David Wallace-Wells
Role at the time: New York Times Opinion writer and New York Times Magazine columnist
Condemned
Responding to
Did ICE Detain an Entire Family for What Eissa Hashemi’s Mother Did?
"a large-scale deportation program is, even though unfolding somewhat offscreen, producing humanitarian outrages that used to pull liberal America’s attention into focus."
Why we used this label
Wallace-Wells expressly labeled the category of conduct humanitarian outrages and immediately used Tahmasebi’s family detention as a specific example.
David Wallace-Wells, “Keep Your Eye on ICE” (opens in a new tab)Paragraphs identifying humanitarian outrages and recounting Tahmasebi’s family detention
Wallace-Wells’s authored opinion column establishes his condemnation. Details attributed to Tahmasebi’s open letter are preserved as her account rather than independently verified findings.