Sara Boboltz

New York

Breaking reporter @HuffPost. MI transplant. Also @ saraboboltz on b sky and sarabbltz @ threads. Get in touch: [email protected] (she/her)

Articles

Trump Admin Reverses Policy Against Targeting Some Immigrants: Report

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

The Department of Homeland Security decided that farmworkers and service workers are no longer off-limits for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, reversing guidance that was less than a week old, according to The Washington Post. Officials with ICE and DHS announced the change on a Monday call with some 30 field offices, the outlet reported, citing two unnamed sources.
Minnesota Assassination Suspect Stopped At 4 Democratic Politicians' Homes

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

The suspect in the shooting deaths of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, stopped at â€śno less than fourâ€ť homes of Minnesota state legislators very early Saturday before ultimately fleeing under police gunfire. All of the targets were Democrats. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson outlined 57-year-old Vance Boelterâ€™s alleged movements in a press conference Monday announcing federal homicide charges against him that carry the possibility of the death penalty.
Trump Administration Downplays Alex Padilla Incident With Misleading Characterizations

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

The administration of President Donald Trump swiftly sought to downplay a Thursday incident in which Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was roughly pinned to the ground and briefly handcuffed during a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles. Noem claimed that Padilla did not identify himself as he tried to ask her a question, even though he can clearly be heard saying his name near the start of the incident.
Trump Screened Troops Standing Behind Him At Fort Bragg For Looks, Beliefs: Report

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

President Donald Trump took the podium at North Carolinaâ€™s Fort Bragg on Tuesday before rows of young soldiers in camo-printed fatigues who had been selected for their body shape and personal politics, according to the news site Military.com. The bit of stage design reflected Trumpâ€™s obsession with appearances and popularity, but it was highly unusual for the military, which has long sought to portray itself as indifferent to partisan politics.
Luigi Mangione's Handwritten Journal Sheds New Light On His State Of Mind

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused in the brazen shooting death of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, had allegedly hardened his resolve to make a statement about American health care by August 15 of last year. On that date, he allegedly wrote in a red notebook, â€śI finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are coming together.
Trump Administration Begins Process Of Revoking Columbia's Accreditation

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

The Department of Education on Wednesday that Columbia University â€śno longer appearsâ€ť to meet accreditation standards due to student protests over Israelâ€™s ongoing war in Gaza, threatening the Ivy League institutionâ€™s accreditation status. President Donald Trump and his administration argue that the protests constitute antisemitism and have been using the issue as ammunition in a culture war against elite institutions of higher education.
Meteorologist Gives Chilling Example Of How Trump Cuts Could Hurt Predictions

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

An Emmy-winning TV meteorologist of over three decades is sounding the alarm on the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ahead of what is expected to be an intense 2025 hurricane season. Florida’s John Morales, forecaster at Miami-based news station NBC6, spoke about the changes Sunday by pointing to the accuracy of a report he was able to give six years ago.
Trump Blames Colorado 'Flamethrower' Attack On Biden Immigration Policies

3 weeks ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Sara Boboltz

US President Donald Trump pinned the blame for Sunday's fiery attack on Colorado protesters squarely on former President Joe Biden as he turned an expression of sympathy for the victims into a call to continue his administration's immigration crackdown. The suspect in custody, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, is accused of using a makeshift flamethrower to attack a group of people who were protesting in support of the Gaza Strip hostages who were abducted from Israel on October 7, 2023.
Trump Blames Colorado Arson Attack On Biden Immigration Policies

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sara Boboltz

President Donald Trump pinned blame for Sunday’s fiery attack on Colorado protesters squarely on former President Joe Biden as he turned an expression of sympathy for the victims into a call to continue his administration’s immigration crackdown. The suspect in custody, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, is accused of using a makeshift flamethrower to attack a group of people who were protesting in support of the Gaza Strip hostages who were abducted from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Trump Blames Colorado Arson Attack On Biden Immigration Policies

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Sara Boboltz

President Donald Trump pinned blame for Sunday’s fiery attack on Colorado protesters squarely on former President Joe Biden as he turned an expression of sympathy for the victims into a call to continue his administration’s immigration crackdown. The suspect in custody, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, is accused of using a makeshift flamethrower to attack a group of people who were protesting in support of the Gaza Strip hostages who were abducted from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.