taking a lil break from finals (i’m in grad school now remember) to do a ✨thread✨ of my favorite stories from this year. first up, obviously, is my @verge feature on video hearings in immigration court https://www.theverge.com/21408606/ice-immigrant-detention-centers-video-chats-deportation-refugees-asylum
How video chat fuels the American deportation machine

Even before the pandemic, ICE used Cisco WebEx to further dehumanize and deport immigrants.

https://www.theverge.com/21408606/ice-immigrant-detention-centers-video-chats-deportation-refugees-asylum
this year i did a ton of collaborative work with other immigration reporters! like this piece for @theintercept with @jlosc9 https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/ice-guards-excessive-force-sick-immigrants/
Immigrants at Privately Run ICE Detention Center Were Thrown Out of Wheelchairs When They Asked for...

Three medically vulnerable immigrants held at Stewart Detention Center say they were subject to excessive force by guards amid the coronavirus pandemic.

https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/ice-guards-excessive-force-sick-immigrants/
and three!!! different stories with @jherrerx. this one, for @POLITICOMag, was about how immigrants detained in the rural south are at particular risk when it comes to covid https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2020/05/05/coronavirus-ice-detention-rural-communities-186688
ICE Detention Centers First Brought Jobs to the Rural South. Now, They’re Bringing Covid-19.

While Americans are sheltering in place, the federal government is shuffling hundreds of immigrant detainees between U.S. towns, putting vulnerable communities at risk.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2020/05/05/coronavirus-ice-detention-rural-communities-186688
for @thenation, @jherrerx and i wrote about how ICE exported the pandemic to other countries via deportation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/deportation-coronavirus-immigration/
Deportations Are Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse

Overcrowded detention facilities in the US risk exporting the virus to Central America.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/deportation-coronavirus-immigration/
and for @newrepublic, we spoke with women detained in ICE’s “family residential centers” about the government asking them to choose between being detained indefinitely or separated from their kids in the middle of a pandemic https://newrepublic.com/article/158178/pandemic-era-rebrand-family-separation
The Pandemic-Era Rebrand of Family Separation

Mothers in immigrant detention said they were asked to separate from their children. ICE claimed it was an “option.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/158178/pandemic-era-rebrand-family-separation
i wrote about how local cops collaborate with ICE and the cruel banality of immigration enforcement for @thebafflermag’s global policing issue https://thebaffler.com/logical-revolts/the-invisible-border-del-valle
The Invisible Border | Gaby Del Valle

Whenever an immigrant is charged with a crime, ICE and its allies can claim their presence in the United States is a threat to public safety.

https://thebaffler.com/logical-revolts/the-invisible-border-del-valle
i also did a few labor stories for @thegoods. this one, about how service workers are basically being fed to the wolves, is from may and is more relevant now than it was then https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/5/19/21263698/store-safety-coronavirus-starbucks-target-taco-bell
Is the customer always right if they refuse to wear a mask?

Without government regulations and strict enforcement from corporate, retail and fast food workers can only do so much to keep stores safe.

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/5/19/21263698/store-safety-coronavirus-starbucks-target-taco-bell
this year was weird and i did a lot of work i’m really proud of and also tried to take a step back and work less, which has been great for my brain. v grateful to all the editors who made me sound smarter and made my ideas better :) ok i’ve got a paper to write bye!!!!!
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