Anna Oakes
annaoakes.bsky.social
Anna Oakes
@annaoakes.bsky.social
Independent reporter in NYC covering immigration, protests, and more. Words in The Intercept, The City, Documented NY, Rolling Stone, Hell Gate, CTXT. Signal: annao.06
With @nickpinto.bsky.social at Cuomo headquarters for @hellgatenyc.com

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November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Federal authorities are using immigration law to limit the First Amendment rights of noncitizens. Legal experts warn that this extension of executive power can be used to censor citizens’ speech, too.

My latest for @documentedny.bsky.social:
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October 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Huge crowd marching west - “no hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here”
June 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Downtown Manhattan now, where a large crowd chanting “ICE out of New York” has filled Foley Square, next door to where immigrants are being detained at Federal Plaza
June 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cars sped out of the building over the course of several hours - protesters thought they might be carrying detained people
June 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NYPD used pepper spray against protesters (and themselves) and arrested dozens, some violently
June 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Nelson came to support his friend Mayra, an asylum seeker with a work permit who has been detained since Wednesday without her medication
June 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Scenes from Federal Plaza today, where a group of activists tried to physically block ICE vans carrying detained immigrants
June 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hi Lucy! I’ll send you an email when I’m home this evening - there’s one planned for 2pm tomorrow at Washington Square Park.
March 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
tan orgullosa de estar en mi primer LIBRO junto a este grupo de periodistas que tanto admiro. Feliz aniversario, @ctxt.es 🎉
December 30, 2024 at 5:58 PM