The Sharpest Lens on the Arab World Belongs to the Arab Women Reporting There
“Our Women on the Ground,” a new anthology of essays, brings much-needed nuance to coverage of the Middle East and North Africa.
Maryam Saleh
Maryam Saleh is a senior editor at The Intercept focused on politics, justice issues, and foreign policy. She was most recently an investigative editor at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and prior to that, a reporter and editor at The Intercept. She is based in Washington, D.C.
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If the Justice Department Prevails in a Florida Courtroom, More Americans May See Themselves Stripped of Citizenship
Closing arguments were heard on Tuesday for Parvez Khan, who could lose citizenship status after living in the U.S. for almost three decades.
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In Letter to ICE, Sen. Chuck Grassley Joins Call for Answers on Solitary Confinement
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Richard Blumenthal are demanding answers from ICE, citing an ICIJ and Intercept investigation into its use of solitary confinement.
How Some Florida Prosecutors Are Pushing Back Against GOP Voter Suppression Efforts
The GOP legislature is trying to take the vote away from people with past legal woes — and some prosecutors are looking for ways around a new restriction.
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As Trump Announces Mass Immigration Raid, Documents Show How ICE Uses Arrest Quotas
In a past mass raid, an ICE official wrote that his office was “required to have 240 targets.”
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A Whistleblower Pointed to ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement. Now Pressure Mounts for Congressional Investigation.
A government watchdog wants a full accounting for abuses against people detained by ICE — and how an internal whistleblower came to be ignored.
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As Push Against ICE Exploitation of Solitary Confinement Gains Momentum, Cory Booker Calls for Hearings
Booker asked Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham to convene a hearing in response to the findings of an ICIJ and Intercept investigation.
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Elizabeth Warren Condemns ICE's "Cruel and Unnecessary" Use of Solitary Confinement, Demands Answers
“That’s what I’ve waited so long to hear, that someone in a position of power would look at this information and say, ‘This is clearly wrong.’”
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What You Need to Know About Trump's Mass Deportation Threat
It’s logistically impossible for ICE to deport “millions” of people. Trump’s tweet was about appealing to a nativist base rather than an actual policy.
Virginia Prisons Putting Up Obstacles to Ramadan Observance
Prisons in the Virginia Department of Corrections system are not feeding fasting Muslims on time during Ramadan, three rights groups charged in a letter.