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Reece Jones
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Professor of political geography at the University of Hawai'i; editor-in-chief of Geopolitics; author of Violent Borders, White Borders, Border Walls, and Nobody is Protected. Personal account. www.reecejonesauthor.com

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Reece Jones is an American political geographer and Guggenheim Fellow.

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 4d
My next book, Smuggler with Greg Boos, tells the wild true story of Bob Boulé, who was assaulted by a Border Patrol agent in his driveway and ended up before the US Supreme Court. It is available for preorders now: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Smuggl...

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 15h
Really appreciate the work @austinkocher.com is doing to document the geography of ICE detention facilities
austinkocher.com Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 15h
Detention Reports has been updated to include a national map of all active ICE detention facilities that link to individual facility reports. Learn about this new feature and other new features at my latest post: austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 15h
Detention Reports has been updated to include a national map of all active ICE detention facilities that link to individual facility reports. Learn about this new feature and other new features at my latest post: austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 16h
53 people missing after a boat capsized adds to the already grisly total 484 people dead or missing in the Mediterranean in 2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
53 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya, U.N. Agency Says
www.nytimes.com

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · 18h
New @nber.org paper with @caitlinpatler.bsky.social &
@elizabethacox.bsky.social out!

We examine how ICE arrests differ in Trump 2.0 vs. 1.0

Key Findings 🧵

1) MANY more arrests in Trump 2.0 than 1.0

2) When arrests spike, % arrested w criminal conviction falls

www.nber.org/papers/w3479...

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 19h
I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
Book - Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship — Anna O. Law
www.annaolaw.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d
it's so funny that he wedged in a complaint about the new kickoff rule at the end there lmao
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This “Show” is just a “slap in the face” to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD — And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace its ridiculous new Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 1d
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh

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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 2d
There are so very many things that are fucked up about how things are in Minnesota right now and it is hard to tell what the outside world knows about.

The street blockades may seem odd . . . if you haven't seen the way ICE & CBP drive.

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Dennis See Sea @dennis-see-sea.bsky.social · 3d
Illuminating interview- I'm excited to read your book! Thank you.

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 3d
The difference in emails after media appearances:

NYT oped = congrats from professors around the world

Cable news hit = I think we're related through our great grandparents twice removed, and by the way you didn't mention that ICE agents are actually alien lizards

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Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 3d
"Imperialism defines much of this country’s history, but the latest escalation comes at a time when ICE agents have also been deployed to grab immigrants off the streets and whisk them to detention centers. Meanwhile, Trump has continued to preach the jingoistic gospel of stopping new arrivals."
When the Border is Both the Crime and the Crime Scene | Inkstick
In a world divided by borders, the US has a long tradition of blaming people fleeing the wars and violence it played a part in fueling.
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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 3d
Who could've guessed that Donald Trump was a racist. Didn't see that coming

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cathleenp.bsky.social @cathleenp.bsky.social · 3d
Watched and will be reading your books now. Thank you. Your appearance on the Lawrence O'Donnell show was an eye opener for me

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Dave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you @reecejones.bsky.social for being on #LastWord with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social

You did a great job!

You enlightened us on the racist and brutal history of the border patrol going back to 1924. That helps us to understand the horror we are seeing today.

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elle @pottedtree.bsky.social · 4d
Shocking but not really surprising. Horrific from way back.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.
www.nytimes.com

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 4d
So this is happening tonight at about 10:45 pm EST
lastwordmsnow.bsky.social The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 4d
TONIGHT: @reecejones.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
reecejones.bsky.social Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 11d
I wrote about the long history of Border Patrol racism and violence for the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 4d
TONIGHT: @reecejones.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
reecejones.bsky.social Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 11d
I wrote about the long history of Border Patrol racism and violence for the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Was Always Out of Control
www.nytimes.com

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 4d
Looks like I'm going to be on the Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell tonight to talk about the out-of-control Border Patrol during the 10 pm hour on MSNOW

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 4d
Six ways to reform immigration policing from @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 4d
Todd Miller and Melissa Del Bosque on why just abolishing ICE missing the point @mdelbosque.bsky.social www.theborderchronicle.com/abolishing-j...
Abolishing Just ICE Misses the Point: A Podcast with Melissa and Todd
In the spirit of broadening the analysis beyond ICE, Border Chronicle cofounders Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller discuss the leading role the U.S. Border Patrol has played in violent operations acr...
www.theborderchronicle.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 4d
The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Reece Jones @reecejones.bsky.social · 6d
The final draft of Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America's Northern border is in the hands of the editors! The book will be out October 20 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Smuggl...
A printed copy of the manuscript for Smuggler by Reece Jones and Greg Boos

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Darkblue714 @darkblue714.bsky.social · 6d
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Recipe For Tragedy

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View
www.nytimes.com

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Darkblue714 @darkblue714.bsky.social · 7d
See also “Nobody Is Protected” by @reecejones.bsky.social

www.counterpointpress.com/books/nobody...
Nobody is Protected
Now more resonant than ever amid escalating ICE raids and enforcement crackdowns targeting immigrants and American citizens alike, Nobody is Protected is an urgent examination of the U.S. Border Pa…
www.counterpointpress.com

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 8d
This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8d
I testified Friday on the history of CBP and ICE's corruption and training problems. It's so much worse than you think.

The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 8d
As we begin this fraught & crucial Black History Month, & amidst every damn thing else, #ScholarSunday threads carry on—here’s my 261st of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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#ScholarSunday Thread 261 (2/1/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
As we begin this most fraught & most important Black History Month, & amidst every damn thing else, #ScholarSunday threads carry on—here’s my 261st of great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & f...
blackwhiteandread.com

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 9d
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org