Matt Katz

Matt Katz appears in the following:

Lawsuit: Bergen County Jail Detention Center is Over Capacity

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Bergen County Jail's ICE detainees have gone on hunger strike, and 13 currently have COVID -- more than any other area facility.

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QAnon, Militias, and White Supremacy: The Ideologies Behind NY & NJ Arrestees in Capitol Riot

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

White supremacists, QAnon adherents, militiamen and more allegedly went south from New York and New Jersey to stage an insurrection.

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Former Chris Christie Aide Behind ‘Time For Some Traffic Problems’ Email Is Running for Office

Monday, January 25, 2021

Bridget Kelly says she didn’t know the 2013 lane closures at the George Washington Bridge was a plot to get back at Chris Christie’s political opponent.

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Immigration Enforcement Enters New Era

Thursday, January 21, 2021

No deportations (for now). Fewer ICE arrests. And, maybe, no more "aliens."

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Feds: Army Private, An Alleged ISIS Sympathizer, Discussed Attack On 9/11 Memorial

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Authorities say he discussed attacking the 9/11 memorial in New York -- and bombing American soldiers abroad.

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A White Supremacist Group Spreads DIY Hate From NJ to the U.S. Capitol

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The New Jersey Heritage Association is known for spouting anti-Semitism and racism on stickers and leaflets that anyone can download and post in their neighborhood.

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Pro-Trump Demonstrations Fail to Materialize in Trenton

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Reports that armed MAGA rallies in Trenton and other state capitols across the nation on Sunday turned out to be false.

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Congresswoman Says Trump Administration Shields Border Agents Involved in Racist Facebook Posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is alleging that the Trump Administration is protecting dozens of border control officers involved in secret, racist Facebook groups. 

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Lawyers: ICE Hunger Strikers Facing Retaliation

Friday, January 08, 2021

Hunger strikers are transferred to solitary confinement with no working toilets.

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NJ Man Is Among Those Arrested At Capitol Seige

Thursday, January 07, 2021

Leonard Guthrie of Cape May was charged with unlawful entry of the Capitol building.

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ICE Hunger Strikes Spread To Another New Jersey Jail

Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Despite fear of retaliatory transfers, the hunger strikes continue at local ICE jails.

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Immigrant Detainees Held by ICE Are Going On Hunger Strikes

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Immigrant detainees in the U.S. are often illegally held in county jails by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Activists in New York and New Jersey want ICE to release detainees now.

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Proposed Law Would Ban ICE Detention in New Jersey

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A New Jersey assemblyman introduced a bill this week to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in the state.

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Jersey City Marks One-Year Anniversary of Kosher Market Massacre

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The attack occurred one year ago, when shooters killed a Jersey City police officer and then stormed a kosher market, killing three people inside

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Sheriff's Home Vandalized In Wake of ICE Protests and Detainee Hunger Strike

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Police are investigating vandalism at the home of Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton.

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Hudson Dem Politicians Slap Restraining Order on Anti-ICE Activists

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Immigration activists who have been protesting the county's new contract with ICE in front of the home of County Executive Tom DeGise — a Democrat.

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ICE Detention Issues in Three NJ Counties

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Reporter Matt Katz on the latest in ICE facilities in Bergen, Hudson and Union Counties.

Ai Weiwei, Schools News, Space Archaeology, International Space Station

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Ai Weiwei on new book, Human Flow. WNYC's Kate Hinds and Jessica Gould. Archaeologist Sarah Parcak. Astronaut Michael Barratt.

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Kate Has a Plan... But What About NYC Schools?

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds and WNYC education reporter Jessica Gould join us to discuss schools news and other stories the newsroom is following this week.

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Astronaut Michael Barratt

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Since the first crew boarded the International Space Station 20 years ago, humankind has continuously orbited the earth, thanks to astronaut Michael Barratt and his colleagues.  

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