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Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty in federal court to plotting a murder-for-hire in New York targeting a U.S. citizen and Sikh separatist advocate, prosecutors said. Authorities allege he acted at the direction of an Indian government employee and arranged a $100,000 hit. The plot, they say, was foiled by the DEA and FBI. Gupta faces up to 40 years and will be sentenced May 29. Drop Site contributor @MeghnadBose93 shares details👇

Meghnad Bose @MeghnadBose93 🚨 BREAKING: Indian national Nikhil Gupta "worked at the direction of an Indian government employee" to arrange the murder of a U.S.-based leader of a Sikh separatist movement, say U.S. authorities Indian national Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty to plotting to assassinate a U.S. citizen in NYC, according to statements today by the FBI and US Attorney's office in New York. “At the direction and coordination of an Indian government employee, Nikhil Gupta plotted to assassinate a United States citizen on American soil, facilitating a foreign adversary’s unlawful effort to silence a vocal critic of the Indian government,” said FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr. https://justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-plotting-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york-city @DropSiteNews https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/indian-national-pleads-guilty-plotting-assassinate-us-citizen-new-york-city

Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty in fed'l court to plotting a murder-for-hire in NY targeting a US citizen & Sikh separatist advocate, prosecutors said. Authorities allege he acted at the direction of an Indian gov't...

Drop Site contributor @meghnadbose.bsky.social shares details👇

Image description from Prism: “A protest on Jan. 3, 2026, in New York City’s Times Square against the Trump administration’s kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.”

For @prismreports.org, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical report on widespread U.S. protests against President Donald Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro & his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3. Read the story at bit.ly/antivenezuelawar. 📸: Meghnad Bose

CBP Agent Guns Down Minneapolis Nurse: Video Analysis Meghnad Bose, Rana Roudi, and Ryan Grim break down video obtained by Drop Site showing CBP’s killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.

📺 CBP Agent Guns Down Minneapolis Nurse: Video Analysis

@meghnadbose.bsky.social, Rana Roudi (X: @Rana__Roudi), and @ryangrim.bsky.social break down video obtained by Drop Site showing CBP's killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.

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The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families Some immigrant parents in Minneapolis are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety

‘Does that mean my friends are gonna get taken?’: The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Rana Roudi report. Some immigrant parents are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety.

Slowed down analysis of the execution of Alex Pretti

Video analysis by Drop Site contributor Meghnad Bode (X: @MeghnadBose93, @meghnadbose.bsky.social) and Rana Roudi (X: @Rana__Roudi)

Immigrant-run businesses struggle as ICE terrorizes Minneapolis Lake Street, a typically bustling thoroughfare lined with a diverse array of shops in Minneapolis, has turned into a ghost neighborhood

‘There’s no customers’: Immigrant-run businesses struggle to survive as ICE terrorizes Minneapolis, Rana Roudi & @meghnadbose.bsky.social report. Lake Street, a typically bustling thoroughfare lined with a diverse array of shops in southern Minneapolis, has turned into a ghost neighborhood.

84% of Indians arrested by ICE are individuals with no criminal convictions, and 57% are individuals with neither any criminal convictions nor any pending criminal charges, @MeghnadBose93 reports. The data comes as Indian-Americans, including prominent conservative figures like Vivek Ramaswamy and Second Lady Usha Vance, have been targeted with racist attacks by many MAGA supporters.

Meghnad Bose @MeghnadBose93 ⚡ Exclusive: In First Year of Trump 2.0, Rate of Indians Arrested by ICE Tripled - The rate of ICE arrests of Indians shot up sharply under Trump, increasing to more than triple the rate during the last year of the Biden administration. - Under Trump, 84 percent of the ICE arrests of Indian citizens have been of individuals with no criminal convictions. - The data counters the Trump administration’s narrative that its immigration enforcement crackdown is aimed at hardcore criminals—“the worst of the worst.” Full story link below ⬇️ @TheQuint

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84% of Indians arrested by ICE are individuals with no criminal convictions, and 57% are individuals with neither any criminal convictions nor any pending criminal charges, @meghnadbose.bsky.social reports.

The data comes as Indian-Americans, including prominent conservative figures like Vivek...

