Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Important reporting by @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2026/05/revo...19thnews.orgHow generations of nannies and cleaners fought for — and won — their rightsIt's an American story you likely haven’t heard: Domestic workers have had to work to be included in America’s promise of equality, forging a model of grassroots organizing. 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryZeteo @zeteo.com · 23/05/2026“I just blacked out. I couldn't handle it. It was so painful.” Zeteo contributor @recolston.bsky.social, who was amongst those detained by Israel on the Global Sumud Flotilla, recounts the abuse he endured at the hands of Israeli forces at Ktzi’ot Prison. Watch now — zeteo.com/p/inside-isr... 318687
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryZeteo @zeteo.com · 19/05/2026"I grew up into the direct consequences of Zionism in a refugee camp in Damascus… My grandparents, for all of their exile, they lived in tents. They died in mud houses." Mahmoud Khalil speaks about how Zionism has directly affected his family for decades. Watch more: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr... 211444
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I’m looking to speak to Muslim community members in San Diego for a piece in the Guardian. Please email me at jennifer@portofentrymedia.com or reach me on signal: signal.me#eu/ZSjRzr41Y...signal.meSignal Messenger ContactFollow this link to message on Signal. 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 18/05/2026HUGE NEWS: ICE’s courthouse arrests have been STAYED by a New York district judge. That means that ICE will have to stop arresting our immigrant neighbors on the spot when they show up to court at places like 26 Federal Plaza, 290 Broadway, and 201 Varick. (1/2) 148102842449
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 09/05/2026As a Woman Without a Country, I Was Afraid to Become a Mother. If SCOTUS Limits Birthright Citizenship, Millions More Will Share That Fear. msmagazine.com/2026/05/07/w...msmagazine.comAs a Woman Without a Country, I Was Afraid to Become a Mother. If SCOTUS Limits Birthright Citizenship, Millions More Will Share That Fear.As the Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship, one formerly stateless woman warns of stripping children of automatic citizenship. 000
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 08/05/2026electricliterature.com/7-books-abou...electricliterature.com7 Books About Women Migrant Workers - Electric LiteratureThese stories attend to the realities of labor and trace the intersections of gender, economics, and migration 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 05/05/2026"The American political conversation has moved on from abortion," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social. "But the state-by-state patchwork of women’s rights remains an untenable reality, and the ferocity of the anti-choice movement’s misogyny has not been abated."theguardian.comAbortion pills are saving women’s lives. The right is trying to eliminate them | Moira DoneganThe supreme court has kicked the can down the road after a federal court sought to ban the mailing of mifepristone 631541618
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 21/08/2025things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes 294180992635
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Haitian families in Springfield pin hopes on Supreme Court to avoid mass deportations 19thnews.org/2026/04/hait... via @19thnews.org19thnews.orgHaitian families in Springfield pin hopes on Supreme Court to avoid mass deportationsThe justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that asks them to decide whether a key program deadline will be extended as local volunteers attempt to stave off a suite of restrictive state immi... 000
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I spent 2 years reporting from Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. When I learned a Rohingya refugee had been left alone in a Buffalo winter by ICE and died—it cut deep. I went looking for how the community was faring. I found glimmers of hope. Reporting for @us.theguardian.com buff.ly/wE258rQ 011
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryZeteo @zeteo.com · 25/04/2026Israel, w/ Trump’s support, just killed journalist Amal Khalil in Lebanon. Tonight, American journalists are partying w/ Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. @premthakker.bsky.social explains how Israel targeted Amal & slams journalists for the lack of solidarity. 🔗 zeteo.com/subscribe 12297141
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryZeteo @zeteo.com · 19/04/2026“What struck me about Sudan is the sheer level of violence.” Reem Alsalem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social the situation in Sudan is a manifestation of the “lawless order that we live in.” Watch here: zeteo.com/p/did-mass-r... 430589
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The pushback against inclusive school holidays is exhausting. Immigrant families assimilated to a Protestant-built school calendar for over a century. Blaming Diwali, Eid, or Lunar New Year for the childcare crisis lets corporate America and its lack of paid leave off the hook:buff.lyWe Assimilated to Your School Holidays. Now It's Your Turn.Blaming Eid, Diwali, and Lunar New Year for America’s systemic childcare crisis is a massive cop-out. Let's talk about the real problem. 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryZeteo @zeteo.com · 05/04/2026"Don’t think that the violence that we fund… is going to end and start in the Middle East. It shows up on US soil" Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani talks with @premthakker.bsky.social about being targeted, and why U.S. involvement abroad will backfire. Watch: zeteo.com/p/nerdeen-ki... 111132
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Turned 42 a few weeks ago and it hit me that yes, in fact, I am middle aged. 40 felt less insignificant. But honestly? Happy to be alive. 000
