Staff Writer, The New Yorker. Formerly at The Washington Post, Politico Mag, and BuzzFeed News. Email me! ruby_cramer@newyorker.com.https://bsky.app/profile/rubycramer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycramer.bsky.social/post/3mgxw4e4cz22hThe case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen and preschool teaching assistant who was shot by a federal agent in Chicago, offers the most complete picture yet of a D.H.S. shooting and its aftermath: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/shot-by-border-patrol-then-called-a-domestic-terrorist13 Mar 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:esnttlg5feul2hbgcoghcwc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxw4e4cz22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycramer.bsky.social/post/3md4r5v4e5c24This is a portrait of Minneapolis as told through a small city government that is, its officials say, "underwater." Jacob Frey, the mayor, has been trying to put words to what it feels like to be in the city under an "occupying force" and an "invasion." https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-mayor-of-an-occupied-city23 Jan 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:esnttlg5feul2hbgcoghcwc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4r5v4e5c24https://bsky.app/profile/rubycramer.bsky.social/post/3m5ochlxsv22bAn ICE deal, a threat, and the story of a small town in 2025: wapo.st/47FDvtm https://wapo.st/47FDvtm15 Nov 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:esnttlg5feul2hbgcoghcwc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ochlxsv22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycramer.bsky.social/post/3lx33jdkahs2gSurrounded by ICE facilities in rural, remote Louisiana, an immigration lawyer tries to keep up with the churn of Trump’s deportation operation. New in @washingtonpost.com’s Deep Reads today: wapo.st/41W1NMa https://wapo.st/41W1NMa23 Aug 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:esnttlg5feul2hbgcoghcwc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx33jdkahs2g