Samantha Michaels
samanthamichaels.bsky.social
Samantha Michaels
@samanthamichaels.bsky.social
Investigative reporter at Mother Jones, covering the criminal justice system and immigration https://www.motherjones.com/author/samantha-michaels/

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I wrote about how only 13 percent of the personnel carrying out Trump's deportation agenda are employed by ICE's primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs, primarily crime-fighting jobs in other law enforcement agencies. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wow...the photos from today's Chicago area ICE protest www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ICE is putting more people into solitary confinement, and the conditions are brutal. Important reporting from the Marshal Project www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/16/t...
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It was fascinating to talk with Isabelle Brourman, the courtroom illustrator who became famous at the Trump trial. She's now documenting ICE arrests (and went to Mar-a-Lago to paint Trump). Here, she shares behind-the-scenes stories and some of her stunning work www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I was talking with women who volunteer at a courthouse in Sacramento, and their stories about how ICE agents are treating folks there are wild. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
July 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congrats to the IRE award winners today! Honored that a documentary I worked on was selected as a finalist. www.ire.org/announcing-t...
April 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM