Sarah Matusek
@sarahmatusek.bsky.social
Immigration & Mountain West reporter at @csmonitor.bsky.social
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Colorado convert. But most at home in any library.
On Signal at sarahmatusek.54
Colorado convert. But most at home in any library.
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NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Today's #SCOTUS oral argument is only partly about birthright citizenship, but it offers a preview of a country in which Trump's birthright citizenship order is in place.
@sarahmatusek.bsky.social and I examined what that could look like:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
@sarahmatusek.bsky.social and I examined what that could look like:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
Birthright citizenship reaches the Supreme Court. What’s at stake?
Much is at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a birthright citizenship case May 15, including whether an executive order is applied uniformly across the country.
www.csmonitor.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today's #SCOTUS oral argument is only partly about birthright citizenship, but it offers a preview of a country in which Trump's birthright citizenship order is in place.
@sarahmatusek.bsky.social and I examined what that could look like:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
@sarahmatusek.bsky.social and I examined what that could look like:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
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“While the targets have changed over time, the use of ideological exclusion and deportation as tools of political repression have not" @juliarosekraut.bsky.social.
Thank you to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social for reaching out to me for this story.
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social
Thank you to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social for reaching out to me for this story.
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social
Columbia protester arrest ignites free speech tug-of-war
Columbia protester arrest ignites free speech tug-of-war
www.csmonitor.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“While the targets have changed over time, the use of ideological exclusion and deportation as tools of political repression have not" @juliarosekraut.bsky.social.
Thank you to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social for reaching out to me for this story.
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social
Thank you to @sarahmatusek.bsky.social for reaching out to me for this story.
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social
What a month. We try to capture the breadth of immigration policy changes under Trump 2.0 so far:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
Here’s how Trump has remade US immigration policy in just 1 month
One month after inauguration, President Trump’s flurry of executive action on immigration has dramatically changed U.S. policy. Critics say justice is at risk.
www.csmonitor.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What a month. We try to capture the breadth of immigration policy changes under Trump 2.0 so far:
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
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Federal downsizing has hit immigration courts the Trump administration has terminated 20 judges, including an entire class of judges added in December
Trump DOJ Fires 20 Immigration Judges as Termination Wave Begins
The Department of Justice has terminated an entire class of newly hired federal immigration judges as well as several management-level judges.
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Federal downsizing has hit immigration courts the Trump administration has terminated 20 judges, including an entire class of judges added in December
With Hegseth at DoD, Rubio at State, and Noem at DHS now confirmed, Trump has installed key leaders in his effort to militarize border enforcement and suspend the entry of refugees and immigrants
apnews.com/article/kris...
apnews.com/article/kris...
Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary
The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump...
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
With Hegseth at DoD, Rubio at State, and Noem at DHS now confirmed, Trump has installed key leaders in his effort to militarize border enforcement and suspend the entry of refugees and immigrants
apnews.com/article/kris...
apnews.com/article/kris...
Beyond executive actions aimed at curbing illegal immigration, President Trump is expected to suspend refugee resettlement for at least 4 months, an incoming WH official told press today. More context here: www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011...
Trump cut the refugee program before. Refugee groups prepare for Round 2.
Refugee groups are preparing for funding cuts and a lowered refugee admissions cap during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
www.csmonitor.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Beyond executive actions aimed at curbing illegal immigration, President Trump is expected to suspend refugee resettlement for at least 4 months, an incoming WH official told press today. More context here: www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011...
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Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. That didn’t happen. So many students at one of America’s top Black universities are turning to the question: “Where do we go from here?” Harris #HowardUniversity #politics
Howard University hoped to make history. Now it’s ready for a different role.
Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. Today, students at one of America’s top HBCUs wrestle with the fallout.
www.csmonitor.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM
My latest for @csmonitor.bsky.social ✍🏾
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Financing climate action is a major aspect of this year’s COP29, the annual climate change conference. Diplomats are debating what to pay – and how the private sector can contribute. ClimateChange #cop29
$1.3 trillion price tag for climate? These charts show why.
At the COP29 summit, diplomats are debating how to finance action on climate change – and what role the private sector could play.
www.csmonitor.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Financing climate action is a major aspect of this year’s COP29, the annual climate change conference. Diplomats are debating what to pay – and how the private sector can contribute. ClimateChange #cop29