Nearly 90% of people in ICE custody are now held in privately run facilities. Over $1 billion of ordinary Americans’ retirement money is tied to ICE detention via investments in GEO Group and CoreCivic, largely through passive 401(k) and index funds. Major asset managers Vanguard, BlackRock, and Fidelity Investments collectively hold over half that exposure. Report by @MeghnadBose93 ⤵️ Quote Meghnad Bose @MeghnadBose93 · Jan

@MeghnadBose93 🚨 NEW INVESTIGATION: Mutual fund and 401(k) holders have over $1 billion invested in ICE detention companies — and many don't even realize it 💵 The 401(k) retirement funds and mutual funds of ordinary Americans are invested in immigration detention centers and private prisons with a lengthy track record of human rights violations, without many of the account holders even realizing it. 💰Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) own shares worth over a billion dollars in market value in GEO Group and CoreCivic, two companies that operate the highest number of ICE detention centers. 🏛️The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown is funneling millions in taxpayer money to these for-profit companies running ICE detention centers. Advocates and experts are sounding alarm bells over how ordinary Americans are invested in these corporations, often without any awareness. Reporting with @ArshiiQureshi and @Rana__Roudi for @BTnewsroom

Nearly 90% of people in ICE custody are now held in privately run facilities. Over $1b of ordinary Americans’ retirement money is tied to ICE detention via investments in GEO Group & CoreCivic, largely through passive 401(k) & index funds. Major asset managers... Report by @meghnadbose.bsky.social ⤵️

Anti-war protesters and scholars condemn U.S. coup in Venezuela The Trump administration’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces widespread condemnation by legal scholars and rights groups

“The treatment that the U.S. gives to Venezuelan immigrants is the same notion of how they treat the country itself.”

The Trump admin’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces condemnation by anti-war protesters from the streets from Caracas to New York, report @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical.

Anti-war protesters and scholars condemn U.S. coup in Venezuela The Trump administration’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces widespread condemnation by legal scholars and rights groups

“Venezuela is a country that is rich with oil. They want to control this country, they want to steal its natural resources.”

The Trump admin’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro faces condemnation by anti-war protesters from Caracas to New York, report @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical.

Meghnad Bose @MeghnadBose93 🚨 Exclusive: In New York, 60% Of ICE Arrests Involve Immigrants with No Criminal Record According to our analysis of newly released government data, New York leads all 50 states in ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records. More findings below ⬇️ Reporting for @Documentedny

Out of all 50 states, New York has the highest share of ICE arrests targeting immigrants with no criminal record relative to its total arrests — according to new reporting from Drop Site contributor Meghnad Bose (@meghnadbose.bsky.social) for Documented NY.

🚨NEW: NYC-DSA’s Electoral Working Group narrowly voted Saturday against recommending an endorsement for City Council Member Chi Ossé’s expected primary challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, NY City & State reported. About 52% of participating members opposed backing the campaign. The vote follows a push from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who urged DSA to focus on his affordability agenda for the city instead of an uphill primary challenge. Ossé responded on X, saying “NYC DSA FOREVER ❤️ I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.” While an endorsement remains technically possible through separate branch and citywide votes, the report says it is now considered unlikely.

Peter Sterne @petersterne NEW: The DSA Electoral Working Group has voted NOT to recommend endorsing Chi Ossé's congressional run. A total of 1,205 DSA members voted, with 555 voting to recommend and 626 voting against.

🚨NEW: NYC-DSA’s Electoral Working Group narrowly voted Saturday against recommending an endorsement for City Council Member Chi Ossé’s expected primary challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, NY City & State reported.

About 52% of participating members opposed backing the campaign...

🎥 Here’s Drop Site contributor Meghnad Bose (@meghnadbose.bsky.social, X: @MeghnadBose93) catching up with Ossé shortly after Andrew Cuomo conceded the June 24, 2025 mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

Arrested for being Iranian: How war in Middle East gave ICE targets at home After the U.S. joined Israel’s war against Iran in June, ICE arrests of Iranian immigrants surged, data shows

‼️UPDATE: Citing reporting by Kourosh Ziabari & @meghnadbose.bsky.social last month in October, the National Iranian American Council announced they filed a lawsuit against ICE for withholding documents on the wrongful, targeted detentions & deportations of Iranians.

