Karyn Caplan

#Hope lies in the actions we take today for a better world. 💙🌎💚🕊️🙏🏼 #ActNow #ClimateEmergency #SDGs

“We think [Ahmed Shihab-Eldin] meets the criteria for this wrongful detention designation, and we strongly urge the State Department to designate Ahmed as wrongfully detained,” CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg told @MSNOWNews. Watch the interview ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=vxBI6W… #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedEldin #journalismisnotacrime

New: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer has resigned as secretary, sources tell NOTUS. Official announcement expected soon. notus.org/lori%20chavez%…

Trump said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz situation was "over." It very obviously wasn't. Trump said Friday that Iran agreed "to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.” The next day, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Trump said yesterday that Vance isn't going to Pakistan for the talks. Officials quickly said Vance is going to Pakistan for the talks. Trump said this morning that Vance had left and would be there tonight Islamabad time. Officials quickly said Vance is actually leaving tomorrow. Trump said Iran has no military anymore and that "everything's gone." Iran continues to have a military with destructive capabilities. Trump said the pope issued a statement saying Iran can have a nuclear weapon. That never happened.   Trump said nobody expected Iran to retaliate against Gulf countries. That was widely expected. Trump said the only planes the US has really lost in the war have been to friendly fire. He said this at the same event at which he had spoken at length about what happened after Iran shot down a US plane. Story on the president's ever-growing number of false claims on big and small matters related to the war – and his triumphant claims about supposed Iranian concessions that we just can't assume are based in reality: cnn.com/2026/04/20/pol…

It's worth underscoring that @S_Fitzpatrick said she interviewed "more than two dozen people" about Kash Patel's conduct, "including current and former FBI officials, staff at law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, hospitality-industry workers, members of Congress, political operatives, lobbyists, and former advisers." Of particular note: "Hospitality-industry workers"

Join the @ICCBA_ABCPI’s ‘Panel Discussion on Judicial Independence’ 🗓 1 May 2026 🕰 16:00-18:00 (CEST) 📝 Register + more info ➡️ iccba-abcpi.org/event-details/…

In my visit to the International Criminal Court, I expressed to President Tomoko Akane my unwavering support for a strong and independent ICC, free from intimidation and threats. Accountability cannot be silenced. Victims of the most serious crimes deserve justice.

Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he would halt the departure from the International Criminal Court that his predecessor Viktor Orban initiated bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Justice Richard Goldstone joined JURIST's 30th Anniversary Webinar Series to discuss the proposed #IACCourt — covering the draft treaty, its novel Assets Division, and the growing international momentum behind the project. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=PWtgL_…

While the US is infuriating much of the world by being reckless, erratic and lawless, China is playing the long game. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Once devastated by competition from imports, towns like Hickory, NC are making a comeback. Jobs are returning, and incomes are rising. But the reasons have nothing to do with Trump and tariffs. Spoiler: It is often services and immigrants by @BobDavis187 nytimes.com/2026/04/20/opi…

Refunds should've been automatic for everyone, but this new system (CAPE) could be a decent alternative IF: 1) All importers and entries are eligible (so far, no) 2) All importers apply (so far, no) 3) CBP doesn't nitpick every application (TBD) 4) The admin doesn't appeal (TBD)

Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs via @NYTimes

According to an internal agency document, US Citizenship & Immigration Services has created the "Tactical Operations Division." This is entirely new. It consists of teams called: "Denaturalization"; "Refugee Re-Vetting"; "LPR Operations"; "Fraud Detection & National Security" 1/

This is a lot of firepower in the service of an entirely new mission for the agency. USCIS is supposed to administer the legal immigration system, but the current Admin has turned it into an enforcement body. Here's my recent @NewYorker story on USCIS: newyorker.com/news/annals-of…

Judge Hurson says DHS's planned conversion of a Maryland warehouse into an immigration detention facility ignored some basic environmental impacts — like how adding 100s of people to a place that currently has 4 toilets might impact the sewer system storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

NEW: Group of 100s of journalists release petition to urge DC’s journalists to take much stronger stand on Saturday at the White House Correspondents Association dinner Dan Rather, Sam Donaldson, Jackie Judd are among the signers (NOTE: I will *NOT* be attending that dinner)

“My superpower is not really caring what people think about me”: Harmeet Dhillon has dismantled the justice department’s civil rights division. She may be promoted theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

Kash Patel is following his boss President Trump's lead in filing this defamation suit against The Atlantic... cnn.com/2026/04/20/med…

We analyzed Trump’s public remarks. His focus on the White House ballroom is increasing — he’s invoked the project on roughly one-third of days this year — even as officials try to steer focus to affordability, health-care costs. @ccemorse + me. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

National Trust suing to stop Trump’s Ballroom tells Judge Leon that govt’s concerns about adversaries studying the open demolition site are inconsistent with Trump’s April 2 Truth Social photo of himself posing there. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…