Nick Miroff
@nickmiroff.bsky.social
Staff writer @theatlantic.com covering immigration and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Chilling quote re vaccines from pediatrician Paul Offit in this RFK profile @michaelscherer.bsky.social: “I don’t think there is any way to regain that trust other than have the viruses do the education, and the bacteria do the education, and then people will realize they paid way too high a cost."
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Chilling quote re vaccines from pediatrician Paul Offit in this RFK profile @michaelscherer.bsky.social: “I don’t think there is any way to regain that trust other than have the viruses do the education, and the bacteria do the education, and then people will realize they paid way too high a cost."
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No response yet from DOJ on this but Abrego’s attorneys have already flagged it for Judge Xinis.
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No response yet from DOJ on this but Abrego’s attorneys have already flagged it for Judge Xinis.
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
See @rparloff.bsky.social ticktock of the hearing below
Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S. court statements
SCOOP via @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
SCOOP via @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S. court statements
SCOOP via @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
SCOOP via @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine envisages a DMZ like the one that divides the Korean peninsula, Simon Shuster and Jonathan Lemire report.
“It’s like the world is shattering around us,” one diplomat told them after hearing the details.
“It’s like the world is shattering around us,” one diplomat told them after hearing the details.
A DMZ for Ukraine
Trump’s peace plan envisages a divide like the one that splits the Korean peninsula.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine envisages a DMZ like the one that divides the Korean peninsula, Simon Shuster and Jonathan Lemire report.
“It’s like the world is shattering around us,” one diplomat told them after hearing the details.
“It’s like the world is shattering around us,” one diplomat told them after hearing the details.
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This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
NEW a cache of emails from the longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell shows her prison conditions improving dramatically as a crisis grew for Trump, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.
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The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
The longtime Epstein associate reveled in her privileges after the Trump administration moved her to more comfortable surroundings.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NEW a cache of emails from the longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell shows her prison conditions improving dramatically as a crisis grew for Trump, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.
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NEW Every State is a Border Patrol State — why the Trump admin wants border agents to take over the mass deportation campaign and deliver the arrest numbers ICE has missed www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... @theatlantic.com
The Green Machine
Why the Border Patrol–not ICE—is taking over Trump’s mass-deportation campaign
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November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
NEW Every State is a Border Patrol State — why the Trump admin wants border agents to take over the mass deportation campaign and deliver the arrest numbers ICE has missed www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... @theatlantic.com
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🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?
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We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?
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Why ICE Agents Mask Themselves | KQED
We talk about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?
📻 Listen:
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In recent months, the Justice Department has filed charges under 18 USC 111 against more than a hundred immigrants, anti-ICE protestors, and random passers-by—accusing them of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" federal officers
The Administration’s Favorite Statute
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 people with Section 111 violations. Was their crime anything more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies?
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November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In recent months, the Justice Department has filed charges under 18 USC 111 against more than a hundred immigrants, anti-ICE protestors, and random passers-by—accusing them of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" federal officers
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In the trial of the Sandwich Guy, 12 D.C. residents found themselves trying to do their jobs as fairly and impartially as possible. Ashley Parker spoke with one of the jurors on how the group came to its decision:
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
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November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In the trial of the Sandwich Guy, 12 D.C. residents found themselves trying to do their jobs as fairly and impartially as possible. Ashley Parker spoke with one of the jurors on how the group came to its decision:
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I interviewed Greg Bovino, the man empowered to oversee Pres. Trump's immigration crackdown:
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An Interview With the Man Behind Trump’s Current Immigration Crackdown
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 11/12/2025 · 40m
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November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I interviewed Greg Bovino, the man empowered to oversee Pres. Trump's immigration crackdown:
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Veteran ICE officials @nickmiroff.bsky.social spoke with view the use of masks as an unquestionably negative development. But it’s not going away anytime soon, Miroff reports: https://theatln.tc/acMM0axK
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Veteran ICE officials @nickmiroff.bsky.social spoke with view the use of masks as an unquestionably negative development. But it’s not going away anytime soon, Miroff reports: https://theatln.tc/acMM0axK
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Critics couldn’t fathom why Democrats would abandon a seemingly winning hand in the government shutdown, but “this is how the government shutdown was always going to end,” Russell Berman and Jonathan Lemire report.
Why the Democrats Finally Folded
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Critics couldn’t fathom why Democrats would abandon a seemingly winning hand in the government shutdown, but “this is how the government shutdown was always going to end,” Russell Berman and Jonathan Lemire report.
