Jodi Cohen
@jodiscohen.bsky.social
Reporter, @propublica.org
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
We at @propublica.org looked into the immigration raid that happened in Chicago's South Shore in late September. We found many of the Venezuelans detained in that raid, looked into them, and spoke to several of them.
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We at @propublica.org looked into the immigration raid that happened in Chicago's South Shore in late September. We found many of the Venezuelans detained in that raid, looked into them, and spoke to several of them.
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
"Federal prosecutors have not filed criminal charges against anyone who was arrested. Nor have they revealed any evidence showing that two immigrants arrested in the building belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, or even provided their names."
In Sept, @homelandgov.bsky.social raided a Chicago complex and took dozens of immigrants — under the cover of darkness.
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Federal prosecutors have not filed criminal charges against anyone who was arrested. Nor have they revealed any evidence showing that two immigrants arrested in the building belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, or even provided their names."
In Sept, @homelandgov.bsky.social raided a Chicago complex and took dozens of immigrants — under the cover of darkness.
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In Sept, @homelandgov.bsky.social raided a Chicago complex and took dozens of immigrants — under the cover of darkness.
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..."
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Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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Higher Education Reporter, National
New York City, United States
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October 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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Chicago prosecutors have dropped nearly 100 pending cases against people accused of drunk and dangerous driving and other traffic offenses.
Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
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Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
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Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison
Retired officer Jeffrey Kriv acknowledged repeatedly lying under oath to avoid paying dozens of speeding and other traffic tickets. Prosecutors have dropped at least 92 cases in which Kriv was a key w...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chicago prosecutors have dropped nearly 100 pending cases against people accused of drunk and dangerous driving and other traffic offenses.
Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Former cop Jeffrey Kriv has pleaded guilty to lying under oath and forging reports to get out of speeding/other tickets.
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison
Retired officer Jeffrey Kriv acknowledged repeatedly lying under oath to avoid paying dozens of speeding and other traffic tickets. Prosecutors have dropped at least 92 cases in which Kriv was a key w...
www.propublica.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Former cop Jeffrey Kriv has pleaded guilty to lying under oath and forging reports to get out of speeding/other tickets.
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨
@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
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@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
Read some of the key details below and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
September 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨
@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
Read some of the key details below and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
Read some of the key details below and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: After the @northdakotamonitor.com and ProPublica reported on how oil companies take millions in royalties from mineral owners, more than a half-dozen lawmakers are now proposing a committee to study the issue and suggest solutions.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
Some North Dakota Lawmakers Say Change Is Needed to Protect Oil and Gas Royalty Owners
For years, North Dakota legislators rejected proposals to protect mineral owners from oil and gas companies withholding their earnings. “Something has to be done,” one lawmaker now says.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: After the @northdakotamonitor.com and ProPublica reported on how oil companies take millions in royalties from mineral owners, more than a half-dozen lawmakers are now proposing a committee to study the issue and suggest solutions.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW: Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
BREAKING: Trump’s Education Dept. cancels grants that help students who are both deaf and blind.
“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
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“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: Trump’s Education Dept. cancels grants that help students who are both deaf and blind.
“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Why some Illinois farmers have “one foot stuck in the mud, the other in government bureaucracy.”
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
The Federal Farm Policy Trap: Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive
Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy...
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September 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Why some Illinois farmers have “one foot stuck in the mud, the other in government bureaucracy.”
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
A billboard to recruit Proud Boys members has popped up above the cornfields in rural Illinois — and next to a high school.
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Billboard promoting far-right group Proud Boys springs up in southern Illinois
Article Summary A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, has been put up near a high school
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August 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A billboard to recruit Proud Boys members has popped up above the cornfields in rural Illinois — and next to a high school.
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capitolnewsillinois.com/news/billboa...
North Dakota doesn’t protect its private mineral owners from losing their royalty income.
Other states do.
Here’s the latest @northdakotamonitor.com and @propublica.org story.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Some States Restrict the Oil Industry From Taking Mineral Owners’ Earnings. Not North Dakota.
At least seven states limit the costs oil and gas companies can pass on to the people they lease drilling rights from. Here’s how North Dakota differs when it comes to protecting the interests of mine...
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August 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
North Dakota doesn’t protect its private mineral owners from losing their royalty income.
Other states do.
Here’s the latest @northdakotamonitor.com and @propublica.org story.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing.
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
July 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing.
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents.
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents.
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
Frustrated North Dakota mineral owners asked their lawmakers for help with a decade-old issue: Companies taking their royalty income.
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.
Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fail...
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Frustrated North Dakota mineral owners asked their lawmakers for help with a decade-old issue: Companies taking their royalty income.
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change.
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.
Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fail...
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW: Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change.
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
“It’s a matter of fairness.” In North Dakota, mineral owners feel “cheated” by oil companies.
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say
Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the state,...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“It’s a matter of fairness.” In North Dakota, mineral owners feel “cheated” by oil companies.
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation.
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say
Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the…
www.propublica.org
August 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation.
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
ND mineral owners have sought the state’s help as the oil industry takes deductions from royalty payments. Public officials have refused to take action, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state.
With @propublica.org
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With @propublica.org
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North Dakota mineral owners say oil companies unfairly keep millions from checks without oversight • North Dakota Monitor
Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ND mineral owners have sought the state’s help as the oil industry takes deductions from royalty payments. Public officials have refused to take action, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state.
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With @propublica.org
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