Washington Post enterprise | CHILDREN UNDER FIRE: An American Crisis (https://shorturl.at/KrAnY) | john.cox@washpost.com | Signal: @johnwoodrowcox.01https://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3mmelv6bf6c27In February, @washingtonpost.com revealed that DHS had subpoenaed a retiree's Google account after he urged mercy for an asylum seeker. Now, a bipartisan coalition has introduced a bill that would dramatically reform how and why the federal government can issue those subpoenas. wapo.st/4v0vM1E https://wapo.st/4v0vM1E21 May 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmelv6bf6c27https://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3mdy64v67is2lMy latest, on the secretive legal weapon Homeland Security is using to target Americans. Last fall, Jon, 67, emailed a DHS attorney, urging mercy for an asylum seeker. Hours later, DHS subpoenaed his Google account. Then it sent investigators to his home. wapo.st/4rtfCw8 https://wapo.st/4rtfCw803 Feb 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdy64v67is2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3mbr7qldmrc2h“USA!” chanted the would-be saboteurs of a 244-year-old democracy. What actually happened five years ago, from the journalists who were there: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-supporters-storm-capitol-dc/2021/01/06/58afc0b8-504b-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html06 Jan 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr7qldmrc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3m52f45usvc2gICE is now indefinitely holding the Afghan father of two — who hasn't been charged with any crime — in his high-stakes asylum case we've written about over the past two months. wapo.st/3Lwidpi https://wapo.st/3Lwidpi07 Nov 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52f45usvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3m4gmtoe2ms2aMy latest: The Trump administration has presented misleading evidence and arguments in a high-stakes asylum hearing—and it could lead to the execution of a father of two who helped the U.S. cause in Afghanistan The case may have sweeping consequences for thousands of migrants. wapo.st/433Qsun https://wapo.st/433Qsun30 Oct 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gmtoe2ms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3m3agtwaerk24My latest, on a man who supported the war in Afghanistan, came to the U.S. legally, applied for asylum, had two kids, became a bookkeeper, bought an American flag bumper sticker. Then ICE arrested him. If he's deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him. wapo.st/49aGaw2 https://wapo.st/49aGaw215 Oct 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3agtwaerk24https://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3lvbs4u2dvc2rLast month, we profiled JJ Ficken, a Colorado farmer whose life was upended by Trump's policies. Four days later, the USDA called: The grant money he feared would never come was on its way. Checks for dozens of other desperate farmers should soon follow: wapo.st/3ISIUDu https://wapo.st/3ISIUDu31 Jul 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbs4u2dvc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3ltrocf3h2k2mMy latest, from Camp Mystic: The story of one teenage counselor's extraordinary courage amid so much loss. Deeply grateful to Ainslie Bashara for sharing. wapo.st/44pck4q https://wapo.st/44pck4q12 Jul 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrocf3h2k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3ls72tq3vvk2lOn today's front page, the story of a farmer, a migrant and what it means to make a commitment. Part of our examination into how President Trump’s policies are reshaping the lives of Americans, with reporting from Sarah Blaskey and photos from Matt McClain. wapo.st/4liDorF https://wapo.st/4liDorF22 Jun 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls72tq3vvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social/post/3lhbvemfb2k2sAfter threats against schools exploded last year, police arrested hundreds of students. This is the story of what happened in one Florida county where the sheriff perp walked, and publicly shamed, children as young as 11. w/ @hannahnatanson.bsky.social: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/02/03/children-joked-about-school-shootings-then-sheriff-sent-them-jail/03 Feb 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:plkcenvacnpw5xozofb7bawa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbvemfb2k2s