Nathan Pino

"The book convincingly demonstrates how the #police – created to uphold #colonialism & racial #neoliberal #capitalism – cannot be reformed. Given its conceptual & empirical depth & breadth, this text will be of interest to students, academics, & activists globally." #criminology #policing #reform

Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters The far-right Center for Security Policy, led by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney, is best known for pedaling conspiracy theories.

Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters
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No need at this point, as it worked a couple of days after submissions opened. Thank you for responding, though.

Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings Columbia policy for at least a year is to deny entry without a warrant — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.

Columbia University Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings theintercept.com/2026/03/08/c...

‘Abject cruelty’: review of 911 calls from Texas ICE detention facility reveals disturbing conditions Overcrowding, medical neglect and malnutrition are regular features of Camp East Montana in El Paso

Review of 911 Calls from Texas ICE Detention Facility Reveals Disturbing Conditions
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live.” Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes.

Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live.” Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes. theintercept.com/2026/03/05/i...

Police Reform: An Obituary The fight against police brutality and impunity is a global struggle. This book argues that police reform efforts around the world should be extirpated and replaced with locally developed and led non-...

My Book "Police Reform: An Obituary" is now available for pre-order and will be released on March 10th, 2026! Please ask your university library to order a copy.

www.routledge.com/Police-Refor...

When I try to add participants on an author meets critics session (after addition the session title and abstract) it does not let me add any and nothing I click seems to work. I tried two different browsers (Firefox and Chrome).

Why I Keep a Shopping Bag I Rescued from the Trash in Berlin This past week, I rescued my favorite reusable shopping bag from our own trash bin. My wife had thrown it away. This wasn’t because it was splitting at the seams; I only noticed that after I rescued i...

My latest blog post, "Why I Keep a Shopping Bag I Rescued from the Trash in Berlin” jeffreyianross.com/why-i-keep-a... #bag #consumerism #materialculture #minimalism #recycling #reusablebag

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid. One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
theintercept.com/2026/02/13/a...

Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us The outcome of a court case could decide whether the Trump administration can criminalize simply possessing political literature.

Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us: The US government wants to make it illegal to possess literature it deems dangerous theintercept.com/2026/02/16/d...

Mills recognized that as the power elite becomes increasingly degenerate, it is increasingly difficult for their intellectual acolytes to formulate reasonable ideological justifications for their corrupt and irresponsible actions. In these circumstances, the power elite resorts to intellectual repression against those who call attention to their declining political capacities; that is, the intelligentsia who work in universities, museums, the arts, scientific institutes, entertainment, and the mass media.

Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.

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William Shakespeare wrote this speech 400 years ago about people in London wishing that immigrants go back to where they came from, performed by Sir Ian McKellen on the Stephen Colbert show:

Cop City case could trigger more charges against US protesters, attorney says Defendant’s lawyer says ‘prosecutors are watching’ after Georgia appealed the dismissal of Rico conspiracy charges

Cop City case could trigger more charges against US protesters, attorney says: Defendant’s lawyer says ‘prosecutors are watching’ after Georgia appealed the dismissal of Rico conspiracy charges www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Demystifying Visiting Scholar Positions Periodically, academics seek and are given the title of visiting scholar. The designation sounds formal and flattering, and for many people it carries a great deal of symbolic weight. But there is con...

My latest blog post, “Demystifying Visiting Scholar Positions” jeffreyianross.com/demystifying... #academia #academicaffiliation #academiclife #PhDLife #Professor #Sabbatical #VisitingScholar

Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories The high-profile killings of Minneapolis residents Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are only two among many

Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Very happy that “Unraveling the Crime-Development Nexus” w/ @jarrettblaustein.bsky.social & @nwpino.bsky.social on the history & evolution of the UN crime program got a Special Mention for the @acuns.bsky.social Book Award. If you’re interested, check your uni library or DM me

acuns.org/book-award/

How ICE is using facial recognition in Minnesota Mobile Fortify tech being used to scan faces of citizens and immigrants – but its use has prompted a severe backlash

ICE is using facial recognition in Minnesota: Mobile Fortify app being used to scan faces of citizens and immigrants – but its use has prompted a severe backlash www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative

Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of immigration crackdown: Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Uvalde Trial Raises Question of Whether Police Stop School Shootings Since Columbine, expectations for cops have been clear. But reality often hasn’t measured up.

Uvalde Trial Raises Question of Whether Police Stop School Shootings www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial... - via @TexasObserver

Whitewashing a Myth about Graffiti Abatement This past weekend, I saw The Honey Trap. The play centers on a former British soldier who lost a close friend during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Years later, while participating in an oral histo...

My latest blog post, "Whitewashing a Myth about Graffiti Abatement.” jeffreyianross.com/whitewashing... #graffiti #graffitiabatement #myth #TheTroubles

New York Women’s Prison Forces People to Go Without Showers or Recreation The conditions at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility are akin to solitary confinement, local experts say — an apparent violation of state law.

New York Women’s Prison Forces People to Go Without Showers or Recreation
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We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it

'The Fourth Amendment Literally Exists to Prevent This': Memo Claims ICE Can Forcibly Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants | Common Dreams Lawyers, journalists, and others are alarmed by an internal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo claiming that ICE agents can forcibly enter a private residence without a judicial warrant, cons...

ICE Memo Claims Agents Can Forcibly Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants: Skewering the 4th Amendment Further www.commondreams.org/news/ice-sea...

In Texas State Jails, a Rising Death Toll and a Broken Promise Once billed as rehabilitative alternatives to prisons, these facilities are the sites of fatal overdoses—like that which ended the life of a Texan named Jackie Wiley.

In Texas State Jails, a Rising Death Toll and a Broken Promise www.texasobserver.org/state-jails-... - via @TexasObserver

Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs After covering Trump’s immigration policies from Chicago and LA, the Twin Cities operation feels like a marked escalation

The ICE surge is an authoritarian siege
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“Abolish ICE” Is More Popular Than Ever. How Will Democrats Drop the Ball This Time? Establishment Democrats are refusing to take a bold stance by accpeting the increasingly popular position of "Abolish ICE."

“Abolish ICE” Is More Popular Than Ever. How Will Democrats Drop the Ball This Time?: Establishment Democrats are rejecting the increasingly popular position and some want to fund ICE more. theintercept.com/2026/01/18/a...

Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis Somali Minneapolis residents are fighting back with foot patrols on the lookout for ICE and homemade sambusas for protesters.

Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis
theintercept.com/2026/01/17/s...