Will Craft
@wcraft.bsky.social
Data Editor at the Guardian US, used to be words and sounds on In The Dark, Sent Away, APM Reports, and your local public radio station.
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Will Craft
@wcraft.bsky.social
· Aug 29
By the numbers: the latest Ice and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US
The Guardian US reviewed figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection since Trump’s inauguration
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The Guardian US is releasing a new tool today, a tracker tallying the arrests, detentions, and deportations since the start of the second Trump admin. We are going to continue to update as the admin releases new data: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
A full transcript of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s deposition has been made public in an ongoing lawsuit accusing federal immigration agents of routinely violating a restraining order on tactics in …
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November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
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I provide three different datasets: one based on individuals booked into custody, one based on ICE arrests, and one based on the currently detained population. ALL three prove ICE is lying about focusing on the "worst of the worst" cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I provide three different datasets: one based on individuals booked into custody, one based on ICE arrests, and one based on the currently detained population. ALL three prove ICE is lying about focusing on the "worst of the worst" cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
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1/2 of detainees had no criminal conviction or even pending charges, which are often minor and do not end with a criminal conviction. ICE often arrests these people, actively thwarting their ability to clear their names cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
1/2 of detainees had no criminal conviction or even pending charges, which are often minor and do not end with a criminal conviction. ICE often arrests these people, actively thwarting their ability to clear their names cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
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NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
The Guardian is tracking the Trump administration's campaign of mass deportation.
Since Trump was inaugurated, ICE and CBP:
- arrested nearly 290,000 people
- deported more than 290,000 people
As of Nov 17, 65,000 people are in immigration detention, an all time high
Since Trump was inaugurated, ICE and CBP:
- arrested nearly 290,000 people
- deported more than 290,000 people
As of Nov 17, 65,000 people are in immigration detention, an all time high
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Guardian is tracking the Trump administration's campaign of mass deportation.
Since Trump was inaugurated, ICE and CBP:
- arrested nearly 290,000 people
- deported more than 290,000 people
As of Nov 17, 65,000 people are in immigration detention, an all time high
Since Trump was inaugurated, ICE and CBP:
- arrested nearly 290,000 people
- deported more than 290,000 people
As of Nov 17, 65,000 people are in immigration detention, an all time high
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Every person I know who is roughly my age is dealing with something like this right now www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
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November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Every person I know who is roughly my age is dealing with something like this right now www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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ICE arrests in Kentucky are up nearly 40% this year, driven in part by financial incentives and expanding 287(g) agreements. Over 70% of those arrested had no criminal conviction.
@forwardky.bsky.social
Read about it here: www.forwardky.com/driven-by-fi...
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Read about it here: www.forwardky.com/driven-by-fi...
Driven by financial incentives, Kentucky ICE arrests ramp up
Yet, more than 70% of those arrested had no criminal conviction.
www.forwardky.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
ICE arrests in Kentucky are up nearly 40% this year, driven in part by financial incentives and expanding 287(g) agreements. Over 70% of those arrested had no criminal conviction.
@forwardky.bsky.social
Read about it here: www.forwardky.com/driven-by-fi...
@forwardky.bsky.social
Read about it here: www.forwardky.com/driven-by-fi...
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ICE arrest were (probably) the highest ever during the first month of the new fiscal year in October when the agency made over 41,641 arrests. Many of these arrests were in Chicago, where a judge found many of the arrests to violate consent decree.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
ICE arrest were (probably) the highest ever during the first month of the new fiscal year in October when the agency made over 41,641 arrests. Many of these arrests were in Chicago, where a judge found many of the arrests to violate consent decree.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
This Arsenal Spurs game is nuts, hot damn
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This Arsenal Spurs game is nuts, hot damn
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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“A Cape Verdean mother from Rhode Island has spent nearly two weeks in detention at Boston's Logan airport. The federal government now plans to move her to a facility in Maine, as a court deadline expires for officials to explain why she remains in custody.”
Green card holder held at Logan airport for 12 days set for move to Maine
A Cape Verdean mother from Rhode Island has spent nearly two weeks in detention at Boston’s Logan airport. The federal government now plans to move her to a facility in Maine, as a court deadline expi...
www.nbcboston.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“A Cape Verdean mother from Rhode Island has spent nearly two weeks in detention at Boston's Logan airport. The federal government now plans to move her to a facility in Maine, as a court deadline expires for officials to explain why she remains in custody.”
My latest: The latest detention management figures are out, covering the entire shutdown.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
Tens of thousands of people were detained and deported during US government shutdown
As most government business halted during the shutdown, immigration agents continued their raids
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My latest: The latest detention management figures are out, covering the entire shutdown.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
This is such a great write-up: defector.com/reflections-...
Reflections On Five Years In Worker-Owned Media | Defector
As I finally got to work on writing Defector’s fifth Annual Report, I found myself noodling on some broader thoughts about the worker-owned media landscape. Tom said some sections would work as a stan...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is such a great write-up: defector.com/reflections-...
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: ‘Who is part of the nation and who is not?’
After being expelled from his homeland in 1972, the academic has grappled with questions of political belonging – a major theme of his son’s mayoral campaign
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
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Governments and voters are both reacting to algorithm-shaped “public opinion,” not grounded priorities. Immigration feels urgent because platforms amplify fear, pulling parties into hollow performances of toughness. The far right reads that drift as confirmation it’s winning.
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Governments and voters are both reacting to algorithm-shaped “public opinion,” not grounded priorities. Immigration feels urgent because platforms amplify fear, pulling parties into hollow performances of toughness. The far right reads that drift as confirmation it’s winning.
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“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2024 at 11:03 PM
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
damn this is well put together
Congress released a cache of documents this week that were recently turned over by Epstein’s estate. Among them: more than 2,300 email threads that the convicted sex offender either sent or received between 2008 and 2019.
The Epstein Email Cache: 2,300 Messages, Many of Which Mention Trump
An analysis of documents released this week by Congress shows President Trump was mentioned in more than half of the messages.
on.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
damn this is well put together
Mamdani, with 97% of the vote in, has more votes than all the other candidates combined
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mamdani, with 97% of the vote in, has more votes than all the other candidates combined
Second to last update of the night for me. This is about as decisive a victory as Mamdani could have. With 97% of the vote in, he leads Cuomo 50% to 42%
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Second to last update of the night for me. This is about as decisive a victory as Mamdani could have. With 97% of the vote in, he leads Cuomo 50% to 42%
Zohran just passed 1 million votes
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Zohran just passed 1 million votes
With the race called for Zohran, lets check in on how its going, the only borough Cuomo won a majority in is Staten Island. Mamdani won everywhere else
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
With the race called for Zohran, lets check in on how its going, the only borough Cuomo won a majority in is Staten Island. Mamdani won everywhere else
After a brief hiccup, our results page is chugging along!
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Live NYC mayoral election results: Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa await outcome as polls close
Check here for results as they come in, as leftwing Democrat battles disgraced former governor and Republican candidate
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
After a brief hiccup, our results page is chugging along!
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...