Most of Trump’s deportation campaign is inaccessible because after arrests are made, it is moving quickly, far from public view. For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about @caitlindickerson.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Most of Trump’s deportation campaign is inaccessible because after arrests are made, it is moving quickly, far from public view. For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about @caitlindickerson.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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As Trump’s deportation campaign continues, thousands of detainees with no criminal record are being detained. But “for every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about,” Caitlin Dickerson reports.
The Deportees Whose Stories We’ll Never Know
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As Trump’s deportation campaign continues, thousands of detainees with no criminal record are being detained. But “for every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about,” Caitlin Dickerson reports.
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I've been an editor for more than three decades. Of the thousands of pieces I've worked on during that time, this one is among the most astonishing. Please read.
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The Missing Kayaker
What happened to Ryan Borgwardt?
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I've been an editor for more than three decades. Of the thousands of pieces I've worked on during that time, this one is among the most astonishing. Please read.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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NEW New York City—a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump called home for more than seven decades—has so far largely been spared the president’s wrath. With Zohran Mamdani's victory tonight, that's about to change, @jonlemire.bsky.social writes www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
New York’s Unlikeliest Mayor
Zohran Mamdani surprised everyone, including President Trump.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
NEW New York City—a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump called home for more than seven decades—has so far largely been spared the president’s wrath. With Zohran Mamdani's victory tonight, that's about to change, @jonlemire.bsky.social writes www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Rahm Emanuel has been a key player in nearly every major victory, defeat, negotiation, controversy, and innovation of the modern Democratic Party. In 2028, is he what Democrats need—or exactly whom they want to leave behind? @ashleyrparker.bsky.social reports:
Rahm Emanuel … For President?
He’d like you to keep an open mind.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Rahm Emanuel has been a key player in nearly every major victory, defeat, negotiation, controversy, and innovation of the modern Democratic Party. In 2028, is he what Democrats need—or exactly whom they want to leave behind? @ashleyrparker.bsky.social reports:
A growing list of senior Trump political appointees—at least six by our count—are now living in military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest, via @michaelscherer.bsky.social @ashleyrparker.bsky.social Missy Ryan www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A growing list of senior Trump political appointees—at least six by our count—are now living in military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest, via @michaelscherer.bsky.social @ashleyrparker.bsky.social Missy Ryan www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Bovino un-grounded
#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts a hold on Judge Sara Ellis’ order requiring U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to appear in court daily.
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Bovino un-grounded
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Extremely important reporting from @dgraham.bsky.social in The Atlantic’s latest cover story. (So important that we published it ahead of schedule.)
Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Extremely important reporting from @dgraham.bsky.social in The Atlantic’s latest cover story. (So important that we published it ahead of schedule.)
Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Reuters tracked one of the tankers in a "dark fleet" smuggling diesel into Mexico, following a paper trail that led through U.S. businesses and one of the world's deadliest drug cartels.
This is a heck of a story.
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This is a heck of a story.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reuters tracked one of the tankers in a "dark fleet" smuggling diesel into Mexico, following a paper trail that led through U.S. businesses and one of the world's deadliest drug cartels.
This is a heck of a story.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This is a heck of a story.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Trump is trying to pick winners in the shutdown and protect "Republican programs" from the damage. It's not working, @theatlantic.com's Toluse Olorunnipa reports www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Shield MAGA From the Shutdown
The administration has tried to hurt only “Democrat things.” It’s not that easy.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump is trying to pick winners in the shutdown and protect "Republican programs" from the damage. It's not working, @theatlantic.com's Toluse Olorunnipa reports www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
NEW: In an administration that frequently invokes Christian ideas in government work, Pete Hegseth has gone further than anyone else.
Missy Ryan reports on Hegseth’s swerve from Pentagon precedent when it comes to faith and duty.
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Missy Ryan reports on Hegseth’s swerve from Pentagon precedent when it comes to faith and duty.
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Holy Warrior
Pete Hegseth is bringing his fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity into the Pentagon.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEW: In an administration that frequently invokes Christian ideas in government work, Pete Hegseth has gone further than anyone else.
Missy Ryan reports on Hegseth’s swerve from Pentagon precedent when it comes to faith and duty.
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Missy Ryan reports on Hegseth’s swerve from Pentagon precedent when it comes to faith and duty.
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