Andrea González-Ramírez
@andreagonram.bsky.social
Puertorriqueña • Senior Writer at The Cut + New York Magazine covering gender, politics, and systems of power • Contact me at [email protected] + andreagonram.43 on Signal 🌺
Read my work: https://www.thecut.com/author/andrea-gonzalez-ramirez/
Read my work: https://www.thecut.com/author/andrea-gonzalez-ramirez/
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Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
Are you tracking FDA recalls religiously? Have you changed the way you grocery shop? Are you skipping going out to eat? I want to speak with you for a @thecut.com story on anxieties around food safety! If you're interested, hit me up via DM or at [email protected]. #journorequest
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Are you tracking FDA recalls religiously? Have you changed the way you grocery shop? Are you skipping going out to eat? I want to speak with you for a @thecut.com story on anxieties around food safety! If you're interested, hit me up via DM or at [email protected]. #journorequest
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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"we had whistles, they had guns" will stay with me forever www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"we had whistles, they had guns" will stay with me forever www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
My latest piece is about home, colonialism, and what it means to see history repeat itself without being able to do much about it:
www.thecut.com/article/trum...
www.thecut.com/article/trum...
Did You Know Trump Is Remilitarizing Puerto Rico?
He is using the American colony as a staging ground to launch operations, including his recent attack on Venezuela.
www.thecut.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
My latest piece is about home, colonialism, and what it means to see history repeat itself without being able to do much about it:
www.thecut.com/article/trum...
www.thecut.com/article/trum...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
Wrote about how Renee Nicole Good became a symbol. I very much wish she wasn't because she should still be here, with her wife, her kids, and the community she tried to protect.
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
How Renee Nicole Good Became A Martyr
Videos of the Minneapolis ICE shooting are inescapable evidence of the excess of Trump’s immigration crackdown.
www.thecut.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Wrote about how Renee Nicole Good became a symbol. I very much wish she wasn't because she should still be here, with her wife, her kids, and the community she tried to protect.
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
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An anti-abortion prosecutor wrongfully charged a woman with fetal homicide after an alleged medication abortion. State dropped the charge, but only after news outlets published her mugshot and claimed she faced life in prison.
Beyond time to change how abortion arrests are covered @autonomynews.co
Beyond time to change how abortion arrests are covered @autonomynews.co
Journalists Need to Stop Treating Pregnancy Criminalization Like Tabloid Fodder
A recent arrest in Kentucky underscores everything news outlets get wrong when covering criminal charges after abortion and miscarriage.
www.autonomynews.co
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
An anti-abortion prosecutor wrongfully charged a woman with fetal homicide after an alleged medication abortion. State dropped the charge, but only after news outlets published her mugshot and claimed she faced life in prison.
Beyond time to change how abortion arrests are covered @autonomynews.co
Beyond time to change how abortion arrests are covered @autonomynews.co
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
For my last piece of the year, I wrote about the everyday people who have stood up to the Trump administration and what we can learn from them:
www.thecut.com/article/the-...
www.thecut.com/article/the-...
The Rise of the Anti-Trump Folk Hero
Nothing gave me hope this year like the fearless, persistent, whimsical normies who stood up to the Trump administration.
www.thecut.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For my last piece of the year, I wrote about the everyday people who have stood up to the Trump administration and what we can learn from them:
www.thecut.com/article/the-...
www.thecut.com/article/the-...
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In January, Rama Duwaji will step into the role of New York City’s first lady. But who is she, really? Duwaji introduces herself in this Cut special-issue cover.
Rama Duwaji, First Lady of New York City
In January, Rama Duwaji will step into the role of New York City’s first lady. But who is she, really? Duwaji introduces herself in this Cut special-issue cover.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
In January, Rama Duwaji will step into the role of New York City’s first lady. But who is she, really? Duwaji introduces herself in this Cut special-issue cover.
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the samizdat 60 minutes report www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband
Once again, the Streisand effect is Streisanding
www.theverge.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
the samizdat 60 minutes report www.theverge.com/policy/84943...
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Zoe Weissman was 12 when she lived through Parkland. At 20, she just went through it again at Brown University.
I spoke with her for @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/brow...
I spoke with her for @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/brow...
I’m a Two-Time School-Shooting Survivor
Zoe Weissman was 12 when she lived through Parkland. At 20, she just went through it again at Brown University.
www.thecut.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Zoe Weissman was 12 when she lived through Parkland. At 20, she just went through it again at Brown University.
I spoke with her for @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/brow...
I spoke with her for @thecut.com:
www.thecut.com/article/brow...
Wrote about the Republican women who are supposedly “rebelling” against Mike Johnson and the party’s unfettered misogyny:
www.thecut.com/article/repu...
www.thecut.com/article/repu...
The Self-Serving Rebellion of Republican Women
House lawmakers’ public grievances with their colleagues’ misogyny are no sudden feminist awakening.
www.thecut.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Wrote about the Republican women who are supposedly “rebelling” against Mike Johnson and the party’s unfettered misogyny:
www.thecut.com/article/repu...
www.thecut.com/article/repu...
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"detention feels like torture, and for me, it was only three days. Many women in those cells had been in the system for months, even a year."
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"detention feels like torture, and for me, it was only three days. Many women in those cells had been in the system for months, even a year."
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After October 7, 2023, the surveillance system in Gaza that had been built quietly over years revealed its full capacities: companies including Microsoft, Palantir, Google, and Amazon have helped supply the Israeli military with technology.
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza
Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.
nymag.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After October 7, 2023, the surveillance system in Gaza that had been built quietly over years revealed its full capacities: companies including Microsoft, Palantir, Google, and Amazon have helped supply the Israeli military with technology.
I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
www.thecut.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
Here’s a video from today showing how U.S. troops continue to mobilize in Puerto Rico. The island is the oldest colony in the world and people there quite literally did not vote for the ongoing militarization of our home.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRpqu6w...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRpqu6w...
Colectiva Feminista en Construcción on Instagram: "Puerto de Ponce. Continúa la ocupación de nuestras tierras y costas por parte de los militares del imperio.
🎥 : María José Capó Ruiz (vía Facebook)...
¿Qué está sucediendo en el Puerto de Ponce? La ocupación militar ha llevado a una serie de cambios significativos en el área. La ciudad ha visto un aumento en la actividad militar, lo que ha llevado a...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here’s a video from today showing how U.S. troops continue to mobilize in Puerto Rico. The island is the oldest colony in the world and people there quite literally did not vote for the ongoing militarization of our home.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRpqu6w...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRpqu6w...
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ICE has detained Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 11-year-old nephew. Ferreira, who arrived in the U.S. at age 6, was arrested earlier this month on her way to pick up her son from school.
ICE Has Detained the Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew
ICE has detained Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 11-year-old nephew. Ferreira, who arrived in the U.S. at age 6, was arrested earlier this month on her way to pick up her son from school.
www.thecut.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE has detained Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 11-year-old nephew. Ferreira, who arrived in the U.S. at age 6, was arrested earlier this month on her way to pick up her son from school.
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Friends, I'm looking to speak with people who are upset about the Democrats' shutdown deal and who can speak about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If that's you, I can be reached via DM or at [email protected]. We can also protect people's identities as needed.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Friends, I'm looking to speak with people who are upset about the Democrats' shutdown deal and who can speak about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If that's you, I can be reached via DM or at [email protected]. We can also protect people's identities as needed.
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Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...