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RSS hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist group linked to discrimination and violence against Muslims

Exclusive: India’s largest far-right Hindu organization hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Biplob Kumar Das investigate.

Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims.

ICE arrested 351 Iranians under Trump up until July 29, according to the latest data. More than 50%, or 183 arrests, came the week after the U.S. bombed Iran during the Israel-Iran war. Great story by Kourosh Ziabari and @meghnadbose.bsky.social for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/10/08/i...

🔎 Led by @azmatzahra.bsky.social, Director of the Li Center and CJS Professor, together with @meghnadbose.bsky.social, ’24 M.S. Data Journalism, and Lauren Watson, ’24 M.S., the feature outlines how reporters can continue informing the world despite immense obstacles.

Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.

📰 Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza

In a new project between
@columjournreview.bsky.social and the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, CJS faculty and graduates explore urgent strategies for protecting journalists in Gaza: www.cjr.org/feature/urge...

Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.

Urgent ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, the world’s deadliest place for journalists. By @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @meghnadbose.bsky.social, and @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/urge...

How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump's demands.

Much of what the Trump administration has demanded, Columbia has conceded – though they insist otherwise.

@meghnadbose.bsky.social and I tracked months of government demands and secretive Columbia rule changes, for @theintercept.com.

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How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble? Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.

A museum installation in New York City combines journalism, oral history, art and architecture to pay an immensely personal tribute to homes destroyed in Palestine, Iraq and Syria by weapons manufactured in the United States.

Reported with Janine AlHadidi
@hyperallergic.com @monachalabi.bsky.social

Journalists Are Starving in Gaza “I used to chase the truth. Now I chase calories.”

“I have just gone out to look for anything edible for my family, though I doubt I’ll find much." Journalists in Gaza attest to impossible circumstances amid extreme starvation, by @meghnadbose.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/journal...

Journalists Are Starving in Gaza “I used to chase the truth. Now I chase calories.”

“There are moments when my hands tremble too hard to hold a pen, when I can’t focus my eyes on the camera lens in front of me. The hunger scrambles everything—thought, memory, even language.”

Journalists, too, are starving in Gaza.

Read the full report here.

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Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests Reporters on campus say it’s a threat to press freedom.

Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests, by Meghnad Bose and Anna Oakes. www.cjr.org/news/columbi...

Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests Reporters on campus say it’s a threat to press freedom.

“Constitutional law may apply differently at private universities than public streets, but Columbia should nonetheless respect the freedoms this nation was founded on,” Seth Stern tells @meghnadbose.bsky.social and @annaoakes.bsky.social.

Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In Students at Butler Library during Wednesday’s Gaza protest faced harsh consequences, though several had their suspensions lifted days later.

NEW: #Columbia issued blanket suspensions after Wednesday’s protest. But even students who had nothing to do with the protest were suspended, with no due process – and given 48 hours to vacate their residences.

With @meghnadbose.bsky.social, for @theintercept.com

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Columbia and NYPD Crush Student Library Occupation Supporting Palestine Wednesday's raid marks the third time in less than thirteen months that Columbia's leadership has requested the NYPD come on campus to intervene in students' pro-Palestinian protest activity.

NEW: One pro-Palestine protester was held down on the ground for around 4 min 15 seconds by multiple Columbia University security officers, as he cried for help.

There were repeated such instances of campus security assaulting protesters. @annaoakes.bsky.social and I report for @hellgatenyc.com

Columbia and NYPD Crush Student Library Occupation Supporting Palestine Wednesday's raid marks the third time in less than thirteen months that Columbia's leadership has requested the NYPD come on campus to intervene in students' pro-Palestinian protest activity.

Columbia again called the NYPD on its students yesterday – but most instances of violence against students,
@meghnadbose.bsky.social and I found, came from the university's own campus security officers.

Here's our full report, for @hellgatenyc.com 👇

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A Student Journalist Covered a Pro-Palestine Protest. Soon, Her Graduation Came Under Threat. A botched challenge to press freedom at Columbia University’s Barnard College.

A Student Journalist Covered a Pro-Palestine Protest. Soon, Her Graduation Came Under Threat. By @meghnadbose.bsky.social www.cjr.org/news/student...