Anvee Bhutani
@anveebhutani.bsky.social
Independent Journalist in New York City // Bylines in The New York Times, Guardian, Teen Vogue, Telegraph, and more
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Anvee Bhutani
@anveebhutani.bsky.social
· Apr 29
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
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‘If you’re watching this, I’ve been taken by ICE.’
International students are rehearsing ICE raid scenarios, sleeping with prescriptions & lawyers’ numbers, and have developed chronic health issues—all under Trump’s crackdown.
My latest for @TeenVogue
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
International students are rehearsing ICE raid scenarios, sleeping with prescriptions & lawyers’ numbers, and have developed chronic health issues—all under Trump’s crackdown.
My latest for @TeenVogue
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
A heightened state of alert has become a distressing reality for many noncitizen students, especially those who are outspoken on political issues.
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
www.teenvogue.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A heightened state of alert has become a distressing reality for many noncitizen students, especially those who are outspoken on political issues.
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
@anveebhutani.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com in our latest addition to our United States of Suppression series:
international students like Cornell's Momodou Taal already faced deportation over the Trump admin's targeting of pro-Palestine protesting; now others are scrambling for legal advice
international students like Cornell's Momodou Taal already faced deportation over the Trump admin's targeting of pro-Palestine protesting; now others are scrambling for legal advice
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
www.teenvogue.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@anveebhutani.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com in our latest addition to our United States of Suppression series:
international students like Cornell's Momodou Taal already faced deportation over the Trump admin's targeting of pro-Palestine protesting; now others are scrambling for legal advice
international students like Cornell's Momodou Taal already faced deportation over the Trump admin's targeting of pro-Palestine protesting; now others are scrambling for legal advice
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
The consequences of arbitrary arrest & deportation & forced disappearance don't stop at the person whisked away wo due process or even with that person's family.
The tactic is a form of government-sponsored terrorism and the self-imprisonment of one student detailed by Teen Vogue is only the start.
The tactic is a form of government-sponsored terrorism and the self-imprisonment of one student detailed by Teen Vogue is only the start.
“I need my immigration [lawyer’s] phone number written on my body,” one student concerned about being snatched by ICE tells @anveebhutani.bsky.social . That student says they've put themselves under voluntary house arrest and installed security cameras.
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
www.teenvogue.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The consequences of arbitrary arrest & deportation & forced disappearance don't stop at the person whisked away wo due process or even with that person's family.
The tactic is a form of government-sponsored terrorism and the self-imprisonment of one student detailed by Teen Vogue is only the start.
The tactic is a form of government-sponsored terrorism and the self-imprisonment of one student detailed by Teen Vogue is only the start.
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
“I need my immigration [lawyer’s] phone number written on my body,” one student concerned about being snatched by ICE tells @anveebhutani.bsky.social . That student says they've put themselves under voluntary house arrest and installed security cameras.
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
www.teenvogue.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“I need my immigration [lawyer’s] phone number written on my body,” one student concerned about being snatched by ICE tells @anveebhutani.bsky.social . That student says they've put themselves under voluntary house arrest and installed security cameras.
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
‘If you’re watching this, I’ve been taken by ICE.’
International students are rehearsing ICE raid scenarios, sleeping with prescriptions & lawyers’ numbers, and have developed chronic health issues—all under Trump’s crackdown.
My latest for @TeenVogue
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
International students are rehearsing ICE raid scenarios, sleeping with prescriptions & lawyers’ numbers, and have developed chronic health issues—all under Trump’s crackdown.
My latest for @TeenVogue
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
'I Need My Lawyer’s Number Written on My Body': International Students Are Preparing for the Worst
Students are terrified of retaliation from the Trump administration.
www.teenvogue.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘If you’re watching this, I’ve been taken by ICE.’
International students are rehearsing ICE raid scenarios, sleeping with prescriptions & lawyers’ numbers, and have developed chronic health issues—all under Trump’s crackdown.
My latest for @TeenVogue
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
International students are rehearsing ICE raid scenarios, sleeping with prescriptions & lawyers’ numbers, and have developed chronic health issues—all under Trump’s crackdown.
My latest for @TeenVogue
www.teenvogue.com/story/intern...
About 10 demonstrators chained themselves to Columbia University’s campus gates at 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in New York on Monday afternoon, protesting the detention of two Palestinian student activists by ICE.
Read my reporting from today!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Read my reporting from today!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Protesters Chain Themselves to Columbia Gates, Calling for Activists’ Release
Demonstrators sought the release of Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil, who organized pro-Palestinian protests and have been taken into ICE custody.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
About 10 demonstrators chained themselves to Columbia University’s campus gates at 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in New York on Monday afternoon, protesting the detention of two Palestinian student activists by ICE.
Read my reporting from today!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Read my reporting from today!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Hundreds of students and faculty members took to the streets to protest the detention of pro-Palestinian demonstrators and an assault on higher education.
They demanded answers about the fate of Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.
Read my reporting -
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/n...
They demanded answers about the fate of Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.
Read my reporting -
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/n...
Columbia Activists Are Being Detained. Protesters Demand Answers. (Gift Article)
Demonstrators rallied on Columbia’s campus and marched in Manhattan, three days after Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration officials after arriving for a U.S. citizenship appointment.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hundreds of students and faculty members took to the streets to protest the detention of pro-Palestinian demonstrators and an assault on higher education.
They demanded answers about the fate of Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.
Read my reporting -
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/n...
They demanded answers about the fate of Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.
Read my reporting -
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/n...
Mohsen Mahdawi saw his best friend killed by an Israeli soldier. But since moving to the US, he’s spoken in churches and synagogues—seeking understanding, not vengeance.
