We noted this week that ICE agents recently assaulted several journalists as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of people attending immigration court proceedings at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. L. Vural Elibol, chief videographer of the Anadolu news agency, was the most severely injured.and was taken to a hospital on a stretcher. The National Press Photographers Association later condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the actions taken by ICE officers against the journalists. We also noted that a group of Chicago press associations and journalists have sued the Trump administration over the "extreme brutality"used by ICE officers to silence both the press covering demonstrations.

  Peggy Roalf: Marco, thanks for taking the time to talk. I just re-read your review of Ana-Marie Morar’s Hide & Seek at Arts for Peace Gallery and was struck by how you managed to be both critical and deeply personal. I wanted to start with something simple: what drew you into Ana Maria Morar’s work initially?Marco Palli: Honestly, I didn’t expect to be so affected. I walked into the show thinking I’d be spending twenty quiet minutes lo...