Carissa Quiambao
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
✿ social video editor @ProPublica.org
✿ formerly USA Today, CNN, VICE, Refinery29
✿ formerly USA Today, CNN, VICE, Refinery29
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Inside a New York City federal immigration courthouse, ProPublica reporter @tilleckert.com watched an ICE agent slam a woman, Monica Moreta-Galarza, to the ground as she begged for her husband to not be taken away.
Listen to Eckert tell what happened.
Listen to Eckert tell what happened.
September 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Inside a New York City federal immigration courthouse, ProPublica reporter @tilleckert.com watched an ICE agent slam a woman, Monica Moreta-Galarza, to the ground as she begged for her husband to not be taken away.
Listen to Eckert tell what happened.
Listen to Eckert tell what happened.
Reposted by Carissa Quiambao
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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📽️ Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs.
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
📽️ Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs.
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
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Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
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Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
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If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
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August 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
Endless gratitude to Scott for letting us share his story. ❤️🩹
Produced and edited by moi
Produced and edited by moi
Ahead of the start of hurricane season, our reporters spent months investigating how much was lost in the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
Listen to one survivor’s firsthand account of loss, devastation and hope that changes are made to protect the future of inland communities like his own.
Listen to one survivor’s firsthand account of loss, devastation and hope that changes are made to protect the future of inland communities like his own.
June 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Endless gratitude to Scott for letting us share his story. ❤️🩹
Produced and edited by moi
Produced and edited by moi
Reposted by Carissa Quiambao
NEW: Since Trump took office, immigration officials have more than quadrupled the number of 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across 40 states, giving local officers authority to function as deportation agents in jails and the streets.
With @azluminaria.org
With @azluminaria.org
Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight
ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. But advocates warn such…
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June 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Since Trump took office, immigration officials have more than quadrupled the number of 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across 40 states, giving local officers authority to function as deportation agents in jails and the streets.
With @azluminaria.org
With @azluminaria.org
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For our story on a cancer drug that costs nearly $1,000 for each daily pill, art director Lisa Larson-Walker handmade several pill-shaped ceramic piggy banks, stuffed them with cash — then smashed them with a sledgehammer in the middle of the office.
Go behind the scenes with this short video:
Go behind the scenes with this short video:
Behind the Art: Why Is Cancer Drug Revlimid So Expensive?
When ProPublica reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication, Revlimid, cost the same as ...
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May 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For our story on a cancer drug that costs nearly $1,000 for each daily pill, art director Lisa Larson-Walker handmade several pill-shaped ceramic piggy banks, stuffed them with cash — then smashed them with a sledgehammer in the middle of the office.
Go behind the scenes with this short video:
Go behind the scenes with this short video:
One of my fave productions to date. Run don't walk to watch Jake break down his complex investigation into DOGE and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a super accessible, digestible and illuminating way. ⤵️
Are Elon Musk and DOGE benefiting from the changes they’re imposing on U.S. government and bureaucracy?
Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
DOGE Aides May Stand to Benefit From Helping Dismantle CFPB
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May 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of my fave productions to date. Run don't walk to watch Jake break down his complex investigation into DOGE and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a super accessible, digestible and illuminating way. ⤵️
Congrats to these Pulitzer Prize-winning rockstars!
🎥: Katie Campbell
✂️: yours truly
🎥: Katie Campbell
✂️: yours truly
Hear directly from some of the reporters and editors of our Pulitzer-winning “Life of the Mother” series — which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans — as they reflect on their stories, their process and the lessons they’ve learned.
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Read more: propub.li/3F1plXT
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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May 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Congrats to these Pulitzer Prize-winning rockstars!
🎥: Katie Campbell
✂️: yours truly
🎥: Katie Campbell
✂️: yours truly
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
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#ICYMI: Under Wisconsin law, transgender people who want to change their names have to publish their old & new names in a newspaper.
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social explains why families & advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as Trump has attacked trans rights.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social explains why families & advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as Trump has attacked trans rights.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
#ICYMI: Under Wisconsin law, transgender people who want to change their names have to publish their old & new names in a newspaper.
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social explains why families & advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as Trump has attacked trans rights.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social explains why families & advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as Trump has attacked trans rights.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Farewell to the GOAT 😭🫶👋
To my editors and mentors and friends at ProPublica: Michael Grabell (who, poor guy, had to put up with me crying more times than I can count), @charlesornstein.bsky.social and the unmatchable @mrsimon22.bsky.social and @carissaqmb.bsky.social: THANK YOU for helping me grow so much in a year.
