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Felipe De La Hoz

Felipe De La Hoz is a contributing editor for The New Republic. Along with co-writer Gaby Del Valle, he runs BORDER/LINES, a weekly newsletter breaking down the rapid pace of change in federal immigration policy.

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September 28, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
The Next Front in Trump’s War Against Immigrants
The administration’s changes to the public charge rule is another effort to make would-be citizens believe that any level of participation in civic life is going to bring the state down on them.
September 15, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
Mahmoud Khalil’s Fight for a Normal Life
As he writes of his childhood in Syria, of protest at Columbia, and of ICE detention, Khalil refuses to be reduced to a “face on a poster.”
August 12, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
ICE’s Airport Crackdowns Are Designed to Spread Fear
The agency is snatching and grabbing travelers without any regard for their immigration status—and with no effort to be transparent about what they’re up to.
June 15, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Kilmar Ábrego García
The White House’s monomaniacal focus on deporting the Maryland sheet metal apprentice is all about control.
April 30, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
How Trump’s Wars Might Kick Off the Next Big Refugee Crisis
As the U.S. and Israel push the region into deeper crisis, the possibility of massive displacement—and the authoritarian backlash that comes with it—is on the rise.
March 31, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
This Is a Historic Opportunity for Democrats to Get Immigration Right
As the public turns against Trump and the Republicans on immigration, the Democrats can seize the moment with a new, positive vision. Here’s what that might look like.
February 27, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
ICE’s Latest Bit of Despicable Trickery May Be Illegal
If the federal agents who arrested Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva passed themselves off as local police, city officials need to put a stop to that practice.
February 20, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
Judges Have One Defense Against Trump They (Mostly) Haven’t Used Yet
Judicial contempt is a tool few jurists have reached for to curb the administration’s misrule—and for good reason. But that may be about to change.
January 19, 2026
Felipe De La Hoz
The Crisis Year for Journalism Is Here
Journalists have an inherent right and professional duty to defend their industry and its mission against those who want to derail it—even when those threats are coming from the inside.
January 11, 2026
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The Red-State City That’s Doing Immigration Right
In an increasingly xenophobic country, Salt Lake City’s benevolent attitude toward immigrants is a strange anomaly. Can its unusual political culture somehow show us the way forward?
December 19, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
Prosecuting ICE’s Goons Will Be Hard—but Not Impossible
To a growing number of Americans, the necessity of holding the fashy agency to account is becoming obvious. Better start planning how to do it now.
September 14, 2025
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The Palestinian Organizer Who Wouldn’t Be Silenced
In the wake of his extraordinary arrest and detainment, Mahmoud Khalil refuses to lie low.
August 19, 2025
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Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Is the Logical Endpoint of the Post-9/11 Era
The president’s takeover of the nation’s capital was enabled by the surveillance state that Republicans and Democrats alike helped build.
July 10, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
How Extreme Can Democratic Governors Get to Stop Trump?
Blue state leaders have considerable power at their disposal to confront the threat of the administration’s authoritarianism. But some lines have never previously been crossed.
June 17, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
The Worst Part of Trump’s Big Bill Is Getting Almost No Attention
The Republican budget bill is stuffed with terrible policies, but Democrats have been largely silent on perhaps its most destructive component.
May 28, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
The Laws Propping Up Trump’s Masked Deportation Army
Across the country, unidentifiable law enforcement agents are snatching unsuspecting people off the streets where they live. But just because it’s beyond the pale doesn’t make it illegal.
May 8, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
Trump’s Sneaky Plot to Steal Your Data—and Weaponize It Against You
Under the guise of immigration enforcement, the administration is building a new, expanded surveillance state.
March 19, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities Anymore
Even legal residents and tourists are being terrorized by Trump-emboldened officers at ICE and CBP.
March 12, 2025
Felipe De La Hoz
The Worst Thing About Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is That It’s Legal
The Columbia student’s arrest may look unjust on its face, but this is our immigration enforcement mechanisms working exactly as designed.
September 30, 2024
Felipe De La Hoz
The Democrats’ Shameful, Foolish Surrender on Immigration
Kamala Harris apparently believes—wrongly—that she has no influence on anti-immigrant sentiment in America, because she has effectively capitulated to MAGA messaging.

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