Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 30/09/2026Violeta Álvarez, who got her start in music photography, took us on a tour of her new exhibition, Casa de Cultura: The Living Archive, and explains its inspiration in her own immigrant roots. Explore with us: www.texasobserver.org/houston-livi... 0134
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 29/09/2026New from Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: @violetalvarezphoto.bsky.social, an experienced music photographer, turns her camera inward toward her own roots. Born in Texas to Mexican parents, she set out to explore the experiences that connect immigrant families, starting with her own family.texasobserver.orgHouston's 'Living Archive' of MigrationAt Fresh Arts, photographer Violeta Álvarez created a space where immigrant families in Houston can see their own histories reflected back to them. 0216
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloKit O'Connell (🏳️🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽) @kitoconnell.com · 29/09/2026Jesus @jankcurbelo.bsky.social has been doing some fab work over at @texasobserver.org, this latest is no exception. 0147
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 28/09/2026New, from our magazine by Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Adrian Martinez died after becoming a sexual assault whistleblower against the U.S. Army. The government says he took his own life, but family believes otherwise. What's clear is how the military mistreated him after his report ...texasobserver.orgA Texas Soldier's Death Casts Doubt on Federal Whistleblower ProtectionsAdrian Martinez reported a sexual assault two years before he was found dead on a Hawaii Army base. The Vanessa Guillén Act is supposed to protect soldiers like him. 02715
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloAssociação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo @abraji.bsky.social · 13/07/2026🌎Recorde de convidados internacionais no 21º Congresso da Abraji! Serão 22 jornalistas e especialistas de 15 países. A programação terá um foco especial na América Latina, com representantes de sete países da região. 121
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 08/06/2026Earlier: Under Trump, more than 50 American kids per day have an undocumented parent yanked into ICE detention. These children are citizens and the government has left them, and their remaining families, struggling to survive.texasobserver.orgRuptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by DeportationsMore than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart. 47650
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 26/05/2026Featured story from Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Under the second Trump presidency, a former pathway to permanent residency for Cubans now leads to legal chaos for many. We interviewed 5 recent Cuban immigrants to Texas to hear their stories.texasobserver.org‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Five Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in TexasRefugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. 01311
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 25/05/2026From Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Under Trump, more than 50 American kids per day have an undocumented parent yanked into ICE detention. These children are citizens and the government has left them struggling to survive.texasobserver.orgRuptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by DeportationsMore than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart. 13930
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 24/05/2026Last week, from Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: About 822,500 U.S. citizen children in Texas live with at least one undocumented parent. No federal or state programs exist to help cover rent, utilities, or childcare when the breadwinner is deported.texasobserver.orgRuptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by DeportationsMore than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart. 25329
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloKit O'Connell (🏳️🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽) @kitoconnell.com · 20/05/2026Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social is an important voice for immigrants and I'm grateful @texasobserver.org is giving him a space for reporting like this. 186
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 20/05/2026New from Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Under Trump, more than 50 American kids per day have an undocumented parent yanked into ICE detention. These children are citizens and the government has left them struggling to survive. Here are the stories of some from Texas ...texasobserver.orgRuptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by DeportationsMore than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart. 22920
