Zolan Kanno-Youngs
@nytimes covering homeland security and immigration|@WSJ Alum | Dabbling in screenwriting |Cantabridgian [email protected]
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LeBron James on Black Voter Participation, Misinformation and Trump
In an interview, the recently crowned N.B.A. champion addressed his latest political push: combating misinformation among Black communities before Election Day.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs
.@AsteadWesley asks Lebron James about his shift from promoting specific candidates in 2016 to broader issues this year. Read his interview (I'm not jealous at all).
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Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need
With little time left to change the trajectory of the race, there is a large gulf separating the president’s experience of the campaign from the more sobering assessments of party officials.
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Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need nytimes.com/2020/10/18/us/… @maggieNYT @alexburnsNYT
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Refugees Who Assisted the U.S. Military Find the Door to America Slammed Shut
President Trump has reduced the flow of refugees into the country to a trickle, and even Iraqis and Afghans who risked their lives for American service members have been cut off.
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JUST POSTED: I talked to Iraqis who assisted American troops and the veterans themselves about Trump's gutting of refugee admissions. Out of 4K refugee slots reserved for Iraqis who helped Americans, only 161 were admitted to the U.S last year.
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Mexico’s Former Defense Minister Is Arrested in Los Angeles
Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who was detained at the airport, is the first high-ranking Mexican military official to be taken into custody in the U.S. in connection with drug-related corruption.
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ICYMI: Mexico’s Former Defense Minister Is Arrested in Los Angeles nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/… @azamsahmed w/ @Nataliekitro @alanfeuer @mikeives & me
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As Trump’s Language Grows More Heated, Fears Rise of Political Violence
The plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan is only the latest in a growing list of election-related threats. Some experts say the president is emboldening extremists.
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NEW As Trump’s Language Grows More Heated, Fears Rise of Political Violence nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/… w/ @tripgabriel @ktbenner
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‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said
Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump’s child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.
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“We have now heard of us taking breastfeeding defendant moms away from their infants,” one government prosecutor wrote to his superiors. “I did not believe this until I looked at the duty log.”
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CDC Officials Objected to Order Turning Away Migrants at Border
The Trump administration said the March order barring asylum-seeking migrants came from the agency, but it was driven by the White House.
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"CDC officials advising Dr. Redfield told him that they believed the order was a backdoor effort to achieve the administration’s goal of cracking down on illegal immigration" wsj.com/articles/cdc-o… very insightful details in this one by @MHackman @AndrewRestuccia @StephArmour1
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Fact-Checking Trump on White Supremacists and Violent Extremism
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"In an important moment in the debate, Mr. Trump did not condemn violent white" supremacy
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Immigrants Say They Were Pressured Into Unneeded Surgeries
Immigrants detained at an ICE-contracted center in Georgia said they had invasive gynecology procedures that they later learned might have been unnecessary.
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"The cases were reviewed by five gynecologists — four of them board-certified... — who found that Dr. Amin consistently overstated the size or risks associated with cysts or masses attached to his patients’ reproductive organs"
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U.S. Prepares to Take Sudan Off List of States That Support Terrorism
Coming before the election, the move would give President Trump another chance to broker diplomacy on Israel’s behalf. But it could be at the cost of compensation for terrorism victims.
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The Trump administration is preparing to remove Sudan from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, seeking another foreign policy victory before the election but putting at risk the compensation for victims of terrorist attacks" @jakesNYT
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Whistle-Blower’s Complaint Ignites a Smoldering Homeland Security Agency
The agency created to share information across governments is accused of distorting its intelligence to play down the threats posed by Russia and white supremacists.
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NEW: So who is the DHS whistleblower? And the Office of Intelligence and Analysis? The complaint against the office has upended a DHS in turmoil nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/… w/ @adamgoldmanNYT
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Suspect in Fatal Portland Shooting Is Killed by Officers During Arrest
Michael Forest Reinoehl, an antifa supporter, died when law enforcement went to arrest him, four officials said. He was being investigated in the fatal shooting of a member of a far-right group.
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NEWS Suspect in Fatal Portland Shooting Is Reported Killed as Officers Move In nytimes.com/2020/09/03/us/… @adamgoldmanNYT @ktbenner @ByMikeBaker
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Trump Administration Promise to Focus on Extremism Remains Unfulfilled
A year after the Department of Homeland Security promised to focus more on violent extremism, the plan to carry out that shift remains hidden while the atmosphere worsens.
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NEW A year after the Department of Homeland Security promised to focus more on violent extremism and anti-government groups, the plan to carry out that shift remains hidden while the atmosphere worsens.
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Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters
A caravan of supporters of President Trump drove through downtown Portland, which has seen nightly protests against police violence and racial injustice. One person was shot and killed in the conflicts that erupted.
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“One person was shot and killed late Saturday. A caravan of supporters of President Trump had driven into downtown Portland.” @ByMikeBaker
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After Three Years Attacking L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Trump Suddenly Tries Outreach
L.G.B.T.Q. advocates say the president has tried to divide their coalition by targeting transgender people in policy rollbacks.
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After Three Years of Attacking L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Trump Suddenly Tries Outreach nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/… @maggieNYT
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Group at Center of Bannon Indictment Used Private Funds to Build Border Wall
The criminal charges were the latest twist for We Build the Wall, which had drawn praise from top Homeland Security officials while causing controversy over its construction methods.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs
NEW How Bannon and His Indicted Business Partners Cashed In on Trump nytimes.com/2020/08/20/us/… w/ @EricLiptonNYT @stefsaul and the never retired @ScottShaneNYT
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The Arc of Homeland Security Bends Toward Trump. Chad Wolf Bends With It.
Mr. Wolf joined the Department of Homeland Security in its infancy to help prevent another 9/11. Now he is helping President Trump use it to achieve his political ambitions.
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The aggressive tactics by DHS agents in Portland overshadowed a development in one of Chad Wolf’s first actions against an American city. DHS made false statements in suspending New Yorkers from global entry. More details here—>
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Federal Tactical Teams to Withdraw From Portland, Governor Says
Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said the teams that have clashed with protesters will begin a withdrawal on Thursday. The Oregon State Police will help secure the federal courthouse.
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STORY: "The agreement...represented a tactical retreat from the continuing confrontations while allowing the administration to save face by saying it had accomplished its main objective."
w/@ByMikeBaker @maggieNYT @jmartNYT @kateconger
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The Hijacking of Homeland Security
A former leader of the department says Trump is politicizing the agency and putting the nation at risk.
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"If the politically performative aspect of this policy were not already obvious, it is rendered unmistakable when footage of the mayhem is broadcast by Trump campaign commercials," says Michael Chertoff, former DHS secretary under George W. Bush.
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Homeland Security Made False Statements in Fight With N.Y., Officials Admit
The surprise admission came as the Trump administration unexpectedly reversed its decision to bar New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to speed through airports.
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“Defendants deeply regret the foregoing inaccurate or misleading statements and apologize to the court and plaintiffs for the need to make these corrections at this late stage in the litigation.” @edkshanahan @BenWeiserNYT & me
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