doesn’t feel like he can live his life normally.” I caught up today with Alejandro Barranco, the Marine Corps veteran, after his dad Narciso’s deportation case — he was picked up while doing landscaping at an IHOP — was dismissed. DHS vows to appeal.
“I think the American people would agree that no one like Narciso Barranco, who raised three U.S. citizen Marines and has no criminal record deserved the treatment he received.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
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February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“I think the American people would agree that no one like Narciso Barranco, who raised three U.S. citizen Marines and has no criminal record deserved the treatment he received.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
protest works
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
protest works
I will always remember the extraordinary heroism of the Los Angeles firefighters I met while writing FIRESTORM.
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I will always remember the extraordinary heroism of the Los Angeles firefighters I met while writing FIRESTORM.
definitely did not expect to cry on Live with Kelly and Mark but was so very grateful to be able to talk about the people who make FIRESTORM the book it is, especially Albino.
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM
definitely did not expect to cry on Live with Kelly and Mark but was so very grateful to be able to talk about the people who make FIRESTORM the book it is, especially Albino.
signed copies of FIRESTORM now available at The Strand in NYC.
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
signed copies of FIRESTORM now available at The Strand in NYC.
Reposted by Jacob Soboroff
New from Project Salt Box (featured on @maddow.bsky.social tonight):
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
Using Data for Good: A Crash Course
Our response to "What can I do?"
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
New from Project Salt Box (featured on @maddow.bsky.social tonight):
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
Reposted by Jacob Soboroff
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
grateful to Kelly and Mark for having me this morning while I was still humming DtMF. also tysm the cue card for giving me an Emmy — but I had to let the show know it was fake news and that I’m a multiple-time Emmy loser.
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
grateful to Kelly and Mark for having me this morning while I was still humming DtMF. also tysm the cue card for giving me an Emmy — but I had to let the show know it was fake news and that I’m a multiple-time Emmy loser.
goodbye, old friend.
February 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
goodbye, old friend.
🍋 stand against ICE in L.A.
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
🍋 stand against ICE in L.A.
Pasadena! FIRESTORM free RSVPs are full for this Thursday but limited additional seating available first come first served. www.eventbrite.com/e/jacob-sobo...
Jacob Soboroff discusses & signs Firestorm
The award-winning journalist & Pacific Palisades native presents Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster
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February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Pasadena! FIRESTORM free RSVPs are full for this Thursday but limited additional seating available first come first served. www.eventbrite.com/e/jacob-sobo...
Trump’s violent, indiscriminate, racist mass deportation campaign is not a surprise. remember the 2024 RNC?
February 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Trump’s violent, indiscriminate, racist mass deportation campaign is not a surprise. remember the 2024 RNC?
there's no such thing as "a softer touch" when you're trying to institute the largest mass deportation campaign in American history.
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
there's no such thing as "a softer touch" when you're trying to institute the largest mass deportation campaign in American history.
EXCLUSIVE: on Jan 22 we rolled up on a raid happening in South Minneapolis. we had no idea who they were taking. turns out it was a *two year old girl* and her dad on the way back from buying fruit. he had no criminal record. this is their story. youtu.be/yaeXlxJOAXU?...
A Toddler Detained: A 2-Year-Old Girl and Trump’s New Immigration Era
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
EXCLUSIVE: on Jan 22 we rolled up on a raid happening in South Minneapolis. we had no idea who they were taking. turns out it was a *two year old girl* and her dad on the way back from buying fruit. he had no criminal record. this is their story. youtu.be/yaeXlxJOAXU?...
Stephen Miller's attempt to pass Obama's deportation record hinges on indiscriminate street-level roundups -- not targeting "the worst of the worst" as advertised -- including kids, as we've seen in Minnesota.
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Stephen Miller's attempt to pass Obama's deportation record hinges on indiscriminate street-level roundups -- not targeting "the worst of the worst" as advertised -- including kids, as we've seen in Minnesota.
the profound inequality in Los Angeles was laid bare by the fires. that’s why in FIRESTORM you’ll read about many Angelenos — from Altadena to the Palisades — who are still grappling with an unsustainable and unaffordable way of life the fires only exacerbated.
February 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
the profound inequality in Los Angeles was laid bare by the fires. that’s why in FIRESTORM you’ll read about many Angelenos — from Altadena to the Palisades — who are still grappling with an unsustainable and unaffordable way of life the fires only exacerbated.
on what I saw in Minneapolis and beyond, with @chrislhayes.bsky.social and Alex Wagner. youtu.be/N2fCP1J3wao?...
Hayes, Soboroff and Wagner on ‘glimpse of what it’s like to live in a not free society’
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February 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
on what I saw in Minneapolis and beyond, with @chrislhayes.bsky.social and Alex Wagner. youtu.be/N2fCP1J3wao?...
we gave a copy of FIRESTORM to everyone in the audience at the Tamron Hall Show today. so grateful for the deeply personal conversation with my friend Tamron. www.youtube.com/watch?v=StM3...
Expereiencing LA Fires Brought Jacob Soboroff's Book To Life
YouTube video by Tamron Hall Show
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February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
we gave a copy of FIRESTORM to everyone in the audience at the Tamron Hall Show today. so grateful for the deeply personal conversation with my friend Tamron. www.youtube.com/watch?v=StM3...
talking FIRESTORM at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival was spectacular. cannot thank everyone enough for the wonderful morning in the desert. 🌵
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
talking FIRESTORM at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival was spectacular. cannot thank everyone enough for the wonderful morning in the desert. 🌵
FIRESTORM number ONE on @latimes.com bestsellers list. wow. thank you, thank you, thank you.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
FIRESTORM number ONE on @latimes.com bestsellers list. wow. thank you, thank you, thank you.
if you needed the receipts, here's email proof via @nbcnews.com that Trump's raids are indeed indiscriminate. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Bovino frustrated by directive to conduct ‘targeted operations’ in Chicago
The former commander-at-large of Border Patrol, Gregory Bovino, clashed with other administration officials over immigration enforcement tactics months before fatal shootings in Minneapolis.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
if you needed the receipts, here's email proof via @nbcnews.com that Trump's raids are indeed indiscriminate. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...