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 16/05/2026Our top story, Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Under the second Trump presidency, a former pathway to permanent residency for Cubans now leads to legal chaos for many. We interviewed 5 recent Cuban immigrants to Texas to hear their stories.texasobserver.org‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Five Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in TexasRefugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. 0188
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 11/05/2026From our magazine: On May 30, SCOTUS authorized the Trump administration to cancel the residency program that protected as many as many as 110,000 Cubans. Lives were upended, and immigrants who safely worked here now struggle to survive.texasobserver.org‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Five Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in TexasRefugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. 12114
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 12/05/2026Our top story: A wave of refugees fled Cuba over the past five years, seeking safety. Instead, they found a U.S. immigration system that opens doors, then slams them shut: work permits canceled overnight and bureaucratic delays stretching for years.texasobserver.org‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Five Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in TexasRefugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. 2244
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Tues: @adimagazine.bsky.social hold online panel "Confronting Structures of Censorship" featuring @kirstenhan.com @jankcurbelo.bsky.social & more Wed: The International Network for Critical China Studies hold webinar "Academic Freedom and China" 4/ 174
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 11/05/2026New from Jesús @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Under the second Trump presidency, a former pathway to permanent residency for Cubans now leads to legal chaos for many. We interviewed 5 recent Cuban immigrants to Texas to hear their stories.texasobserver.org‘What Kind of Life Is This?’: Five Desperate Cubans Weigh Their Odds in TexasRefugees from Cuba have always had to struggle for success in America. In Trump’s second term, they’ve been plunged into legal chaos. 1135
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloAdi Magazine @adimagazine.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Join Adi for our virtual panel,"Confronting Structures of Censorship" on May 12 at 7 PM ET! We'll be featuring @kirstenhan.com, Rania Mamoun and Jesús Jank Curbelo, in conversation with Adi's nonfiction editor, Ruxandra Guidi. Free registration is available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/confrontin...eventbrite.comConfronting Structures of CensorshipA virtual panel featuring Ruxandra Guidi, Kirsten Han, Rania Mamoun, and Jesús Jank Curbelo. 012
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbeloelpaisus.bsky.social @elpaisus.bsky.social · 25/04/2026🔴 Después de más de dos años bloqueada, vuelve a estar vigente una polémica ley de Texas que permite a la policía local detener a personas sospechosas de haber cruzado la frontera de Estados Unidos de forma irregular dozz.es/5f4qlt 011
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 21/04/2026New from @jankcurbelo.bsky.social: Cuba is in the dark. Literally—for most of the day, most of the country has no electricity. The national power grid, known by its Spanish acronym, SEN, has collapsed 7 times in the past 18 months.texasobserver.orgMaking Coffee with a Candle—and Other Notes from a Cuba Gone DarkThe Cuban government has been blaming the United States for its problems since 1959—sometimes rightly, sometimes not. At this point, my only position comes from seeing a grandmother's coffee… 01911
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 03/01/2025Best of 2024, from Jesús Jank Curbelo in collaboration with palabra.: “It was October 1, 2022, and I was en route to becoming one of the nearly 30,000 Cubans who crossed the southern border into the United States that same month.”texasobserver.orgA Cuban Journalist's Long and Perilous Escape to TexasAfter protests swept Cuba, a wave of people fled. Jesús Jank Curbelo shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border. 0184
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 25/10/2024"You must blend in with U.S. machinery until you become part of it." New: After a harrowing journey from Cuba to Texas, Jesús Jank Curbelo shares his life in the Dallas suburbs ...texasobserver.orgA Cuban Journalist Adjusts to Service-Sector Precarity in North TexasMy life as an immigrant is summarized as paying for a car to go to work and working to pay for that car. 194
