Matt Shuham

New York

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Articles

Palestinian Activist Arrested During Citizenship Interview

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Matt Shuham

A Palestinian Columbia student was arrested during a citizenship interview Monday after being targeted for months by several far-right pro-Israel groups. Mohsen K. Mahdawi was taken into custody at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vermont, as the Intercept reported and independent journalist Christopher Helali caught on video.
Lawyers Are Sounding The Alarm About Trump Disappearing People

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Matt Shuham

Henrry Jose Albornoz Quintero was scheduled to attend an immigration court hearing in El Paso Thursday. He didn’t. The immigration judge presiding over his case was not happy. “He just disappeared? What happened?”The Trump administration lawyer either could not say — or would not. “All I can disclose at the moment is that he’s no longer in ICE custody,” the lawyer said, according to the notes of Albornoz Quintero’s attorney, who attended the hearing.
The Trump Administration Has Launched A War On Kids

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Lil Kalish |Nathalie Baptiste |Alanna Vagianos |Matt Shuham

President Donald Trump loves to boast about protecting America‚Äôs children. But when you strip away his party‚Äôs ‚Äúpro-life‚ÄĚ rhetoric and ignore the carefully crafted family photos of Elon Musk or JD Vance, you see an administration that has declared war on wide swaths of American children. During Trump‚Äôs speech to a joint session of Congress in February, the president introduced a boy named DJ Daniel, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018.
Millions Of Voters Risk Disenfranchisement Under Republican Proposal

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Matt Shuham

When she was working as an election official in Arizona years ago, Tammy Patrick encountered voters who supported what was then the state’s new “proof of citizenship” law for voter registration — only to realize that they had been disenfranchised by it.
Trump Takes Presidential Power To A Whole New Level In New Court Filing

4 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Matt Shuham

The Trump administration is building a case in court for its ability to send people in the United States to an overseas detention camp — and then refuse to bring them home even if they’re innocent.
Trump Strips Legal Representation From Thousands Of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

4 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Matt Shuham

The Trump administration is stripping funding for legal representation from tens of thousands of children who are unaccompanied migrants in the United States, a move immigration lawyers warn violates their legal rights and will leave minors vulnerable to abuse.
Know-Your-Rights Training Gains Popularity Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Matt Shuham

The longtime owner of a distillery and taproom in Virginia did something new last month: He emailed employees detailed instructions on what to do if immigration agents show up at the business. Call the business owners immediately. Insist to the agents that they must speak to your employer. Ask them if they have a judicial warrant — signed by a judge. Remember, everyone has a right to remain silent in interactions with law enforcement.
Trump And Paul Weiss Law Firm Circulate Different Versions Of Agreement

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Matt Shuham

The chair of the powerhouse legal firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP sent an email to thousands of employees Thursday evening announcing an agreement with the Trump administration: The White House would withdraw an executive order targeting the firm, the chair said, and in return the firm would agree to a series of commitments that he said were consistent with its statement of principles.
Trump And A Powerhouse Law Firm Are Telling Different Stories About Their Shocking Agreement

1 month ago | huffpost.com | Matt Shuham

The chair of the powerhouse legal firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP sent an email to thousands of employees Thursday evening announcing an agreement with the Trump administration: The White House would withdraw an executive order targeting the firm, the chair said, and in return the firm would agree to a series of commitments that he said were consistent with its statement of principles.
Pro Soccer Player Sent To El Salvador By Trump Over Tattoo: Lawyer

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Matt Shuham

The Trump administration expelled a professional soccer player to El Salvador based on a tattoo that paid homage to the soccer club Real Madrid, his attorney said. The soccer player fled Venezuela after protesting authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro — but now he’s one of several former U.S. migrants who haven’t contacted friends or attorneys in several days and are presumably being detained in an infamous Salvadoran prison.