Max Rivlin-Nadler
Speak City Heights ReporterMax Rivlin-Nadler is an investigative journalist whose reporting has appeared in outlets such as the New York Times, the New Republic, the Village Voice and Gothamist. His years-long investigation into New York City's arcane civil forfeiture laws led to a series of lawsuits and reforms which altered a practice that had been taking millions from poor communities for decades. He has reported extensively on immigration and criminal justice issues, including the treatment of asylum-seekers along the border, San Diego's District Attorney race, and the criminalization of homelessness in the midst of California's deepening affordability crisis. A native of Queens, New York, Max attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where he majored in creative writing.
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The Department of Homeland Security finished construction Friday on a 14-mile stretch of border wall replacement, stretching from the ocean to Otay Mesa. -
The government is expected to publish a new rule that would disqualify immigrants from legal residency if they've used a variety of public benefits. But anticipation of this rule might have already had a chilling effect on applications for benefits. -
KPBS Midday EditionA Honduran man, whose attorneys said became the first person on Tuesday to gain asylum status in the U.S. under the “Migrant Protection Protocols” policy, has been released into the U.S. -
A new study illustrates how asylum-seekers are having an incredibly difficult time finding lawyers. -
Two asylum-seekers are living scared in Tijuana under a new Trump administration policy which means that they have to wait in Mexico as their asylum claim plays out in U.S. courts. -
A federal court issued a ruling on Wednesday that could throw out hundreds of convictions in the past year from San Diego.
- Private plane from Ramona Airport lost over the Pacific Ocean
- Trash pickup strike ends in Chula Vista
- National City pledged to reduce pollution. Now it’s considering a new industrial biofuel depot
- San Diego residents to choose their trash can size and cost
- School enrollment falls in San Diego, and it's getting worse