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 25/03/2026To be in creative writing #MFA program in the age of AI is incredibly bold and incredibly foolish. But also incredibly hopeful. 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 18/03/2026So much love and solidarity to Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas, Dolores Huerta, and every other survivor. Chavez was just a man; women like them, then and now, are the true heroes of the farmworkers’ movement. 81895311
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryShefali S. Kulkarni @shefalikulkarni.bsky.social · 11/03/2026U.S. at Fault in February Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...nytimes.comU.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says 011
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 11/03/2026For these Black Muslim women, Ramadan is about faith, tradition and sisterhood 19thnews.org/2026/03/blac... via @19thnews.org19thnews.orgFor these Black Muslim women, Ramadan is about faith, tradition and sisterhoodDuring Islam’s holiest month, three Detroit-area women talk about the many ways religion shapes their homes, identities and community. 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryKavitha Rajagopalan @kxraja.bsky.social · 09/03/2026An important read from @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social on how Black Americans rebuilt Islam in the 20th century and how Ramadan is an American religious observance: www.port-of-entry.com/p/how-islam-... 021
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryAmy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 24/02/2026👇 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comCourts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored. 021
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryShefali S. Kulkarni @shefalikulkarni.bsky.social · 19/02/2026While most 18-year-olds worry about college papers and spring break plans, Cesar Vasquez supports families of undocumented immigrants, is a lifeline for his community – and a known ICE target. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... (by @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social)theguardian.comThis 18-year-old is protecting his California farm community – and his own mother – from ICECesar Vasquez, who has supported families of undocumented immigrants since age 14, has become a community lifeline – and a known ICE target 011
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 16/02/2026In 1910, Algerian migrant Muhammad Juda was denied entry at Ellis Island over one answer about polygamy. Today, 1M+ New Yorkers trace their roots to the Middle East & North Africa — shaping the city for 150+ years. Learn more about Middle Eastern and North African immigrants: tinyurl.com/5zv4e8zetinyurl.comWhat does it mean to be a Middle Eastern and North African New Yorker?A new exhibit at the New York Public Library showcases stories of New Yorkers from the MENA region 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it. 14198283005
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world 532218676839
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 30/01/2026electricliterature.com/7-novels-tha... via @electricliterature.comelectricliterature.com7 Novels That Bear Witness to Latin America’s Dirty Wars - Electric LiteratureThese authors interrogate the suppressed histories and horrors of colonial imperialism 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryNew Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Up to 300,000 people are still missing in Syria. One year after Bashar al-Assad was ousted, families are searching for their loved ones with the help of the White Helmets. Amelie David speaks to some of these relatives and those working to get answers. shorturl.atThe White Helmets’ Search for Syria’s DisappearedOne year after Assad’s fall, the new authorities and the Syria Civil Defence are searching for bodies and answers as tens of thousands remain unaccounted for 045
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Federal data obtained by the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley shows that more than 2,600 immigrant children across the country were arrested in 2025. www.port-of-entry.com/p/immigratio...port-of-entry.comImmigration enforcement is creating a generation of traumatized kidsChildren as young as four are being held in ICE custody—and the damage is permanent 010
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Somali families in Minneapolis responded to ICE raids by bringing food to protesters—while staying indoors themselves, afraid to drive or be seen. That fear isn’t irrational. It’s shaped by histories of unaccountable armed power and sharpened by the Renee Good's deathbuff.lySomali Americans Brought Tea to Protesters Despite Being Targeted by ICEMinnesota’s Somali community—shaped by war, displacement, and resilience—faces fear and trauma, yet shows up with tea, sambusas, and solidarity in the streets. 040
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Palestinians are among the most literate populations in the world for a reason. When everything is taken, they rebuild a library. Because the mind is a form of home no siege can erase. open.substack.com/pub/hollerwe...open.substack.comBuilding the First Library in Gaza After the GenocideResisting scholasticide one library at a time 010
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Zohran’s deep love for Bangladeshis is a balm for those of us who grew up in the Desi diaspora, always pushed to the margins by Indian and Pakistani spaces. He’s a real one. #zohranmamdani #nyc .#southasiandiaspora 000
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 05/01/2026For the first real workday of 2026, I stuck to my morning writing routine, attempting to work on my memoir-in-progress, with a two-year-old singing #golden from #kpopdemonhunters and working on her sticker book next to me. Cutest colleague ever, though. #amwriting #MFA #morningpages #memoir 000
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryJenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Federal data shows 2,600+ children were arrested by ICE this year alone. The research is clear: separating children from their parents causes higher rates of anxiety, PTSD symptoms, sleep disruption, and other stress responses that can affect development long after detention ends. buff.ly/a9ejDQqport-of-entry.comWhat Happens to Children Taken by ICE?Inside detention centers and federal buildings like Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, children are separated from their parents, held in undisclosed locations, and left with emotional and physical wounds. 121