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloAdi Magazine @adimagazine.bsky.social · 03/02/2026"You don’t need to burn books when you can edit the metadata." There's a new essay up today on the Adi site by Jesús Jank Curbelo entitled "Almost Nothing I Wrote Exists." Curbelo writes about censorship in Cuba and the fragility of digital archives. READ: adimagazine.com/articles/alm...adimagazine.comAlmost Nothing I Wrote Exists - Adi MagazineOne morning in the spring of 2019, I disappeared a little. I was at home in Havana, having coffee and googling my name as if I were flipping through a 021
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 09/03/2026We’re proud to welcome to the Observer masthead Jesús Jank Curbelo as a special investigative correspondent, a freelance role helping us cover immigration and immigrant communities in Texas: www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/ 1476
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbeloelpaisus.bsky.social @elpaisus.bsky.social · 28/10/2025🔴 Houston enfrenta una crisis de seguridad que aumenta a medida que más cadáveres continúan apareciendo en sus bayous o canales. Según el Instituto de Ciencias Forenses del condado texano de Harris, al menos 24 personas han sido encontradas sin vida dozz.es/u2ekn6dozz.esEl hallazgo de 24 cadáveres en los ‘bayous’ de Houston en lo que va de año alimenta el miedo a un asesino serialLas autoridades no han confirmado relación entre los muertos encontrados en los canales de la ciudad texana debido a la dificultad para analizar los cuerpos y hasta la fecha ninguno ha sido declarado un homicidio 011
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbeloelpaisus.bsky.social @elpaisus.bsky.social · 09/09/2025🇺🇸 En 2021, los beneficiarios del #TexasDreamAct aportaron 81,6 millones de dólares en matrícula y tarifas a las universidades públicas El American Immigration Council calcula que la derogación le costará al Estado unos 461 millones de dólares anuales dozz.es/8r8sv4dozz.esEl limbo de los estudiantes indocumentados tras la eliminación del Texas Dream ActLuego de la anulación de esta ley que subvencionaba la educación superior a jóvenes sin papeles, más de 57.000 estudiantes en Texas enfrentan matrículas imposibles de pagar y un futuro académico congelado 011
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloEL PAÍS @elpais.com · 12/08/2025Trump Burger es una inusual cadena de restaurantes ubicada en Texas que, más que comida, vende la ideología del presidente estadounidense. Nada de eso ha podido salvar a Roland Beainy de la deportación. Debía salir antes de febrero de 2024. Como no lo hizo, fue arrestado elpais.comTrump Burger, el restaurante trumpista cuyo dueño está a punto de ser deportadoEl propietario libanés de la cadena texana de comida rápida dedicada al presidente enfrenta un proceso de expulsión por permanecer en Estados Unidos de manera ilegal 235317
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloWendy Selene Pérez @wendyselene.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Patricia Campos, "Pato", estudiante de 21 años de Puruándiro, Mich. (69,260 habitantes). Rescatista de los Topos Azteca en la inundaciones de Texas. Una crónica junto con @jankcurbelo.bsky.social para Letras Libres. letraslibres.com/perfiles/pat...letraslibres.comPatricia Campos, una mujer-topo contra las inundaciones en Texas | Letras LibresCon 21 años, esta rescatista fue la primera mujer mexicana en sumarse a las brigadas de rescate que colaboran en Texas tras la tragedia. 031
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 15/07/2025From @jankcurbelo.bsky.social in 2024: "I feared leaving home, afraid I’d be followed by plainclothes state agents. So I fled. Destination: Dallas. I became a man without a country, and I was as terrified of setting foot in the United States as I was of not surviving the trip."texasobserver.orgA Cuban Journalist's Long and Perilous Escape to TexasAfter protests swept Cuba, a wave of people fled. Jesús Jank Curbelo shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border. 0133
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloGretchen King @gbtking.bsky.social · 21/04/2025The simple act of trying to take your son to the park has immigrants worried about their safety. @jankcurbelo.bsky.social shares his experiences in this chilling essay for @highcountrynews.bsky.social www.hcn.org/articles/imm...hcn.orgImmigrants feel hope, hate and hunted - High Country NewsUnder the Trump administration, immigrants across the West worry for their safety. 031
Jesús Jank Curbelo @jankcurbelo.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Croniquilla para @highcountrynews.bsky.social www.hcn.org/articles/imm...hcn.orgImmigrants feel hope, hate and hunted - High Country NewsUnder the Trump administration, immigrants across the West worry for their safety. 020
Jesús Jank Curbelo @jankcurbelo.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Croniquita en @elpais.com sobre Sand Branch, un pueblo sin agua en Texas.elpais.comSand Branch, un pueblo sin agua en TexasLa pequeña comunidad carece de una red de tuberías y de alcantarillado, tampoco cuenta con un pozo propio desde los años 80 010
