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NEW: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
We are tracking the increase in these cases 👇
We are tracking the increase in these cases 👇
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
NEW: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
We are tracking the increase in these cases 👇
We are tracking the increase in these cases 👇
So far this year, immigrants are filing on average more than 200 habeas petitions daily across the country arguing that their detention is unlawful. The Western District of #Texas leads the country with 1,300+ filed in the last three months,
@ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/habe...
@ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/habe...
More Immigrants Are Challenging Their ICE Detention Than Ever Before
Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Tru...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
So far this year, immigrants are filing on average more than 200 habeas petitions daily across the country arguing that their detention is unlawful. The Western District of #Texas leads the country with 1,300+ filed in the last three months,
@ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/habe...
@ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/habe...
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NEW: The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
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A new directive asks USDA workers to check backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists. Their names are being sent to security experts. One critic called it a “throwback to McCarthyism. By my @propublica.org colleagues www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A new directive asks USDA workers to check backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists. Their names are being sent to security experts. One critic called it a “throwback to McCarthyism. By my @propublica.org colleagues www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have upended industry.
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have upended industry.
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We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
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December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
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From the day we began publishing in 2008, ProPublica has pursued a clear mission:
We hope to write stories that are so grounded in verifiable facts, they spur real-world changes in behaviors, policies or laws.
Fuel journalism that makes an impact: https://propub.li/4aX9AP9
We hope to write stories that are so grounded in verifiable facts, they spur real-world changes in behaviors, policies or laws.
Fuel journalism that makes an impact: https://propub.li/4aX9AP9
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From the day we began publishing in 2008, ProPublica has pursued a clear mission:
We hope to write stories that are so grounded in verifiable facts, they spur real-world changes in behaviors, policies or laws.
Fuel journalism that makes an impact: https://propub.li/4aX9AP9
We hope to write stories that are so grounded in verifiable facts, they spur real-world changes in behaviors, policies or laws.
Fuel journalism that makes an impact: https://propub.li/4aX9AP9
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It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
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And just little more context from me: I spent years reporting on body-cams. (I know.)
Here's a piece I did for @propublica.org and the New York Times Magazine on how law enforcement has often undermined the promise of them:
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
Here's a piece I did for @propublica.org and the New York Times Magazine on how law enforcement has often undermined the promise of them:
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
And just little more context from me: I spent years reporting on body-cams. (I know.)
Here's a piece I did for @propublica.org and the New York Times Magazine on how law enforcement has often undermined the promise of them:
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
Here's a piece I did for @propublica.org and the New York Times Magazine on how law enforcement has often undermined the promise of them:
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
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Last week, a federal judge ordered immigration agents in Chicago to use body-cams: "That is not a suggestion."
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Last week, a federal judge ordered immigration agents in Chicago to use body-cams: "That is not a suggestion."
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
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4/ Some ICE officers on the scene reacted emotionally to the incident. One said: “What the fuck?” Another told me: “This is a real problem.“
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
4/ Some ICE officers on the scene reacted emotionally to the incident. One said: “What the fuck?” Another told me: “This is a real problem.“
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2/ Journalist L. Vural Elibol and other photographers apparently wanted to understand why ICE agents were following a woman into a public elevator. As they tried to enter the elevator, a supervisor from the ICE team at the New York Field Office shouted, “Get out the fucking elevator!”
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
2/ Journalist L. Vural Elibol and other photographers apparently wanted to understand why ICE agents were following a woman into a public elevator. As they tried to enter the elevator, a supervisor from the ICE team at the New York Field Office shouted, “Get out the fucking elevator!”
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1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
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In rural Tennessee, 16 middle schoolers waiting for cheerleading practice to start made a TikTok video seeming to role play a school shooting.
The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime.
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime.
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.
Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities say harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crac...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In rural Tennessee, 16 middle schoolers waiting for cheerleading practice to start made a TikTok video seeming to role play a school shooting.
The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime.
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime.
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Thank you for having me and for sharing our work.
Venezuelan men sent to CECOT prison in El Salvador by the U.S. are speaking out about the horrific abuse they suffered. Despite portraying them as "the worst of the worst," the Trump administration "knew that the vast majority did not have convictions," says reporter @perla-trevizo.bsky.social.
August 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thank you for having me and for sharing our work.
For months, we had been talking with Carmen, Lina and Doris about the void their sons' detention in #ElSalvador had left. They wondered whether they were eating, if they were cold. Were they alive?
Following the men's release, these families sat with us to talk about what they lived through.
