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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 28/01/2026

Multiple parents of students at Ypsilanti Community Schools were detained by ICE agents on Tuesday, according to a letter by Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. The arrests came after reports of ICE activity in Ypsilanti, specifically around the school campus. By @kdailey.bsky.social

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Multiple parents detained by ICE in Ypsilanti around school campus, bus stops • Michigan Advance

Multiple parents of students at Ypsilanti Community Schools were detained by ICE agents on Tuesday, according to a letter sent to the district by Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. The arrests came a...

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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

We wrapped up orientation week in the back garden of Wallace House with a delightful Ice Cream Social! The gathering brings together our new fellows and U-M faculty to kick off the year on a sweet and positive note. 🍦☀️ #umich #knightwallacefellowship #annarbor

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Older Venezuelans in the U.S. struggle with shifting immigration policies: chicagocaregiving.com/ongoing-fear... My latest story for @chicagohealth.bsky.social

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Ongoing Fear

Older Venezuelans in the U.S. struggle with shifting immigration policies.

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Katie Scarlett Brandt @katiehappens.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

A former criminal court judge, Mariela says the Venezuelan govt removed her b/c she refused to align with its agenda. “They did the same to many other judges.” Here, she works as a delivery driver. "It feels like nothing is guaranteed.” @clavelrangel.bsky.social for @caregivingmag.bsky.social

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Ongoing Fear

Older Venezuelans in the U.S. struggle with shifting immigration policies.

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Older Venezuelans in the U.S. struggle with shifting immigration policies: chicagocaregiving.com/ongoing-fear... My latest story for @chicagohealth.bsky.social

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Ongoing Fear

Older Venezuelans in the U.S. struggle with shifting immigration policies.

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Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Our latest story on the Venezuelan migrants slipping off the map in the US. "It’s unbelievable that they just grabbed them and sent them to a concentration camp" (with @clavelrangel.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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‘They disappear them’: families of the detained liken Trump’s US to Latin American dictatorships

Mounting stories of ‘forced disappearances’ of Venezuelans in the US have left their loved ones distraught and disbelieving

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

NEW: In a SCATHING decision, Judge Briones of the Western District of Texas absolutely SAVAGED the government over this case, tearing to shreds ICE’s hearsay “evidence” that this husband and wife were in Tren de Aragua as “completely and wholly unsubstantiated” — and ordered their immediate release!

3. Conclusion
It is this Court's finding that Respondents' Response and testimony was replete with
conclusions, declarations, and accusations, by anything
meaningful in the record. Respondents have been unable to convince the Court by even a preponderance of the evidence, let alone clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence required, that Petitioners Sanchez Garcia and Sanchez Puentes are members of Tren de Aragua, and therefore has not shown this Court that they are properly designated "alien enemies" under the AEA pursuant the TdA Proclamation.

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

What a country to be an immigrant journalist.

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

From our reporting on ICE using Social Security data to go after immigrants: One person involved is Marko Elez, the engineer who previously resigned from DOGE after he was linked to a pseudonymous, racist X account that advocated for eugenic immigration policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...

NYT excerpt that reads:

Social Security regulations state that the agency may disclose information for law enforcement purposes in certain circumstances, including when a person has been indicted or convicted of “violent crimes,” and to investigate entitlement fraud. During the first Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, also pushed for broad access to Social Security data, but was rebuffed based on privacy concerns, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.

Among the DOGE associates privy to the data-sharing agreement were Akash Bobba, a recent college graduate who gained access to the Social Security systems in early February, according to court records; Scott Coulter, who was named as Social Security’s chief information officer last month; and Marko Elez, an engineer who resigned from his government positions this year after being linked to an X account with racist posts that pushed for immigration policies based on eugenics.

After Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance called for him to be brought back into DOGE, Mr. Elez was quietly rehired.

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Chicago Health Magazine @chicagohealth.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This is the story of thousands of families, violently uprooted from their homeland, struggling to build new opportunities for their children. As families face ongoing hardships, the support systems they've developed here are tested daily. By @katiehappens.bsky.social, @clavelrangel.bsky.social

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After the Darién - Chicago Health

Venezuelan migrant children and the mental health journey they face

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Global Migration Institute @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

📰 @tomphillips.bsky.social and @cercmigration.bsky.social Journalism Fellow @clavelrangel.bsky.social's latest investigation revealed how cultural misunderstandings can have devastating consequences in immigration enforcement. Read the in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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‘He is not a gang member’: outrage as US deports makeup artist to El Salvador prison for crown tattoos

Andry José Hernández Romero sent to an El Salvador prison after claim ‘crown’ tattoos proved he was a gang member

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Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

“The fact that this administration has taken somebody who is so vulnerable and put them into such a terrifying situation has just been horrific. We fear that if it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone” @immdef.bsky.social @clavelrangel.bsky.social

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‘It’s a tradition’: outrage in Venezuela as US deports makeup artist for religious tattoos

Andry José Hernández Romero sent to an El Salvador prison after claim ‘crown’ tattoos proved he was a gang member

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Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

“I never in my life thought I would see my brother like that – handcuffed, his head shaved, in a prison for murderers, where they put rapists and kidnappers. It is very painful because he is innocent” @clavelrangel.bsky.social

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‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims

Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prison

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Katie Scarlett Brandt @katiehappens.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Texas' bussing of displaced migrants to sanctuary cities was a political move. But there were thousands of children aboard who had been through significant trauma. How have cities responded to their mental health needs? darien.tiempocompany.com @clavelrangel.bsky.social, @tibizea.bsky.social, and me

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After the Darién

The mental health journey facing migrant children in the United States

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

En las últimas dos semanas, dos fuentes en Estados Unidos nos han dicho que no pueden hablar de X tema, o prefieren no hablar en este momento para evitar represalias. Ambas fuentes son ciudadanos estadounidenses. La autocensura crece.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The AP was banned from the event but the French press corps conspired to get a US AP reporter inside and insisted she be allowed to ask her question.

