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Chantal Flores

@chantalflores.bsky.social
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Periodista independiente. Freelance journalist based in northern Mexico. Escribí "Huecos: Retazos de la vida ante la desaparición forzada" (Dharma Books.) My work: www.chantalfloresjournalist.com

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Sebastiaan Faber @sebasfaber.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hay que leer esta entrevista de Isa Grumbach-Bloom a @chantalflores.bsky.social en @lamarea.com, y después, el libro de Flores, "Huecos". www.lamarea.com/2026/07/03/c...
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Chantal Flores: «En México, los métodos para hacer desaparecer a la gente son cada vez más brutales» | lamarea.com
En 'Huecos', Chantal Flores firma un libro sobre el impacto de las desapariciones forzadas en México, Colombia y los Balcanes.
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The CJNG’s economic strength is inseparable from its paramilitary structure. I wrote about how the group utilizes extortion, brutal violence, and forced disappearances as strategic instruments for territorial expansion and market dominance. Read here: www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
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Will Mexico’s Jalisco cartel’s violent biz model survive El Mencho’s death?
El Mencho consolidated Mexico’s most powerful criminal organisations in part due to a unique franchise-based structure.
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Speaking on the BBC this morning, I addressed security concerts in World Cup host cities after the killing of El Mencho. I argued that in Monterrey, security efforts must extend beyond stadium boundaries and obviously beyond the World Cup itself. www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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BBC Audio | BBC OS | Violence in Mexico after top drug lord is killed
Three Mexican journalists discuss the insecurity in their country
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My latest on Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex: www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/...
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Mexico’s oil industry faces new pressures from Venezuela oil under US
Pemex, burdened with significant debt, financial and operational constraints, now faces competition from Venezuelan oil.
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Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We just posted a quick analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Mineapolis. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkFc...
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Analysis of Alex Pretti Shooting in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Mexico is investing millions in mobility for the 2026 World Cup, but in Nuevo Leon, locals say the costly projects are for tourists, not residents. My latest: www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
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Chasing the extraordinary, lacking the ordinary: World Cup rush exposes Mexican city's mobility crisis
Mexico is investing millions in mobility for the 2026 World Cup, but in Nuevo Leon, locals say the costly projects are for tourists, not residents - Anadolu Ajansı
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fabricaperiodismo.bsky.social @fabricaperiodismo.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨| La comunidad de universidades jesuitas exige la aparición con vida de Leonardo Escobar, profesor de la Ibero Puebla, quien fue detenido por fuerzas de seguridad en el aeropuerto de Monterrey el 31 de diciembre. La Guardia Nacional participó en su detención.
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Exigen presentación de profesor de la Ibero desaparecido tras detención
Profesor de la Ibero lleva más de 12 días desaparecido. Habría sido detenido en NL por la Guardia Nacinoal, pero no hay registro oficial.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then arrest workers
Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar yesterday, hours after four agents ate lunch there.

It was not immediately clear what the immigration status of those detained was, or whether the people detained included the restaurant’s owners or only workers.

An eyewitness who declined to give a name for fear of retribution, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that four ICE agents sat in a booth for a meal at El Tapatio a little before 3 p.m. Staff at the restaurant were frightened, said the eyewitness, who shared pictures from the restaurant as well as video of the arrest.