Following the men's release, these families sat with us to talk about what they lived through.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
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August 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For months, we had been talking with Carmen, Lina and Doris about the void their sons' detention in #ElSalvador had left. They wondered whether they were eating, if they were cold. Were they alive?
Following the men's release, these families sat with us to talk about what they lived through.
Following the men's release, these families sat with us to talk about what they lived through.
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We published their stories as part of an effort to understand - when neither the U.S. nor Salvadoran governments had released the names of the men sent to CECOT - who these men were, and why they had been sent to the infamous prison.
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
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July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We published their stories as part of an effort to understand - when neither the U.S. nor Salvadoran governments had released the names of the men sent to CECOT - who these men were, and why they had been sent to the infamous prison.
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
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What @perla-trevizo.bsky.social , @micarosenberg.bsky.social , @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social , and a group of Venezuelan journalists from @cazadoresdefakenews.info and Alianza Rebelde Investiga uncovered was chilling:
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What @perla-trevizo.bsky.social , @micarosenberg.bsky.social , @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social , and a group of Venezuelan journalists from @cazadoresdefakenews.info and Alianza Rebelde Investiga uncovered was chilling:
Watch three of the more than 230 men the Trump administration sent to #ElSalvador talk about the moment they arrived at #CECOT, how they say the guards tortured them and beat them daily: youtu.be/6KZRtCE2UcI from @g-dvalle.bsky.social and the entire team @propublica.org and in Venezuela.
Beatings, Humiliation, Psychological Abuse: What Venezuelan Men Experienced Inside CECOT
YouTube video by ProPublica
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July 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Watch three of the more than 230 men the Trump administration sent to #ElSalvador talk about the moment they arrived at #CECOT, how they say the guards tortured them and beat them daily: youtu.be/6KZRtCE2UcI from @g-dvalle.bsky.social and the entire team @propublica.org and in Venezuela.
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The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs.
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs.
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
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My colleagues @perla-trevizo.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @micarosenberg.bsky.social
at @propublica.org (a “liberal rag hellbent on defending violent criminal illegal aliens”) with another haunting installment of their series on men deported to CECOT: www.propublica.org/article/vene...
at @propublica.org (a “liberal rag hellbent on defending violent criminal illegal aliens”) with another haunting installment of their series on men deported to CECOT: www.propublica.org/article/vene...
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My colleagues @perla-trevizo.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @micarosenberg.bsky.social
at @propublica.org (a “liberal rag hellbent on defending violent criminal illegal aliens”) with another haunting installment of their series on men deported to CECOT: www.propublica.org/article/vene...
at @propublica.org (a “liberal rag hellbent on defending violent criminal illegal aliens”) with another haunting installment of their series on men deported to CECOT: www.propublica.org/article/vene...
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NEW: If you want to know what happened to the men Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison, we have their accounts. From an amazing @propublica.org team that included @perla-trevizo.bsky.social, @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @micarosenberg.bsky.social and so many others.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: If you want to know what happened to the men Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison, we have their accounts. From an amazing @propublica.org team that included @perla-trevizo.bsky.social, @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @micarosenberg.bsky.social and so many others.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
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This is the result of a big team of journalists and editors in the US and Venezuela @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @perla-trevizo.bsky.social Ronna Rísquez, Adrián González, Adriana Núñez Moros, Carlos Centeno, Gabriel Sandoval, Jeff Ernsthausen, Ruth Talbot, Cengiz Yar, Zisiga Mukulu and more 9/
July 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is the result of a big team of journalists and editors in the US and Venezuela @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @perla-trevizo.bsky.social Ronna Rísquez, Adrián González, Adriana Núñez Moros, Carlos Centeno, Gabriel Sandoval, Jeff Ernsthausen, Ruth Talbot, Cengiz Yar, Zisiga Mukulu and more 9/
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If you have any information about these men. You can help us continue our reporting here. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Do You Have Information About the CECOT Deportations? Help ProPublica Report.
If you have information about the deportation operation or the immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you have any information about these men. You can help us continue our reporting here. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
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In March the Trump administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, calling the men “some of the most violent savages on the face of the Earth.”
@propublica.org went looking for the truth to their stories — one by one.
@propublica.org went looking for the truth to their stories — one by one.
July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In March the Trump administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, calling the men “some of the most violent savages on the face of the Earth.”
@propublica.org went looking for the truth to their stories — one by one.
@propublica.org went looking for the truth to their stories — one by one.