Last week, I reported the Trump admin has made it harder for male vets w/ breast to get their care covered The admin invoked a presidential order on "Restoring Biological Truth" Now, two dozen House members have written VA demanding the admin reverse course www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.

Texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot a U.S. citizen in Chicago they later arrested for assault: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

President Trump claimed the National Guard was needed in "war-ravaged" Portland. But a @propublica.org review of protests in the months leading up to his claims -- including more than 700 (!!) videos -- show a different reality. via @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo

“‘I have papers,’ a child care worker shouted in Spanish at Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an arrest Wednesday morning at a Spanish immersion day care in Chicago.” 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...

Your favorite journalist is barely subsisting (if at all) on UI, side gigs, a struggling newsletter, SNAP, and/or a horrifying freelance rat race before either crashing out spectacularly or barely rebuilding their career while the worst ppl u know are raking in the dough at the top of CBS News

this is insane. www.kivitv.com/canyon-count...

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

incredible shot

In the quest for "biological truth," the Trump admin discounts the very real biological truth that some men do get breast cancer Now it'll be harder for male veterans diagnosed w/the rare but deadly cancer to get VA coverage always read @ericumansky.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/vete...

This boy is 9 yr old. Agents shattered his family’s car window “I had glass in my mouth,” the boy said. “I felt scared because they were pointing the guns at me” The boy is a citizen The family was held for an hour. Then agents took the dad who’s been here for 23 yrs www.ktvb.com/article/news...

SCOOP The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered The admin cites Trump order: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” I got the memo laying it all out www.propublica.org/article/vete...

9YO citizen caught in Idaho FBI raid describes officers breaking car window to detain his father “I felt scared because they were pointing the guns at me. When they broke the window, I had to jump to my mom’s feet. I had glass in my mouth, and I quickly spit it away." www.ktvb.com/article/news...

what a statement.

Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol chief in charge of operations in Chicago, told a judge today the government needs more time to submit use-of-force reports to the court because of the "sheer volume" of reports

🎙️ Reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org discusses her investigations into ICE sweeps and the growing number of US citizens who are being violently detained by federal immigration agents. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/ice-raids-te...

Agents in a raid led by Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino not activating their body cams *despite a federal court order to do so.” Again, if camera were on, there’d be a flashing light. There isn’t one here.

first reporter to FOIA every “Chiraq” group chat wins www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/23/o...

Oh look, it's another immigration agent in Chicago with his body-cam turned off--*contrary to a federal court order* Again, cameras that are recording have a flashing light. This one doesn't BTW, this agent is in BORTAC, border patrol's elite special ops unit www.instagram.com/reel/DQKCmZp...

Left: Veteran and U.S. citizen George Retes, pinned by immigration officers in Camarillo, CA in July, before he disappeared for days Right: George on Capitol Hill today, trying to tell as many members of Congress his story as possible

sigh. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/22/b...

@propublica.org found more than 170 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days. Full story by immigration reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by me here: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Leonardo Garcia Venegas, 25, was working at a construction site in coastal Alabama when ICE agents tried to take him to the ground as he yelled, “I’m a citizen!” They held him handcuffed for more than an hour and dismissed his REAL ID as fake. Two weeks later, he wrongfully held by ICE agents again.

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

BTW, do you have information or videos to share about the administration’s immigration crackdown? Contact Nicole Foy, our reporter who did the story on the 170+ Americans detained. She's at [email protected] and on Signal at nicolefoy.27 signal.me#eu/HBKgXNRwJ...

Yesterday, Stephen Miller questioned details re 170+ Americans detained by immigration agents. “Abject lies,” he wrote. Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases. Because...we do our homework. propub.li/4o2eeiL

NEW: Democrats in the House and Senate announced plans for a wide-ranging investigation into immigration agents’ detention of citizens after a ProPublica story found that more than 170 Americans have been held by immigration officials this year. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Our original story, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...

So a few months ago, we detailed how immigration agents were breaking car windows to grab the people inside. Well, it turns out one agent just did that *with his gun* and mistakenly shot the person inside and a U.S. marshal. www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...

Harvick: There are 201 Border Patrol agents assigned to Chicago. There were 232 agents until just recently, he says. Harvick: They all have cameras, and have been trained to use them.

Harvick says all Border Patrol agents now have a body-worn camera. CONTEXT: On Oct. 4, when a Border Patrol agent shot a Chicago woman, just one of three Border Patrol agents had a body-worn camera, records show.

When ICE stormed through Santa Ana, CA, panicked calls flooded into the city’s emergency response system. Recordings obtained by @propublica.org captured the terror residents felt as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars. / Story by @davidmcswane.bsky.social

I’m old enough to remember when there was a whole debate over whether police used tear gas as they cleared Lafayette Square and the surrounding area of protesters in DC on June 1, 2020 (they did). Now DHS agents apparently toss varieties of tear gas all the time.

absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today: "What kind of police go around without license plates?" www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Federal officers pepper ball protestors at Portland ICE facility just now.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

really must highlight the incredible storytelling @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social brought to this story with her moving portraits -- and the thoughtful editing we both received from @ericumansky.bsky.social and @cengizyar.com to bring it all together

NEW: From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russ Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.” @andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com

Tremendous reporting by @nicolefoy.bsky.social @propublica.org- ICE has arrested & detained 170+ US citizens & many have harrowing stories. So many #KavanaughStops. I'm quoted for something I wish wasn't true: it's nearly impossible for people to sue the federal officers who violated their rights.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go." The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

"Critically, there is no way to know the complete scope of these stops since the government itself does not track them." An astonishing amount of work that went into shining a light on the details in this remarkable void.

This reporting is so important, and also just wanted to say that I love @propublica.org's How We Did This notes. I think it does so much for transparency and context, and helping people understand how a story is told.

Held Incommunicado: More than 20 citizens have reported being held for over a day without being able to call their loved ones or a lawyer. In some cases their families couldn’t find them. @propublica.org @nicolefoy.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. @propublica.org @nicolefoy.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/immi...

I reported on ICE detaining US citizens in SoCal for @capitalandmain.bsky.social in August. I’m so glad to see @nicolefoy.bsky.social stayed on the story. capitalandmain.com/border-patro...

The govt doesn't track how often immigration agents detain Americans. So @propublica.org created its own count: -170+ citizens -including nearly 20 kids—2 with cancer -50+ held after agents questioned their citizenship—nearly all Latino By @nicolefoy.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/immi...

essential reporting from @nicolefoy.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/immi...

The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org

Reporting like this is why I support @propublica.org

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social