Matt Katz appears in the following:
ICE Moves to Deport Egyptian Dissident Who Says He Faces Hanging Back Home
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Ahmed Abdelbasit is an Egyptian pro-democracy activist and physics professor. He is currently in U.S. custody.
NYPD Pays $1 Million, Vows Surveillance Reforms After Settling with Muslims in New Jersey
Thursday, April 05, 2018
Muslims in New Jersey settled a lawsuit against the NYPD after officers crossed the river to monitor its mosques, schools and stores.
U.S. on Pace to Admit Fewest Refugees in Decades
Monday, April 02, 2018
Syrian refugees were making a home in New Jersey; now, many fewer are being allowed in the country.
With Yellow Vests and an 'ICE-Sniffing Dog,' Activists Watch for Immigration Agents
Friday, March 30, 2018
Activists are keeping an eye on ICE as the agency enters courthouses to arrest immigrants.
Amid Surge in Hate, Rutgers Seeks Balance Between Safety and Free Speech
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
When the First Amendment runs up against safe spaces.
New Jersey Democrats Ramp Up Efforts to Move State to the Left in Post-Christie Era
Sunday, March 25, 2018
On immigration, pay equity and guns, New Jersey Democrats shift left.
ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Detaining Asylum Seekers Indefinitely
Thursday, March 15, 2018
In Newark, ICE stopped giving parole to asylum seekers, according to the ACLU.
Women's March Organizers Face Backlash for Links to Farrakhan
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
After a Women's March leader attended a speech full of anti-Semitic and bigoted rhetoric, her fellow activists circled the wagons — and an uproar ensued.
Remembering the 1993 Attack on the World Trade Center
Monday, February 26, 2018
Six people died and more than 1,000 were injured in the bombing of the World Trade Center on this day in 1993. As on 9/11, it was a day of heroic rescues and survival.
ICE Gets Cold Shoulder From Rutgers, Backs Out of Career Fair
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Here's what happened when ICE tried to show up at what's called the most diverse campus in the United States to recruit agents.
Rahimi Will Spend Rest of His Life in Prison for Chelsea Bombing
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Ahmad Khan Rahimi was sentenced to multiple life terms for setting bombs in Chelsea in 2016 — and he still faces more charges for shooting cops and planting explosives in New Jersey.
When a Deputy Mayor Compares Undocumented Immigrants to Raccoons
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
A deputy mayor in Mendham Township, New Jersey, compared undocumented immigrants to "rabid, messy, mean raccoons," and was quickly forced to resign by residents.
New Jersey's Indonesian Christians Avoid Deportation—For Now
Tuesday, February 06, 2018
After six ethnic Chinese Indonesian Christians in Central Jersey were deported, plus three more detained and another three moved into sanctuary, a judge ordered all deportations halted.
ICE Renews Apparent Crackdown on Indonesian Christians in NJ
Thursday, January 25, 2018
At least two men were arrested on Thursday morning and a third sought sanctuary with fellow Indonesian Christians at a Highland Park Church.
Newlyweds Separated By Bureaucracy
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The Trump administration has slowed the flow of refugees to the U.S. to historically low levels. That has left many families in limbo. This is the story of newlyweds who are now on two continents.
Unsettled: Trump Administration Closes Door on Refugees
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Under the Trump Administration, dramatic changes to policy mean that the United States is on track to receive the lowest amount of refugees in decades.
How Trump's New US Refugee Policy is Affecting Real People
Monday, January 22, 2018
Matt Katz talks about the dramatic shift in U.S. refugee policy under President Trump, through the story of two Congolese refugees.
Unsettled: A Story From the Global Refugee Crisis
Monday, January 22, 2018
Matt Katz shares reporting from the Unsettled series, which takes a look at US refugee policy through the lives of a Congolese husband and wife.
Unsettled: A Story from the Global Refugee Crisis
Friday, January 19, 2018
PBS NewsHour Weekend
Andre and Lisette are married Congolese refugees. He made it to America. She's stuck in a refugee camp. Here's how changes to U.S. policy are keeping them apart.
This Week in Politics: Chris Christie's Last Stand
Saturday, January 13, 2018
As Jersey's combative governor hits the road, we look back on the key moments from his eight years in office.