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French Resistance Steps in After AP Banned From Trump-Macron Presser

The Paris Press Corps today ensured that an AP reporter could enter and ask a question.

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RSF en español @rsf-es.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

🇻🇪 #Venezuela: RSF condena enérgicamente la detención arbitraria del periodista Rory Branker. Exigimos a las autoridades que pongan en libertad a todos los periodistas detenidos arbitrariamente y que respeten sus derechos fundamentales. 🧵 👇 rsf.org/es/venezuela...

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Tom Phillips @tomphillips.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Venezuelan state media have published this photo of Donald Trump’s special envoy meeting Nicolás Maduro in Caracas today

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

600,000 Venezuelans with TPS just got a little less safe—Trump is revoking Mayorkas’ last-second extension of TPS, restoring previous expiration dates in April and September. Now Noem has to make a decision on extension or termination for about half that population by Feb 1 instead of spring 2026.

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I have been asked if Trump's persecution of migrants, with whatever excuses, affects me based on my immigration status. The answer: there is no way for me, being a forced migrant, regardless of your immigration status, that this does not affect you psychologically, physically, and who knows at work.

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

«Quiero irme a casa, pero mi casa es la boca de un tiburón. Mi casa es un barril de pólvora, y nadie dejaría su casa a menos que su casa le persiguiera hasta la costa, a menos que tu casa te dijera que aprietes el paso» Warsan Shire

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/01/2025

📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration. If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/

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Do You Work for the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 23/01/2025

I should amend: the _U.S. side_ of the border will be very quiet at first. With so many people being stranded and deported, the Mexican side of the border could be quite chaotic very soon. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

“The border will be very quiet at first,” said Adam Isacson, a border security expert at the Washington Office on Latin America, a human rights advocacy organization. “The first months of Trump’s last term saw the fewest migrant apprehensions of the entire 21st century. We may see even fewer in the coming months.”

Instead, he said, migrants will be incentivized to cross the border without detection.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.

(b) The Federal contracting process shall be streamlined to enhance
speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws. Accordingly:
(1) Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.
(ii) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within the Department of Labor shall immediately cease:
(A) Promoting "diversity";
(B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking "affirmative action"; and
(C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.

(iii) In accordance with Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002
(Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community
Organizations), the employment, procurement, and contracting practices of Federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws.
(iv) The head of each agency shall include in every contract or grant
award:
(A) A term requiring the contractual counterparty or grant recipient to agree that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal
anti-discrimination laws is material to the government's payment
decisions for purposes of section 3729(b) (4) of title 31, United States
Code; and
(B) A term requiring such counterparty or recipient to certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable
Federal anti-discrimination laws.

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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 20/01/2025

⚠️ For the last three years, we @crisisgroup.org have warned about a deterioration in #Colombia’s conflict that risked sparking a new cycle of war. We are very concerned that moment is now. A thread by @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social 🔽

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Tracy Jan @tracyjan.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Immediate impact of elections: Migrants who waited months to cross the U.S. border with Mexico learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled moments after Donald Trump was sworn in as president. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Family waiting to cross border learns their CBP One appointment is canceled

Migrants who waited months to cross the U.S. border with Mexico learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled moments after Donald Trump was sworn in as president.

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Respiro profundo. Vienen tiempos MÁS duros.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/01/2025

The incoming Trump administration said it will issue 10 executive orders regarding the border on Monday. Read more about the executive orders: wapo.st/40GdO8C

Among the plans for executive orders from Trump today, include:
Officials will deploy service members, the National Guard and other personnel to the border and direct the federal government to finish building a wall on the border with Mexico.

Trump will order the military to make it a priority to “seal our borders” and end unlawful mass migration, drug trafficking and other crime.

Officials will stop releasing migrants who cross the border illegally into the United States, even if they are seeking asylum.

Trump officials will restore Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires migrants to await asylum hearings in Mexico.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/01/2025

President-elect Donald Trump arrived at the White House Monday morning with incoming first lady, Melania Trump for tea with President Joe Biden. They were greeted at the entrance by Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Live updates here: wapo.st/4jqeRAy

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

It's already on air the documentary about the Venezuelan presidential election, how Maduro lost, and how they stole the will of the Venezuelan people youtu.be/oogE2PRMmRQ?...

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De Macedonia, con Amor

YouTube video by Hacha y Machete

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Our colleague Carlos Correa is still under forced disappearance. The Venezuelan government must ensure his safe and sound return, says CPJ and dozens of human rights defenders. #DondeEstaCarlosCorrea #Venezuela

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hi, everyone. Building a community here feels like a new beginning. When I started on Twitter in 2009, I posted daily, every time, and every part of my work. Now, knowing that we know about social media, feels scary, but I am also excited to create a different community.

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Clavel Rangel @clavelrangel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Algún día escribiré sobre este camino de ser periodista fuera de mi país, sus retos, tropiezos y todo el aprendizaje.

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