A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?

A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters. So Why Did They Get Blamed for It? 1

When a bomb threat coincided with a pro-Palestine student protest at Barnard College last month, the New York City Police Department arrested nine demonstrators. By the next day, local and national media had picked up the story. Some outlets suggested that the protesters were responsible for the threat. “Several Barnard College protesters in custody after…

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Bait and Switch: Mohsen Mahdawi’s Citizenship Trap

Bait and Switch: Mohsen Mahdawi’s Citizenship Trap 7

In this week’s episode of The Intercept Briefing, we examine the case of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student whose decadelong journey toward American citizenship ended not with the oath of allegiance, but in handcuffs. On Monday, the Columbia student arrived at his long-awaited citizenship interview in Vermont. Instead, immigration agents arrested him, and he now…

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Nick Turse Joins The Intercept as Inaugural National Security Reporting Fellow

Nick Turse Joins The Intercept as Inaugural National Security Reporting Fellow 10

The Intercept is pleased to announce the appointment of investigative reporter Nick Turse to a National Security Fellowship. Through this yearlong fellowship, he will cover U.S. military operations, national security issues, and foreign affairs. “As global power dynamics are being profoundly reshaped, Nick’s work has never been more essential. The Intercept has always questioned mainstream…

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The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil Hinges on Vague “Antisemitism” Claim

The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil Hinges on Vague “Antisemitism” Claim 12

The Trump administration’s case to deport Columbia University graduate and activist leader Mahmoud Khalil rests solely on a letter written by Secretary of State Marco Rubio which repeats the baseless claim that Khalil engaged in “antisemitism,” according to a copy of the letter shared with The Intercept. The Department of Homeland Security submitted Rubio’s letter,…

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Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border

Five years after Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian assured employees that the company was “not working on any projects associated with immigration enforcement at the southern border,” federal contract documents reviewed by The Intercept show that the tech giant is at the center of project to upgrade the so-called virtual wall. U.S. Customs and Border…

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