Jessica Washington

2 weeks ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student arrested by the Trump administration during his citizenship interview, was released on bail on Wednesday in a notable victory for students fighting the government’s use of immigration enforcement as a means to silence dissent.

2 weeks ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

As President Donald Trump guts the federal government, there’s a greater need than ever for nonprofit organizations to step up and fill the void. But there’s a Trump-shaped fundraising problem looming over the nonprofit sector. Fearful of Trump’s penchant for targeting his perceived political enemies, some nonprofit leaders say the large donors who help subsidize their operations are pulling back.

3 weeks ago | rsn.org | Jessica Washington

What’s it take for Trump to label someone a gang member and deport them to a prison in El Salvador? Little more than a Chicago Bulls cap. The Trump administration is doubling down on depicting Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a dangerous gang member. The government’s proof for this claim appears to hinge on a Chicago Bulls cap and a hoodie.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jessica Washington

1 day agoWhite House says wrongly deported father ‘will never live in the United States of America again’The White House has said a wrongly deported father “will never live in the United States of America again”. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was living in Maryland with his wife and five-year-old child, was deported by the Trump administration in March. He was accused of being a member of the MS-13 gang and is currently detained at Cecot prison in El Salvador.

3 weeks ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

The Trump administration is doubling down on depicting Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a dangerous gang member. The government’s proof for this claim appears to hinge on a Chicago Bulls cap and a hoodie. While Trump continues to flout court orders to facilitate the Maryland father’s release from a notorious El Salvador prison, it is pointing to flimsy evidence of alleged MS-13 ties — adding to a long-running pattern of dubious gang designations by law enforcement and immigration agents.