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryPrism @prismreports.org · 16/12/2025Thousands of residents remain homeless, caught between their destroyed houses and their worn-out tents, as the occupation continues to block the entry of shelter materials and aid, leaving the people of the Strip to endure the harsh cold. prismreports.org/2025/12/16/g...prismreports.orgDeadly storm creates yet another bitter struggle in GazaMore than a dozen people were killed after Storm Byron swept through, flooding tents and collapsing walls of homes already damaged by Israeli bombs 0158
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryNPR @npr.org · 17/12/2025Investigators say they now have surveillance footage, cobbled together mostly from houses nearby, showing a person of interest arriving in the neighborhood around 10:30 a.m. and staying until the shooting began around 4:05 p.m.n.prSuspect in Brown shooting was ‘casing’ the area since morning, police sayPolice continue to gather and review security footage from the area 1717832
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Federal data shows 2,600+ children were arrested by ICE this year alone. The research is clear: separating children from their parents causes higher rates of anxiety, PTSD symptoms, sleep disruption, and other stress responses that can affect development long after detention ends. buff.ly/a9ejDQqport-of-entry.comWhat Happens to Children Taken by ICE?Inside detention centers and federal buildings like Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, children are separated from their parents, held in undisclosed locations, and left with emotional and physical wounds. 121
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/11/2025“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago 12993401570
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryPrism @prismreports.org · 23/11/2025“You can’t not consider the issue of immigration as a child well-being issue.” Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. Many of these children grow up carrying invisible scars that resurface later in life.prismreports.orgFor children of immigrants, Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisisThe fear that they could lose their parents defines the daily lives of many children in immigrant families 13020
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryPrism @prismreports.org · 19/11/2025“Many of us are really scared, but we’re still showing up.” Nov. 16 was “the day the most immigrants were arrested in a single day” in North Carolina's history. As immigration raids are expected to escalate, locals are mobilizing to protect their neighbors @tinavasquez.bsky.social reports.prismreports.orgNorth Carolina immigration raids expected to escalateAs the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities 16540
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryPrism @prismreports.org · 17/11/2025Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants, @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social reports. The fear that they could lose their parents defines the daily lives of many children in immigrant families, with long-term consequences for their mental well-being.prismreports.orgFor children of immigrants, Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisisThe fear that they could lose their parents defines the daily lives of many children in immigrant families 43928
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 04/11/2025NEW for @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy: When @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social won the Democratic nom for NYC mayor, I joined a community media panel to discuss his campaign. I mentioned how Mamdani began his speech by thanking the “aunties." The men laughed. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...harpersbazaar.comMeet the Aunties Behind Zohran Mamdani's Historic CampaignThe mayoral candidate's meteoric rise was fueled by older immigrant women—long-time, experienced organizers who are often overlooked 130
Jenniferchowdhury @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social · 28/10/2025🧵 New essay: Bad Bunny, “good English,” and who gets to belong in America. As the Puerto Rican superstar prepares to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, his refusal to perform in English has reignited old debates about language, culture, and power. buff.ly/2RWgIb3buff.lyESSAY: Bad Bunny’s Upcoming Super Bowl Performance Reminds America That Language Is PowerLanguage is inheritance — and sometimes, rebellion. 110
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryMatthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Smart people keep saying… “AI technologies severely impede humans’ ability to learn and retain skills… Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves.”project-syndicate.orgAI Is Hollowing Out Higher EducationOlivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy. 310452
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/10/2025You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.” @opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 38493033680
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryLex Roman @lexroman.com · 20/10/2025Excellent piece from @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social on talking with your kids about Palestine www.port-of-entry.com/p/i-dont-kno...port-of-entry.comI don't know how to talk to my kid about PalestineBut I'm learning. 021
Reposted by JenniferchowdhuryZeteo @zeteo.com · 18/09/2025The New McCarthyism: UC Berkeley Just Handed Over the Names of 160 Students and Faculty to the Trump Admin Read: zeteo.com/p/the-new-mc...zeteo.comThe New McCarthyism: UC Berkeley Just Handed Over the Names of 160 Students and Faculty to the Trump AdminI'm beyond disturbed that my alma mater is wiling to destroy its reputation as the birthplace of the 1960s Free Speech Movement and put students in danger in the process, Viet Thanh Nguyen writes. 511454