Matt Katz

Reporter, WNYC News

Matt Katz appears in the following:

Christie Backs Travel Ban, Says Airports Must Enforce Trump Order

Friday, July 14, 2017

Christie: Airport employees in New Jersey and New York must enforce the Trump travel ban.

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Muslim New Yorkers Now Have Someone Watching the Cops Who Watch Them

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Muslim New Yorkers have new safeguards to protect their community from NYPD spying. But old wounds fester. 

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Gov. Chris Christie Auditions for New Gig: Sports Radio Host

Monday, July 10, 2017

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Gov. Chris Christie filled in for WFAN Sports Radio Host Mike Francesa, who will be retiring at the end of the year. The station has called the substitution an 'audition.'

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Refugee Resettlement Agencies: Now What?

Friday, June 30, 2017

The Supreme Court's ruling on travel restrictions leaves resettlement agencies scrambling through paperwork when they otherwise might be setting up apartments for refugees.   

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Trump's FBI Pick Billed Taxpayers $2 Million As Christie's Bridgegate Lawyer

Monday, June 19, 2017

Gov. Chris Christie's personal attorney, Christopher Wray, billed taxpayers $2.1 million, expensing meals, cab fare and 10 flights. Christie then backed Wray for FBI chief. 

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This Week In Politics: How "Bridgegate Culture" Went National

Saturday, June 10, 2017

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Christie's Bridgegate lawyer is Trump's pick to head the FBI - one more sign that "Bridgegate culture" has invaded the nation's capital.

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When Christie Stashed His Bridgegate Cell Phone With the FBI Nominee

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

President Trump's pick to lead the FBI once had Gov. Chris Christie's cell phone, but the feds didn't.  

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A Brooklyn Woman at the Center of the Nation's Culture Wars

Thursday, June 01, 2017

With her commencement speech at CUNY, activist Linda Sarsour has cemented her status as a progressive star and a target of right-wing rage.

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Trump's Justice Department Investigates Possible Discrimination Against Muslims

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Despite rhetoric against Islam by Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, the Trump Administration is investigating Bayonne, NJ, for possibly discriminating against Muslims.

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Trump Administration Deports Indonesian Christian Who Faces Persecution Back Home

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Under Obama, an Indonesian Christian who says he'd be persecuted back home was allowed to stay in New Jersey so long as he checked in with ICE. He'll now be deported as soon as today. 

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A 'Dreamer' Meets the Feds, and Brings Hundreds of Her Friends

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

A Rutgers University student who arrived in the United States at age 4 is suddenly and inexplicably called to meed with federal agents. Will she be deported?

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Immigration Authorities Detain 4 Indonesians Who Had Been Protected Under Obama

Monday, May 08, 2017

The latest Trump administration sting targeted four men who who have lived in New Jersey for more than 20 years.

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'Trump' Replaced By a Horse After Syrians Ride His Carousel

Friday, May 05, 2017

The strange saga of Syrian refugees, the Trump Carousel and the president's vanishing name.

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Defying a Top Judge and County Policy, ICE Continues Arrests Inside Courthouses

Thursday, May 04, 2017

For the first time, ICE is in the courthouse. 

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7 Ways NY and NJ Are Pushing Back Against Trump's Immigration Policies

Friday, April 28, 2017

So far, one of the defining features of President Trump's time in office has been the pushback from local governments, courts and politicians -- especially in New York and New Jersey.

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With a Subway Ride to the Trump Carousel, Syrian Refugees Tour New York

Thursday, April 20, 2017

They fled civil war and recently arrived in New Jersey. Now, they're getting free tours of the Big Apple, including a ride on a carousel operated by President Trump's company.

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Allegations of Islam Indoctrination in Public Schools Spread to New Jersey

Monday, April 10, 2017

Islam in schools is a controversy that's brewing on right-wing media—and at a little school district in northern Jersey.

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Prison For Bridgegate Conspirators: 2 Years for Baroni, 18 Months for Kelly

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Two former Chris Christie allies are headed to prison for their roles in the notorious traffic-related political retaliation scheme.

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Bridgegate: Where Are They Now?

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Bridgegate ends with two former Christie appointees likely sentenced to prison terms. And two others...in the White House.

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Under Obama, They Were Check-ins. Under Trump, They Could Mean Deportation.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Why a New Jersey man who rebuilt homes in areas affected by Sandy fears deportation under President Trump's immigration policy.

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