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbelo𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. @palabranahj.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Los pequeños negocios en Altadena, California, aún enfrentan las consecuencias de los incendios de Los Ángeles. Muchos negocios privados se han visto obligados a reducir su tamaño y, en los peores casos, a empezar desde cero. @jankcurbelo.bsky.social Lee más aquí: bit.ly/3QIbdVU 011
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbelo𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. @palabranahj.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Small businesses in Altadena, California, are still facing the effects of the Los Angeles fires. Many private-owned businesses are having to downsize, and, in the worst cases, start from scratch. www.palabranahj.org/archive/alta... @jankcurbelo.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbelo𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. @palabranahj.bsky.social · 21/02/2025La fotoperiodista Zaydee Sánchez, colaboradora de palabra desde hace mucho tiempo, gana el Premio American Mosaic Journalism 2025 por su cobertura de comunidades mal representadas Heising-Simons Foundation. @jankcurbelo.bsky.social habló con ella sobre su trabajo reciente. bit.ly/3Xa8iso 011
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbelo𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. @palabranahj.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Long-time palabra contributor, photojournalist Zaydee Sánchez, wins the 2025 American Mosaic Journalism Prize for coverage of misrepresented communities. @jankcurbelo.bsky.social spoke with her about her recent work: bit.ly/4hxosED 022
Jesús Jank Curbelo @jankcurbelo.bsky.social · 09/02/2025El racismo en la era Trump. @elpaisamerica.bsky.social 👇 elpais.com/us/migracion...elpais.comEl racismo en la era Trump: “No hables ese español de mierda en mi país”El presidente crea un nuevo enemigo interno, el migrante latino, al que hay que identificar, señalar y expulsar del territorio 010
Jesús Jank Curbelo @jankcurbelo.bsky.social · 13/01/2025elpais.com/us/2025-01-1... Pinchita en @elpais.com 👇elpais.comDel caserío al ‘mainstream’: los lazos históricos entre el reguetón y la salsaEl nuevo disco de Bad Bunny es solo el último ejemplo de cómo estos dos géneros han estado conectados desde el inicio de la música urbana latina 000
Reposted by Jesús Jank Curbelo𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. @palabranahj.bsky.social · 26/12/2024 🌟 Editors’ Picks 2024: palabra celebrates 5 years of elevating Latino narratives. Explore stories shaping the future: 🔗 bit.ly/3YrXr5M #LatinoVoicesbit.ly 011
Jesús Jank Curbelo @jankcurbelo.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Pinchita en @elpaisamerica.bsky.social sobre el bloqueo de las páginas X en Tx. Feat. mayfren @wendyselene.bsky.social elpais.com/us/2024-11-2...elpais.comLa guerra texana al pornoTexas aprobó el año pasado una ley que obliga a las páginas web de contenido para adultos a verificar la edad de sus usuarios. Desde entonces, una decena de estos sitios permanecen bloqueados en el Es... 021
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 03/07/2024Introducing the July/August 2024 issue of Texas Observer magazine. Visit texasobserver.org/editors-lett... for a special preview from @gusbova.bsky.social 091
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 10/07/2024Browse everything from the July/August 2024 issue of our magazine, so far: www.texasobserver.org/issues/july-... 0104
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 01/07/2024Introducing “Going to See the Volcanos.” Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo shares his harrowing journey ending with his Rio Grande crossing to seek asylum in the U.S. Collab w/ palabra. 🗓️Story available online July 9. Read a preview 🔗 bit.ly/3VL9xgo 088
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloRebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 02/11/2024I love this convo with Jesús Jank Curbelo, a Cuban journalist who emigrated to Texas 2 yrs ago. If you want to understand what's going on socially & culturally in Cuba today, listen to this one. Convo in Spanish, link to Eng translation of audio in episode notes. www.buzzsprout.com/2158804/epis...buzzsprout.comA conversation with Cuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo - The Clave ChroniclesCuban journalist Jesús Jank Curbelo joins Rebecca to speak about a range of topics, including the legacy of El Taiger, one of Cuba's most popular artists who was killed recently in Miami. We also talk... 183
Reposted by Jesús Jank CurbeloRebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 02/11/2024Curbelo has begun to publish here in the US, with several pieces in the Texas Observer bsky.app/profile/texa... 2102