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Ian Gordon

Editorial Director at Mother Jones

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Editorial director for teams and coverage, @MotherJones. Immigration, Latin America, sports, and serial commas. Dadfluencer. [email protected]

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  • Feb 8, 2025 | motherjones.com | Ian Gordon

    You may remember, in the flurry of Inauguration Day executive orders, that President Donald Trump suspended the US Refugee Admissions Program, which in fiscal year 2024 admitted about 100,000 refugees—the most in decades. The decision was one that Trump had teased for months, and it hearkened back to his first term, when his restrictive policies led to a sharp decline in the number of refugees admitted to the United States.

  • Aug 6, 2024 | motherjones.com | Melissa Lewis |Ian Gordon

    For our September+October issue, we investigated the Border Patrol’s sharp growth, its troubling record on civil liberties, its culture of impunity, and its role in shaping the current political moment—one that echoes the anti-immigrant fever that led to the agency’s creation a century ago. Read the whole package here.

  • Feb 3, 2024 | motherjones.com | Ian Gordon

    Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, Mother Jones and Reveal finalized our merger, bringing two nonprofit investigative journalism powerhouses under one roof.

  • Nov 5, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Ian Gordon

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  • Nov 5, 2023 | motherjones.com | Ian Gordon

    “A daily dose of sanity.” “Like chatting with a friend who actually knows what they’re talking about.” That’s how readers describe our free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. See why: Sign up today to get reporting that helps you cut through the noise, plus deep dives on underreported topics. “Like chatting with a friend who actually knows what they’re talking about.” That’s how readers describe our free Mother Jones Daily newsletter.

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Ian Gordon @id_gordon
11 Apr 25

RT @jrrosenb: Really proud of the work @isabelaalhadeff included in here, as part of the border patrol package with @id_gordon. In 2024,…

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Ian Gordon @id_gordon
23 Jan 25

RT @MotherJones: @publicintegrity @reveal Another win! Our colleagues at @reveal produced “We Regret to Inform You," which earned a duPont-…

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Ian Gordon @id_gordon
23 Jan 25

RT @MotherJones: HUGE news! Our investigation “40 Acres and A Lie” just won a duPont-Columbia Award for the searing @publicintegrity @revea…