April 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Farewell to the GOAT 😭🫶👋
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ICYMI: I reported on how Wisconsin's 167-year-old name change law endangers trans people in today's digital age and political climate. 🚨 Extra news 🚨 this is my last story for @wisconsinwatch.org & @propublica.org, and my last day, as I leave for a new opportunity. www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
Wisconsin’s Name-Change Law Raises Safety Risks for Transgender People
A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper. Families and advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as President Donald Trump has attacked tra...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ICYMI: I reported on how Wisconsin's 167-year-old name change law endangers trans people in today's digital age and political climate. 🚨 Extra news 🚨 this is my last story for @wisconsinwatch.org & @propublica.org, and my last day, as I leave for a new opportunity. www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
Listen to @propublica.org reporter @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation on this groundbreaking verdict that exposes how insurers try to wield power over doctors and other health care providers.
🎥 by yours truly
🎥 by yours truly
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital's full bills. A jury found the insurer liable for fraud and awarded the hospital $421 million.
Watch @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
Watch @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
April 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Listen to @propublica.org reporter @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation on this groundbreaking verdict that exposes how insurers try to wield power over doctors and other health care providers.
🎥 by yours truly
🎥 by yours truly
Reposted by Carissa Quiambao
NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M.
Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.
Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
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April 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M.
Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.
Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.
Workers at one of the US's largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Labs facility is engaging in unsanitary practices.
Tbt to my vid on @heathervogell.bsky.social's investigation into Abbot & Mead Johnson's efforts to protect the US's formula biz abroad at the cost of young children's health.
Tbt to my vid on @heathervogell.bsky.social's investigation into Abbot & Mead Johnson's efforts to protect the US's formula biz abroad at the cost of young children's health.
April 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Workers at one of the US's largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Labs facility is engaging in unsanitary practices.
Tbt to my vid on @heathervogell.bsky.social's investigation into Abbot & Mead Johnson's efforts to protect the US's formula biz abroad at the cost of young children's health.
Tbt to my vid on @heathervogell.bsky.social's investigation into Abbot & Mead Johnson's efforts to protect the US's formula biz abroad at the cost of young children's health.
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In 2018, Trump tweeted: "Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 trillion in debt that has been accumulated."
That’s not how it played out.
(Published 2021)
That’s not how it played out.
(Published 2021)
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
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April 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In 2018, Trump tweeted: "Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 trillion in debt that has been accumulated."
That’s not how it played out.
(Published 2021)
That’s not how it played out.
(Published 2021)
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#ICYMI: One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.
How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
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March 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#ICYMI: One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.
Reposted by Carissa Quiambao
Great video on abusive and secretive NYPD unit led by "the mayor's besties"
[Content warning: violence]
Led by Mayor Eric Adams' longtime allies, this secretive NYPD unit is ridden with abuses.
One man died after officers in the unit swerved their unmarked police car into his motorcycle.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Led by Mayor Eric Adams' longtime allies, this secretive NYPD unit is ridden with abuses.
One man died after officers in the unit swerved their unmarked police car into his motorcycle.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Great video on abusive and secretive NYPD unit led by "the mayor's besties"
Read the full story by the man the myth the legend @ericumansky.bsky.social ⤵️
[Content warning: violence]
Led by Mayor Eric Adams' longtime allies, this secretive NYPD unit is ridden with abuses.
One man died after officers in the unit swerved their unmarked police car into his motorcycle.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Led by Mayor Eric Adams' longtime allies, this secretive NYPD unit is ridden with abuses.
One man died after officers in the unit swerved their unmarked police car into his motorcycle.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Read the full story by the man the myth the legend @ericumansky.bsky.social ⤵️
Read and watch the brilliant @emilyschwing.bsky.social show us just how bad things are inside Alaska's rural public schools, and how it's impacting the predominantly Alaska Native students they serve. ⤵️
📰 KYUK, @propublica.org, @npr.org
🎬 produced & edited by moi
📰 KYUK, @propublica.org, @npr.org
🎬 produced & edited by moi
March 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Read and watch the brilliant @emilyschwing.bsky.social show us just how bad things are inside Alaska's rural public schools, and how it's impacting the predominantly Alaska Native students they serve. ⤵️
📰 KYUK, @propublica.org, @npr.org
🎬 produced & edited by moi
📰 KYUK, @propublica.org, @npr.org
🎬 produced & edited by moi
Only tripped once filming this 😌🎥
Listen to our Editor-in-Chief @sengelberg.bsky.social break down the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices, and why the untrue statistic matters.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
When an Untrue Stat Shapes Federal Policy
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March 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Only tripped once filming this 😌🎥
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February 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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