Hamed Aleaziz

@haleaziz.bsky.social

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I cover DHS and immigration policy for the New York Times LA Times, BuzzFeed News, SF Chronicle alum

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Hamed Aleaziz·Feb 19

UPDATE: Nearly 100 migrants, recently deported by the United States to Panama where they had been locked in a hotel, were loaded onto buses Tuesday night and moved to a detention camp on the outskirts of the jungle, several of the migrants said. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Feb 18

They arrived at the United States border from around the world, hoping to seek asylum. Instead, they were detained, shackled and flown by the U.S. military to a faraway country, Panama. Our exclusive look at a new front in Pres. Trump’s immigration crackdown:

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Hamed Aleaziz·Jun 23

Scoop: Florida is building a detention facility for migrants nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” in the Everglades designed to help the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. DHS will help pay for the detention facility with money from FEMA. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

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The Trump administration makes it official: The refugee cap for this year will be 7,500. As we reported earlier this month, a bulk of the limited slots will be for white Afrikaners from South Africa and others facing “unjust discrimination.: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19752.pdf

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Mr. Juarez worked for more than a decade at a Trump Organization golf club in New York. His eldest son, 20, is stationed at a military base in California, where he serves in the Marines. All his children are U.S. citizens.

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Alejandro Juarez was supposed to be transferred to an ICE facility in Arizona. He has a court hearing in October. Instead, DHS put him on the wrong plane -- and deported him to Mexico. One of the craziest stories I've reported w/ @luisferre7.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Oct 22

NEW: U.S. Border Patrol agents are expected to head soon to the San Francisco Bay Area for an immigration enforcement operation, according to three officials familiar with the plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Oct 21

We rode along with Border Patrol to understand what they were doing in Chicago. Please watch: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Oct 15

NEW: The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program to its bare bones while giving preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration, according to documents. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Oct 8

On Sept. 27, President Trump described Portland, Ore., as a “War ravaged” city. But here is how federal officers described the scene outside the ICE building in southwest Portland on Sept. 25: “low energy.” The next day the same: “low energy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Oct 1

ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data. We detail how that happened: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Sep 30

Scoop: The Trump administration is deporting a planeload of about 100 Iranians back to Iran from the US after a deal between the two governments, according to two senior Iranian officials involved in the negotiations and a U.S. official with knowledge of the plans. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

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Hamed Aleaziz·Sep 23

The New York Times analyzed these videos; interviewed policing experts; and reviewed law enforcement policies to understand how an attempted immigration arrest turned deadly so quickly. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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