Advocates Push for Clarity on Federal Deportation Law
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 29 2010, 4:18PM
Can counties opt out of Secure Communities or not? Next week, they’ll know.
Topics: Immigration
Seth Freed Wessler
Investigative Reporter
New York, NY
Seth Freed Wessler is a reporter in New York who currently writes for Colorlines.com. Seth has reported from across the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean on immigration, the safety net, criminal justice, national security and the human fallout of the financial collapse.
Seth led a groundbreaking investigation that revealed the thousands of U.S. citizen children stuck in foster care whose parents have been detained or deported by federal immigration authorities. The investigation, for which Seth won a Hillman Prize and other honors, Along with Seth's series of follow-up stories, led to a direct response from the federal government, as well as the passage of state-level legislation. Seth worked until 2012 as a researcher for the Applied Research Center, where he authored research reports on racial inequality and the financial collapse, segregation in the restaurant industry and the corrosive effects of immigration policies on child welfare systems. Seth often discusses his reporting in national broadcast, and his stories and investigations for Colorlines have been cited by outlets including the Associated Press, the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and NPR. He has produced stories for GOOD Magazine, the Texas Observer, NPR’s LatinoUSA, The Huffington Post, The Root and other outlets. In addition to the Hillman Prize, Seth was a finalist for a Casey Medal and has won several Ippies Awards. He was the recipient of a reporting fellowship from USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism.
Check out Seth's media appearances here.
Seth tweets at @sethfw.
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NPR Investigation: Private Prison Companies Helped Write SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 28 2010, 1:00PM
Industry saw model bill to create “enhanced opportunities” for driving profits.
Topics: ALEC, Criminal Justice, Immigration
Ellison Responds as Tea Party Big Repeats Anti-Muslim Attack
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 28 2010, 12:32PM
Tea party leader answers critics of his bigoted attack on Rep. Ellison with still more bigotry.
Topics: 2010 Elections
The Decisions We’ll Pass to the Congress We Elect Next Week
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 27 2010, 4:25PM
An exhaustive tally of choices our new representatives will make for us when they get to Washington.
Topics: 2010 Elections
Tea Party Leader: Target Rep. Ellison Because He’s Muslim
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 26 2010, 2:08PM
Still more proof that it’s a racist organization (and the sky is blue).
Topics: 2010 Elections
Yup, the Tea Party’s Racist, Study Finds (But It’s Not Alone)
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 26 2010, 10:54AM
Implicitly white supremacist politics are more ubiquitous now than they’ve been in a generation.
Topics: 2010 Elections
Feds Deport Immigrants for Meeting Civic Ideal Citizens Ignore
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 19 2010, 5:45PM
And conservatives latch onto it as belated proof of their long-standing claims of voter fraud.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration, Politics
Government Snoops Use Facebook. The Only Question is, for What?
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 19 2010, 10:47AM
A watchdog’s suit is jarring open the once hidden, unregulated world of online surveillance.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Next on Arizona’s List? Revoke Birthright Citizenship
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 18 2010, 1:10PM
State Senator Russell Pearce plans to introduce a new wacky bill in January.
Topics: Immigration
Advocates Prep for Next Round of Bruising Jobless Benefits Fight
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 15 2010, 12:12PM
After lawmakers finish talking about unemployed on the stump, they’ve got just two weeks to help them.
Topics: Economy
Watchdogs Flag GOP and Tea Party Voter Suppression Tactics
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 15 2010, 10:54AM
Illinois GOP targets Chicago’s black neighborhoods.
Topics: 2010 Elections
Today’s Love: “He’s My Little Brother. If He’s Happy, I’m Happy”
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 14 2010, 6:10PM
A Seattle boy who wanted to be a princess—and his family said, that’s cool.
Topics: Celebrate Love
Study: Single Moms Crushed by Recession
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 14 2010, 4:22PM
The answers to the nation’s wealth gap are both in, and out, of Congress.
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Georgia Bans Undocumented Students From Public Universities
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 14 2010, 9:00AM
It’s the third state to create rules barring undocumented students from higher education.
Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth
ICE Forces Counties to Join Controversial Deportation Program
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 12 2010, 3:40PM
While the government forges ahead, activists are back at the drawing board.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration
Report: FBI’s Paying For Bad Terrorism Information
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 11 2010, 3:46PM
The federal government’s search for domestic terrorists continues to go haywire.
Topics: National Security
Deportation Horror: A Journey From Texas to Bangladesh
by Seth Freed Wessler, Brian Palmer on October 7 2010, 4:59PM
Shahed Hossain describes his harrowing ordeal to ColorLines videographer Brian Palmer.
Topics: Deportation Dragnet, Immigration
How Immigration Reform Got Caught in the Deportation Dragnet
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 7 2010, 10:36AM
Shahed Hossain’s shocking story reveals why Obama will have to use his power to halt mass deportations for any reform to work.
Topics: Deportation Dragnet, Immigration
Times Sq. Bomber’s Life Sentence Condemns Conservative Ideology
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 5 2010, 1:55PM
But the Shahzad case may be another lesson not learned.
Topics: National Security
Can Counties Choose Their Own Immigration Policies?
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 4 2010, 6:20PM
When it comes to detention, the answer may be no.
Topics: Immigration
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