Michael Kagan In The News

The Economic Times
Zohran Mamdani's historic win as New York's first Muslim mayor has ignited a fierce backlash from MAGA supporters online, who are accusing him of a "left-wing takeover." Despite facing xenophobic and anti-Muslim attacks, Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is set to take office in January, promising to improve the city for ordinary people.
The Nevada Independent
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Immigration Clinic have filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the new mandatory detention policy implemented under the Trump administration.
Las Vegas Sun
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been consistently highlighting arrests on its social media accounts under President Donald Trump’s second administration, sometimes with an accompanying list of crimes and a photo of a person who committed them.
The Dallas Morning News
Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre was a fixture at Dallas-area pro-Palestine protests, filming with his camera. Now he faces deportation over social media posts the government claims glorifies terrorism.
The Nevada Independent
Daughter says a mysterious hospitalization and lack of information about her father’s whereabouts are problematic.
The Guardian
While all the names on this list are significant, one name in particular that UC Berkeley handed over to the Trump administration stands out: Judith Butler, the eminent queer theorist, literary theorist and philosopher, and one of the most famous public intellectuals in the United States today.
Politico
The Trump administration is systematically locking up immigrants while they contest the government’s attempts to deport them, even if they’ve lived in the United States for decades and have no criminal record.
Las Vegas Sun
President Donald Trump’s push to accelerate immigration enforcement is being felt in Las Vegas, where federal agents picked up 441 people with detainers and 173 with warrants from police custody from Feb. 7 through Sept. 1, according to Metro Police data obtained by the Sun in a public records request.