Read my profile in The Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
Read my profile in The Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
A Columbia Activist Sought Middle Ground on Gaza. The U.S. Detained Him.
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Mohsen Mahdawi saw his best friend killed by an Israeli soldier. But since moving to the US, he’s spoken in churches and synagogues—seeking understanding, not vengeance.
Read my profile in The Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
Read my profile in The Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
April 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
It’s a sad day in America when student journalists must resign or write anonymously because they fear government reprisals.
This is the opposite of free speech.
This is the opposite of free speech.
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s a sad day in America when student journalists must resign or write anonymously because they fear government reprisals.
This is the opposite of free speech.
This is the opposite of free speech.
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
Among the casualties of the student arrests and threatened deportations: press freedom. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Among the casualties of the student arrests and threatened deportations: press freedom. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech (via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech (via @theguardian.com)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
U.S. student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech. Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions, by @anveebhutani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com #journalism
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
U.S. student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech. Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions, by @anveebhutani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com #journalism
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
Student journalists in the US are resigning or requesting takedown of stories amid growing repression by the Trump administration against pro-Palestinian speech (Anvee Bhutani/The Guardian)
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April 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Student journalists in the US are resigning or requesting takedown of stories amid growing repression by the Trump administration against pro-Palestinian speech (Anvee Bhutani/The Guardian)
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Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
We’ve had a years-long panic over “free speech” that was mostly left-punching from reactionary centrists mad that students had the gall to question them.
Now, when we are facing with an actual crisis of free-speech loudest voices are quiet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Now, when we are facing with an actual crisis of free-speech loudest voices are quiet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We’ve had a years-long panic over “free speech” that was mostly left-punching from reactionary centrists mad that students had the gall to question them.
Now, when we are facing with an actual crisis of free-speech loudest voices are quiet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Now, when we are facing with an actual crisis of free-speech loudest voices are quiet.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
Fascism is in the air. In the US. In Germany. Coming to an institution near you. Wherever you live. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Fascism is in the air. In the US. In Germany. Coming to an institution near you. Wherever you live. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
Editors at student newspapers are grappling with a deluge of requests from terrified students to pull their names from stories
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Editors at student newspapers are grappling with a deluge of requests from terrified students to pull their names from stories
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Student journalists are anonymizing bylines, unpublishing stories, and resigning from newsrooms amid a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech under Trump.
"These are not normal times," the Student Press Law Center has warned.
My latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"These are not normal times," the Student Press Law Center has warned.
My latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech
Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Student journalists are anonymizing bylines, unpublishing stories, and resigning from newsrooms amid a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech under Trump.
"These are not normal times," the Student Press Law Center has warned.
My latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"These are not normal times," the Student Press Law Center has warned.
My latest for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
A must read. Back story on Mahmoud Khalil. Incredibly, there's a link to video of his (group) visit with the Dalai Lama where he asked him a philosophical question.
No spoilers! Read the @leximcmenamin.bsky.social's piece!
No spoilers! Read the @leximcmenamin.bsky.social's piece!
for @teenvogue.com, Columbia journalism student Anvee Bhutani spoke to people who have known the disappeared Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life — aid workers, friends, fellow activists — who describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.
Who Was Mahmoud Khalil Before ICE Took Him Away?
We spoke to the former Columbia grad student’s friends and former coworkers.
www.teenvogue.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A must read. Back story on Mahmoud Khalil. Incredibly, there's a link to video of his (group) visit with the Dalai Lama where he asked him a philosophical question.
No spoilers! Read the @leximcmenamin.bsky.social's piece!
No spoilers! Read the @leximcmenamin.bsky.social's piece!
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
“Jeromie Whalen, who once taught w/Khalil at a refugee camp in Lebanon, says Khalil’s story was, in many ways, the American dream: resilience, perseverance, success. And yet, after everything, he’s found himself locked up in an ICE detention center without being charged with any crime …”
for @teenvogue.com, Columbia journalism student Anvee Bhutani spoke to people who have known the disappeared Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life — aid workers, friends, fellow activists — who describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.
Who Was Mahmoud Khalil Before ICE Took Him Away?
We spoke to the former Columbia grad student’s friends and former coworkers.
www.teenvogue.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Jeromie Whalen, who once taught w/Khalil at a refugee camp in Lebanon, says Khalil’s story was, in many ways, the American dream: resilience, perseverance, success. And yet, after everything, he’s found himself locked up in an ICE detention center without being charged with any crime …”
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
Anvee Bhutani talked to people who've known Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life—aid workers, friends, fellow activists. They describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.
www.teenvogue.com/story/mahmou...
www.teenvogue.com/story/mahmou...
Who Was Mahmoud Khalil Before ICE Took Him Away?
We spoke to the former Columbia grad student’s friends and former coworkers.
www.teenvogue.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Anvee Bhutani talked to people who've known Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life—aid workers, friends, fellow activists. They describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.
www.teenvogue.com/story/mahmou...
www.teenvogue.com/story/mahmou...
Reposted by Anvee Bhutani
for @teenvogue.com, Columbia journalism student Anvee Bhutani spoke to people who have known the disappeared Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life — aid workers, friends, fellow activists — who describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.
Who Was Mahmoud Khalil Before ICE Took Him Away?
We spoke to the former Columbia grad student’s friends and former coworkers.
www.teenvogue.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
for @teenvogue.com, Columbia journalism student Anvee Bhutani spoke to people who have known the disappeared Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life — aid workers, friends, fellow activists — who describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.