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Samantha Michaels

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Senior Reporter at Mother Jones

Senior reporter at @MotherJones covering criminal justice. Send tips to [email protected]

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  • A whistleblower says Trump sent the US Marshals to try to “intimidate” her

    2 weeks ago | motherjones.com | Samantha Michaels

    A whistleblower who testified in Congress today is accusing the Trump administration of trying to “intimidate” her with help from the US Marshals Service, the law enforcement agency of the federal judiciary.

  • What the hundreds of Venezuelans Trump sent to El Salvador are up against

    4 weeks ago | motherjones.com | Samantha Michaels

    Earlier this month, President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport 238 Venezuelans from the United States—sending them not to their home country, but to a prison in El Salvador notorious for its harsh conditions. The administration accuses them of belonging to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, but some of them deny the allegations, with witnesses and experts to back them up.

  • Trans people in prison sue Trump over their right to medical care

    1 month ago | lgbtqnation.com | Samantha Michaels

    This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. Six days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Alishea Kingdom went to a medical appointment at the federal prison in New Jersey where she’s incarcerated. It was time for her to take the hormonal medication she’d been prescribed years before to treat her gender dysphoria.

  • A Federal Judge Blocked DOGE’s Access to Treasury Systems-for Now

    2 months ago | motherjones.com | Samantha Michaels

    A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from looking at the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems, citing a risk of “irreparable harm” because the systems contain some of the federal government’s most sensitive information, including bank account details.

  • Lateefah Simon, on Track to Be a New House Dem: “I’ve Never Shied Away From Any Fight”

    Nov 6, 2024 | motherjones.com | Samantha Michaels

    Inside a museum in Oakland, not far from where Kamala Harris launched her first bid for the presidency back in 2019, Lateefah Simon, a Democrat whom Harris mentored, declared victory in her congressional race on Tuesday night. Early ballot returns showed her with 63 percent of the vote, though results were still coming in Wednesday morning.

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Samantha Michaels
Samantha Michaels @sjmichaels
19 Dec 24

Jacobus Verduin was a prisoner in Nazi Germany with an unusual approach to recovering from his trauma. His son learned from him and created a program in the US that's wildly successful at helping incarcerated men heal, leave prison, and never come back https://t.co/sYjDPzZiAR

Samantha Michaels
Samantha Michaels @sjmichaels
21 Nov 24

A 12-year-old in Florida was raped repeatedly by her adoptive dad—police accused her of lying and sent her back to him. It was up to her to collect her own evidence and get him arrested. A must-read story about a broken system and an incredibly brave girl https://t.co/t0azQA5UPi

Samantha Michaels
Samantha Michaels @sjmichaels
6 Nov 24

Lateefah Simon, a rising Democratic star who was mentored by Harris, says she's ready to take on Republicans in Congress. Here's my dispatch from her Election Night gathering: https://t.co/IEo2nYXF5P