The arrest happened around 8:30 p.m. near a Lutheran church and Willmar Middle School as agents followed the workers after they closed up for the night. A handful of bystanders blew whistles and shouted at agents as they detained the people. “Would your mama be proud of you right now?” one of the bystanders asked.
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
My latest on US tariffs, China, and Mexico's shoe industry: www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
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Mexico’s footwear industry could benefit from US tariffs. But it’s not
Mexican shoe businesses can export to US tariff-free under USMCA but old policies and corrupt practices hold them back.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 10/10/2025
For the immigrant community in Dallas, the shooting is yet another instance of the violence and fear they have endured under President Donald Trump’s nearly $30 billion “deportation-industrial complex” and a continuation of the lack of transparency and accountability from the government.
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In Dallas, Organizers Mourn the Immigrant Victims of Recent ICE Shooting
At a vigil outside city hall last week, advocates gathered to “center the victims” and to condemn the “dehumanization” of migrants by the federal government.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire. And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time. I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.
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Evette Dionne (Mostly on Threads) @freeblackgirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Rather than “declaring war” on cartels, @chantalflores.bsky.social reported long ago for @yesmedia.bsky.social that the U.S. should follow the lead of the madres buscadoras, or searching mothers, who are leading a movement to combat cartel violence.
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To Solve Mexico’s Cartel Problem, Look To the “Searching Mothers”
“Madres buscadoras” advocate for strategies, laws, and actions to locate their loved ones and prevent future disappearances.
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Este viernes presentamos “Huecos” en Morelia 💛
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Over the weekend, there were reports of rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray projectiles being used on protestors in LA. These are touted as "less lethal" weapons, but they can still cause serious health effects—and, in some cases, lasting harm. www.wired.com/story/what-t...
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What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body
So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 09/06/2025
BREAKING: Israeli forces boarded the Gaza Aid Flotilla ship, the “Madleen,” early Monday morning local time and detained the 12 passengers on board, according to several reports. Read @premthakker.bsky.social's coverage of what we know so far: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...
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BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/06/2025
Security forces fire tear gas, rubber bullets in downtown Los Angeles as protesters continue to rally for a third day.
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Tense standoff in Los Angeles as Trump sends in troops to quell protests
Security forces fire tear gas, rubber bullets in downtown Los Angeles as protesters continue to rally for a third day.
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Animal Político @pajaropolitico.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
El gobierno de México condenó las redadas antiinmigrantes realizadas por el ICE en varias ciudades de Estados Unidos. La SRE hizo un llamado a las autoridades estadounidenses para que los procedimientos migratorios se realicen con apego al debido proceso. www.animalpolitico.com/politica/mex...
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Gobierno de México condena redadas antiinmigrantes en Estados Unidos y “demás prácticas que criminalizan la migración”
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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Earlier this evening, the Univision crew grabbed their gear and started running when federal police began shooting pepper balls at us. @lataco.bsky.social
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FRANCE 24 Español @es.france24.com · 08/06/2025
🔴 URGENTE - Colombia: hieren de bala al senador y precandidato presidencial uribista Miguel Uribe Turbay
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Colombia: hieren de bala al senador y precandidato presidencial uribista Miguel Uribe Turbay
Reciba todas las noticias de última hora con France 24 en Facebook y Twitter: @UrgenteF24
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/06/2025
Federal immigration agents in riot gear squared off with hundreds of protesters for a second consecutive day on Saturday in Los Angeles County, filling streets with tear gas and smoke. nyti.ms/4kUON0y
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Day laborers, like college students, are worth all of our protection. Los Angeles is showing us what that looks like in practice.
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Ryanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
This is the second day in a row that federal agents shot us both
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 05/06/2025
This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously blocked Mexico’s suit against U.S. gunmakers. Listen to an April Lawfare Daily episode where @nkorpett.bsky.social talked with Jonathan Lowy (@actiononguns.bsky.social) and @chantalflores.bsky.social about the case.
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Lawfare Daily: Mexican Cartels and American Guns
Discussing oral arguments in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson.
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Evette Dionne (Mostly on Threads) @freeblackgirl.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Since January, @chantalflores.bsky.social has been reporting about the organizations and everyday people helping migrants on the U.S.-Mexico survive such a cruel political moment. Her final feature focused on teen migrants who are at greater risk of being trafficked:
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The Trials and Triumphs of Teen Migrants On the U.S.-Mexico Border
For many migrant families, shelters near the U.S.–Mexico border are becoming more critical as immigration becomes more fraught.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 30/05/2025
Mexico is set to elect its judges, from the Supreme Court to local magistrates. But will the vote lessen corruption?
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Confusion and concern loom over Mexico’s historic judicial election
Mexico is set to elect its judges, from the Supreme Court to local magistrates. But will the vote lessen corruption?
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Mexico is set to elect its judges—from the Supreme Court to local magistrates—this weekend. I wrote about this historic, unprecedented vote: www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...
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Confusion and concern loom over Mexico’s historic judicial election
Mexico is set to elect its judges, from the Supreme Court to local magistrates. But will the vote lessen corruption?
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
It's a great loss that @yesmedia.bsky.social is closing this June. I loved collaborating with them. They provided a unique platform for story angles that other media outlets often overlooked. Here's my latest and final piece for them, reporting from Monterrey: www.yesmagazine.org/racial-justi...
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The Trials and Triumphs of Teen Migrants On the U.S.-Mexico Border
For many migrant families, shelters near the U.S.–Mexico border are becoming more critical as immigration becomes more fraught.
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Defector @defector.com · 28/05/2025
"When the nervous peloton began their long, slow ascent up out of the Adda River valley to Bormio to finish Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, I thought Isaac Del Toro was cooked." defector.com/isaac-del-to...
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Isaac Del Toro Meets The Moment | Defector
