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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 12d

Update: Paul Dama was released from immigration detention on Thursday night! This is him and his sister Cecelia

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 16d

And for more on yesterday's hearing, check out WGBH's coverage: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Local restaurateur Paul Dama granted asylum after more than 3 months in ICE custody

Dama survived abduction by Boko Haram and said he feared returning to his native Nigeria.

www.wgbh.org

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 16d

Cecelia, Paul's sister and the restaurant owner, told me today that she literally screamed for joy at the judge's ruling. Now, she says, "we're just waiting for when he will actually see sunlight."

To hear more from Cecelia, check out our recent Reveal episode: revealnews.org/podcast/ice-...

As aggressive ICE raids rise, we look at the people being targeted and the families they’re leaving behind.

As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, “Reveal” tells the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 16d

This summer, I wrote about Paul Dama, a Boko Haram survivor and award-winning restaurant manager who had been detained by ICE.

Yesterday, after 3+ months in custody, Paul was granted asylum (!!) He's still in detention - DHS has until Oct 23 to appeal.

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · Aug 5

Journalist. Boko Haram survivor. Award-winning restaurant manager. ICE detainee.

He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation.

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.

www.motherjones.com

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Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is the story you have to read today www.wired.com/story/the-ba...

The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?

When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.

www.wired.com

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Aug 14

So, so impressed by this reporting

Mike Elsen-Rooney @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social · Aug 13

For 6 months, I’ve followed ELLIS, a Bronx HS for newcomers, to understand what it means to educate immigrant students in Trump’s second term.

Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive.

www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

‘They’ve given her a lot of hope’: A NYC school fights to educate an undocumented teen under Trump

For Bridget and Marta, ELLIS Prep often felt like the only public institution with its arms open in a city and country that seemed not to want them.

www.chalkbeat.org

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Matt Lazell-Fairman @mfairma.bsky.social · Jul 12

This is just 9 minutes long and so worth watching. Heartrending and so infuriating.

Watch: A mother’s journey through a devastating adoption system

Utah agencies offer moms in crisis airfare, housing, and stipends—with little state oversight.

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · Jul 11

Love that @julialurie.bsky.social turned her great reporting on Utah's troublesome adoption system into a fantastic, if enraging, PBS News Hour segment last night: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Watch: A mother’s journey through a devastating adoption system

Utah agencies offer moms in crisis airfare, housing, and stipends—with little state oversight.

www.motherjones.com

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · Jun 24

I missed this great piece by @julialurie.bsky.social last week! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Inside the scrappy network of volunteers protecting their neighbors from ICE

On the ground with the Fuerza rapid response team in Waltham, Massachusetts.

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · Jun 18

Don't miss @julialurie.bsky.social's latest, in which she went to a small city outside of Boston to see how immigrant communities are documenting—and shielding themselves from—Trump's deportation force

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Inside the scrappy network of volunteers protecting their neighbors from ICE

On the ground with the Fuerza rapid response team in Waltham, Massachusetts.

www.motherjones.com

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Jun 18

Breaking: The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ kids. In February, the program received an average of 2,100 calls and texts per day. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's program for LGBTQ youth

"This is a death sentence potentially to thousands of youth across the United States."

www.motherjones.com

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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · May 13

The Trump administration is now detaining children indefinitely. "We don’t know when, if ever, they will be able to reunite with their family.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202... From @julialurie.bsky.social

"The children are being used as bait"

Thousands of kids are stuck in immigration facilities—with no end in sight.

www.motherjones.com

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · May 12

3) The reason: When kids come as unaccompanied minors, they stay in immigration facilities while waiting for their sponsor—often a parent—to jump through hoops. But new rules under Trump have made it it nearly impossible for undocumented people to become sponsors. Kids are paying the price:

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · May 12

2/ The numbers are striking: The average amount of time unaccompanied kids stay in immigration facilities has been about two months for years. Now, it's six months.

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · May 12

1/ I spent the past few weeks talking to immigration experts, asking what stories they think deserve more attention right now. Again and again, they said: Children are quietly stuck in immigration facilities, with no end in sight www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"The children are being used as bait"

Thousands of kids are stuck in immigration facilities—with no end in sight.

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · May 12

Enraging new piece by @julialurie.bsky.social on immigrant children who are stuck in federal custody after the Trump administration rolled out a series of new screening rules that make it nearly impossible for undocumented people to become their sponsors: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"The children are being used as bait"

Thousands of kids are stuck in immigration facilities—with no end in sight.

www.motherjones.com

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Apr 23

ICMYI: The Trump admin is planning to cut funding for the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ youth. In February, the service received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth

In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

www.motherjones.com

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Apr 11

My story with @raeoflion.bsky.social about a botched rape investigation was included in this general excellence submission—and we won! Proud to be part of this team, and thankful to our sources for trusting us with their stories.

www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Apr 9

“Mommy, no. Mommy.”

Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.

The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window

Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Feb 5

Last fall, @raeoflion.bsky.social and I wrote about how a Florida sheriff's office botched the investigation of a rape report by a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle. Now, it seems, the sheriff's office is filtering Taylor's name from social media comments www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

Florida police appear to bury comments about a botched rape investigation

First, the Polk County Sheriff's Office didn't believe Taylor Cadle. Now her name is disappearing from comments on its social media accounts.

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · Feb 5

This is an infuriating follow-up to @julialurie.bsky.social and @raeoflion.bsky.social's great story about Taylor Cadle, who, as a 12-year-old, was raped by her adoptive father, accused of lying, forced to apologize—and then filmed her abuser in the act when he did it again bit.ly/41dks6B

Florida police appear to bury comments about a botched rape investigation

First, the Polk County Sheriff's Office didn't believe Taylor Cadle. Now her name is disappearing from comments on their social media accounts.

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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · Dec 21

Deeply moved by my colleagues at @cir-union.bsky.social who organized a fundraiser following my termination at @motherjones.com. As I navigate an unexpected period of transition, your support – no matter what the size – would mean the world to me. Every penny helps.
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...

Donate to Community Support for Aura Bogado, organized by Jonathan Jones

Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones, and I’m a work colleague of Aura Bogado. Aura is an aw… Jonathan Jones needs your support for Community Support for Aura Bogado

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Longreads @longreads.com · Dec 23

"Taylor is one of hundreds of victims alleging sexual assault who have been charged with false reporting nationwide."

@julialurie.bsky.social @raeoflion.bsky.social @motherjones.com #longreads

Police didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.

“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.”

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Dec 20

Our work has had real impact, serving as the catalyst for new policies, government investigations, and lawsuits—and, perhaps most importantly, giving voice to those who are often overlooked. If you can, please supporting us so that we can keep digging: secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...

Support Nonprofit Journalism - Donate to Mother Jones

Help Mother Jones' reporters dig deep with a tax-deductible donation.

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · Dec 20

I'm wildly grateful to work at an org that invests in the deep digging that is investigative reporting—the countless interviews, FOIA requests, reporting trips, late nights combing through documents, calls with fact checkers and editors and lawyers to make sure that the reporting is rock solid

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