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Garrett Owen (page 4)

Email: garrett.owen@salon.com

Garrett Owen is a National Affairs Fellow for Salon. His extensive coverage of the Trump administration includes reporting on the Epstein files, the Iran War, the Justice Department, and gerrymandering efforts across the country.

He is based in New York City and is the 2025 recipient of the Silurians Press Club Award for his local reporting in Manhattan. His work has appeared in Time Out, Byline, Brooklyn Magazine, Straus News, and others.

He can be reached on email, and tips can be sent via Signal to garrettowen.05

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ICE agents. (Photo by Bryan Cox/Getty Images)

“Horrific”: ICE detained 5-year-old to use as “bait” to ensnare family seeking asylum

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MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino stands in a gas station parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 21, 2026 (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Gas is coming!”: Border Patrol Commander Bovino throws gas canister at protesters in Minneapolis

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a vehicle involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, "fearing for his life" killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. ((Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images))

“Huge internal concern”: CBS report on ICE officer’s injuries caused “big dissension” among staff

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: A U.S. Department Of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection sign is displayed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters on May 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

“He said ‘I can’t breathe'”: Medical examiner likely to call ICE detainee death a homicide

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NUUK, GREENLAND - JAN 13: Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, has emphasized that its future will be decided by its own people, with officials stating that the island is not for sale and does not wish to become American. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

GOP senators vow “substantial opposition” against Trump using military force in Greenland

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MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 14: Federal agents deploy tear gas as residents protest a federal agent-involved shooting during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on January 14, 2026. The protest comes after a federal agent-involved shooting during immigration enforcement, exactly one week after a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good. (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man in Minneapolis

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ICE agents. (Photo by Bryan Cox/Getty Images)

Leaked documents show scale of ICE surveillance

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Noah Wyle attends the Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere of Max Original Drama Series THE PITT at DGA Theater Complex on January 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

“Vitamin C isn’t real”: Noah Wyle roasts RFK Jr. in fake PSA

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US and Qatari troops and staff await US President Donald Trump at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

“Help on the way”: U.S. military withdraws some forces from Qatar ahead of possible strikes on Iran

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ICE Police watch as Rep. Ilhan Omar, center, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison, left, and U.S. Representative Angie Craig, (not shown) on right, make their way into the the entrance of the Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, MN on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Elizabeth Flores / Getty Images)

Update: Oglala Sioux Tribe president walks back ICE claims

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NOVEMBER 30: ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en-route to Washington, DC on November 30, 2025. The first family is returning to Washington, DC after spending the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at his Mar-A-Lago Resort In Florida. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

“Decision is final”: Nobel Institute says Machado “cannot” transfer Peace Prize to Trump

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President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

White men were “treated very badly”: Trump says civil rights led to “reverse discrimination”

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on November 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

“Unprecedented”: Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces criminal investigation from DOJ

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President Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

“A great honor”: Trump says he would accept Nobel Prize offered by Machado

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 08: A portrait of Renee Nicole Good is pasted to a light pole near the site of her shooting on January 08, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation yesterday in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE officer who killed Minneapolis woman had prior violent arrest that made him “fear for his life”

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

“Enough is enough”: Senate marches toward vote to limit Trump’s war powers in Venezuela

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz makes a speech during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on August 21, 2024. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Minnesota must be part of this”: FBI bars state investigators from ICE shooting case

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Crown Prince Christian of Denmark participates in the Danish Armed Forces Lieutenant Training at Antvorskov Guard Hussar Barracks on August 14, 2025 in Slagelse, Denmark. (Photo by Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images)

“Shoot first, ask questions later”: Danish military vows to “fight” any US invasion of Greenland

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President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump looks to collect $6 million in legal fees from dismissed Georgia election case

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“Criminals on notice”: Trump administration defends seizure of Russian oil tanker

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Mayor Jacob Frey used salty language to condemn the shooting of a Minneapolis resident by ICE in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Getty Images)

“Get the f**k out of Minneapolis”: Frey demands ICE leave city after fatal shooting

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Lindsey Halligan, attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, looks on during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House, on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Judge demands that Halligan explain why she’s still calling herself US attorney

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President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on Nov. 30, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Trump says US carried out strike on Venezuelan drug boat “dock area”

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Is there a MAGA divorce in progress? Trump has now publicly called out Rep. Greene for her views on Epstein and endorsed her opponent in the primary. She's standing firm. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / Contributor / Getty Images))

“My friends will get hurt”: MTG shares why Trump was reluctant to release Epstein Files

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