Trevor Aaronson
@trevoraaronson.bsky.social
Journalist writing a book about the FBI | Peabody winner | Pulse and Into the Madness now on Audible | Signal: taa.10 | linktr.ee/trevoraaronson
After 20 years of resisting FBI coercion, Farahi is again fighting for his freedom.
My new story in @theintercept:
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My new story in @theintercept:
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This Imam Refused to Be an FBI Informant. Now ICE Wants to Deport Him.
Foad Farahi had resisted the FBI since the George W. Bush administration. Under Trump, ICE rounded him up.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After 20 years of resisting FBI coercion, Farahi is again fighting for his freedom.
My new story in @theintercept:
bit.ly/4peQ3ie
My new story in @theintercept:
bit.ly/4peQ3ie
This summer, ICE agents knocked on Farahi’s door in North Miami Beach. He was detained and sent to a remote facility.
He’s now one of a record 60,000 people in ICE detention.
A judge ruled he can’t be sent to Iran, so Trump officials are trying to deport him to a third country.
He’s now one of a record 60,000 people in ICE detention.
A judge ruled he can’t be sent to Iran, so Trump officials are trying to deport him to a third country.
September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This summer, ICE agents knocked on Farahi’s door in North Miami Beach. He was detained and sent to a remote facility.
He’s now one of a record 60,000 people in ICE detention.
A judge ruled he can’t be sent to Iran, so Trump officials are trying to deport him to a third country.
He’s now one of a record 60,000 people in ICE detention.
A judge ruled he can’t be sent to Iran, so Trump officials are trying to deport him to a third country.
Decades of investigation produced no charges.
Farahi has never been credibly accused of terrorism, much less indicted.
The government’s suspicion appears to rest largely on one informant’s uncorroborated claims.
Farahi has never been credibly accused of terrorism, much less indicted.
The government’s suspicion appears to rest largely on one informant’s uncorroborated claims.
September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Decades of investigation produced no charges.
Farahi has never been credibly accused of terrorism, much less indicted.
The government’s suspicion appears to rest largely on one informant’s uncorroborated claims.
Farahi has never been credibly accused of terrorism, much less indicted.
The government’s suspicion appears to rest largely on one informant’s uncorroborated claims.
The FBI kept investigating Farahi, always coming up short.
At one point, they even hired a conman as an informant and tasked him with befriending Farahi.
While on the FBI payroll, that informant was committing crimes the Bureau ignored.
bit.ly/46phoGQ
At one point, they even hired a conman as an informant and tasked him with befriending Farahi.
While on the FBI payroll, that informant was committing crimes the Bureau ignored.
bit.ly/46phoGQ
FBI Counterterrorism Informant Spent a Decade Committing Fraud
While working to ensnare Muslims in FBI stings, Mohammed Agbareia preyed on the Islamic community as a con man.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The FBI kept investigating Farahi, always coming up short.
At one point, they even hired a conman as an informant and tasked him with befriending Farahi.
While on the FBI payroll, that informant was committing crimes the Bureau ignored.
bit.ly/46phoGQ
At one point, they even hired a conman as an informant and tasked him with befriending Farahi.
While on the FBI payroll, that informant was committing crimes the Bureau ignored.
bit.ly/46phoGQ
Years later, FBI agent Terry Albury leaked internal manuals to @theintercept.
The files confirmed what Farahi’s case suggested: this wasn’t a rogue tactic. It was codified FBI policy.
bit.ly/3I2C3XY
The files confirmed what Farahi’s case suggested: this wasn’t a rogue tactic. It was codified FBI policy.
bit.ly/3I2C3XY
The FBI’s Secret Rules
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September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Years later, FBI agent Terry Albury leaked internal manuals to @theintercept.
The files confirmed what Farahi’s case suggested: this wasn’t a rogue tactic. It was codified FBI policy.
bit.ly/3I2C3XY
The files confirmed what Farahi’s case suggested: this wasn’t a rogue tactic. It was codified FBI policy.
bit.ly/3I2C3XY
I first wrote about Foad Farahi’s case in 2009. It was one of the earliest public examples of the FBI using immigration status to pressure Muslim informants.
At the time, the FBI denied the practice outright. Even as more cases emerged, the Bureau kept denying.
bit.ly/4nh2h82
At the time, the FBI denied the practice outright. Even as more cases emerged, the Bureau kept denying.
bit.ly/4nh2h82
FBI tries to deport Muslim man for refusing to be an informant
Unholy War: FBI tries to deport North Miami Beach imam Foad Farahi for refusing to be an informant
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September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I first wrote about Foad Farahi’s case in 2009. It was one of the earliest public examples of the FBI using immigration status to pressure Muslim informants.
At the time, the FBI denied the practice outright. Even as more cases emerged, the Bureau kept denying.
bit.ly/4nh2h82
At the time, the FBI denied the practice outright. Even as more cases emerged, the Bureau kept denying.
bit.ly/4nh2h82
@michael-feinberg.bsky.social Michael, I'm a journalist -- I was hoping to connect with you about a project I'm researching. Could you send me a message here or via Signal (username taa.10)? Thanks.
August 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
@michael-feinberg.bsky.social Michael, I'm a journalist -- I was hoping to connect with you about a project I'm researching. Could you send me a message here or via Signal (username taa.10)? Thanks.
4/ Pulse reveals the hidden connections between the FBI, the shooter, and the shooter's father — raising urgent questions about what federal agents knew before the massacre and what they chose not to reveal.
🎧 All 8 episodes are available now on @Audible_com.
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🎧 All 8 episodes are available now on @Audible_com.
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Pulse
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Pulse: The Untold Story, an Audible Original from journalist Trevor Aaronson and Western Sound, investigates the Pulse nightclub shooting and raises startli...
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April 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
4/ Pulse reveals the hidden connections between the FBI, the shooter, and the shooter's father — raising urgent questions about what federal agents knew before the massacre and what they chose not to reveal.
🎧 All 8 episodes are available now on @Audible_com.
bit.ly/3xQkaGG
🎧 All 8 episodes are available now on @Audible_com.
bit.ly/3xQkaGG
3/ Pulse: The Untold Story investigates the 2016 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — the deadliest attack on the LGBTQIA+ community in U.S. history.
But there was a story you didn't hear.
But there was a story you didn't hear.
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
3/ Pulse: The Untold Story investigates the 2016 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — the deadliest attack on the LGBTQIA+ community in U.S. history.
But there was a story you didn't hear.
But there was a story you didn't hear.
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Nominees - The Peabody Awards
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2/ For 80+ years, the @peabodyawards.bsky.social have recognized #StoriesThatMatter — media that defends the public interest, encourages empathy, and expands our understanding of the world. bit.ly/PeabodyNomin...