When the nervous peloton began their long, slow ascent up out of the Adda River valley to Bormio to finish Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, I thought Isaac Del Toro was cooked. The 21-year-old Mexican r...
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
People who lived near Highway 54 in the Picachos mountains in northern Mexico left as crime flooded the area and industrial activities depleted drinking water. My dispatch: www.ojala.mx/en/ojala-en/...
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Drought and violence plague Nuevo León — Ojalá
Reportag e • Chantal Flores • April 17, 2025 •  Leer en castellano From Highway 54 in Nuevo León, Mexico, around 70 kilometers south of the United States border, you can catc...
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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🚨SCOOP🚨: DOGE is building a master database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants. They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me. www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 16/04/2025
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social talked with Jonathan Lowy (@actiononguns.bsky.social) and @chantalflores.bsky.social about a case brought by Mexico that seeks to hold U.S. gun manufacturers accountable for cartels' use of American weapons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
“And most importantly for the people of Greenland, mining of any kind comes with inevitable environmental consequences, like pollution and disruptions to wildlife.”
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
In light of the state's dangerous abortion ban, TX severely criminalizes & makes examples of Latinas. This includes Lizelle Gonzalez, who was charged in 2022 with murder for an alleged self-managed abortion. Now, the arrest of midwife Maria Margarita Rojas for allegedly providing abortion care:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Arrest of Houston-Area Abortionist and Crackdown on Clinics Providing Illegal Abortions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, for providing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics in the Northwest Houston area.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank before being handed to Israeli military, witnesses say
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Que grave y preocupante cómo ha evolucionado la (no) investigación de Teuchitlán. Abrir un sitio que no se ha terminado de investigar para que influencers y medios narren sus propias conclusiones es de una bajeza suprema. La "verdad histórica" ahora la construirán ellos y ellas: sus miltantes.
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Animal Político @pajaropolitico.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🔴 #HoyEnAnimal | Familias de personas desaparecidas denuncian negligencia, indiferencia y abandono institucional tras una visita al rancho de Teuchitlán, donde el fiscal general de la República no se presentó, a pesar de haber acordado el encuentro.
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“Esperábamos que el fiscal nos diera la cara”; recorrido en rancho de Teuchitlán decepciona a familias de desaparecidos
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Sarah Kaplan @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
“The kids started shouting, shouting that they didn’t want another war, that it would come back again.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Live updates: More than 400 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, breaking ceasefire with Hamas, officials say
The rate of Palestinian casualties flooding through hospital doors was making it nearly impossible to keep track of numbers, one doctor said.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 18/03/2025
Israel resumed its relentless bombing of Gaza overnight on Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians and sowing terror. Here's what we know about why Israel broke the ceasefire in the enclave ⤵️
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Why did Israel break the ceasefire in Gaza?
Israel resumed its relentless bombing of Gaza overnight on Tuesday, killing more than 400 people and sowing terror.
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Animal Político @pajaropolitico.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🔴 #HoyEnAnimal | Colectivos reconocen que Claudia Sheinbaum aborde, al fin, agenda de desaparecidos, sin embargo, señalan dichas acciones son parte de mecanismos ya existentes cuya operación se adeuda desde el sexenio de AMLO.
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Colectivos reconocen que Sheinbaum aborde, al fin, agenda de desaparecidos, pero señalan que lo central de su propuesta ya es ley
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Entre zapatos y velas, familias de personas desaparecidas y manifestantes se unieron desde Monterrey al día de #lutonacional y acto de memoria por los hallazgos en el campo de exterminio en Teuchitlán, Jalisco. #justicia #verdad
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Mothers of the disappeared protested in front of the Government Palace in Monterrey, Mexico, on #InternationalWomensDay to demand the search for their loved ones and proper investigations into women’s disappearances. #8M
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YES! Media @yesmedia.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has taken a series of executive actions targeting migrants, as well as transgender and nonbinary people. In response, key initiatives are focusing on developing long-term support for LGBTQ migrants, who may be in Mexico longer than originally intended.
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Trans Migrants Now Seek Safe Haven in Mexico
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/03/2025
In 2022 (the most recent year for which we have comprehensive data), 52 people—an average of one per week—perished in Customs and Border Protection custody. How many immigrants will die under the second Trump Administration?
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How Many Immigrants Will Die in U.S. Custody?
More detentions will lead to more deaths, but the Trump Administration has options to conceal the losses.
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Evette Dionne (Mostly on Threads) @freeblackgirl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
As asylum options dwindle in the United States, @chantalflores.bsky.social reports for @yesmedia.bsky.social about how grassroots organizations in Mexico are stepping up to develop more long-term, comprehensive support for LGBTQ migrants, especially trans migrants.
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Trans Migrants Now Seek Safe Haven in Mexico
As asylum options dwindle in the U.S., Mexico is strengthening paths to citizenship for trans migrants.
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Las verdaderas goals 😍 Yo andaría por todo Nuevo León...
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WIRED @wired.com · 24/02/2025
Dan Bongino rose through the ranks of right-wing media thanks to his unflinching loyalty to Donald Trump and willingness to push baseless conspiracies—including about the FBI.
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How Dan Bongino Went From Infowars to FBI Deputy Director
Dan Bongino rose through the ranks of right-wing media thanks to his unflinching loyalty to Donald Trump and willingness to push baseless conspiracies—including about the FBI.
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Defector @defector.com · 20/02/2025
‘Black Box Diaries’ splits a journalist in two: defector.com/black-box-di...
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'Black Box Diaries' Splits A Journalist In Two | Defector
The “black box” in the title of Shiori Itō’s documentary Black Box Diaries, in which the journalist investigates her own sexual assault, essentially refers to the excuse Japan gives for not properly i...
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Chantal Flores @chantalflores.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Reporting from Reynosa, my latest piece for @aljazeera.com highlights the increased dangers migrants face at the U.S.-Mexico border after the U.S. government canceled asylum appointments. www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
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Left in the lurch: Asylum seekers respond to Trump’s CBP One cancellation
US president dissolves the app migrants use for asylum appointments. Some say that has left them in a dangerous limbo.
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