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Laura Rodríguez Presa

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Bilingual Journalist at Chicago Tribune focused on immigration and Latinos/ Adj professor at DePaul University/ Maktub/ 1 John 4:16/ RTs ≠ endorsements /larodriguez@chicagotribune.com

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEWS: CPS watchdog has reopened an investigation into allegations school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor, who told her story to @chicagotribune.com @aliceyin.bsky.social Kate Armanini www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/02/c...
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CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor
The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A year ago, Dasha, 8, was arrested alongside her family by Border Patrol agents downtown Chicago. Her photo, clutching a doll, became a symbol of who was being swept up. Today, the family is home. Dasha is back in school, but she still remembers that Sunday. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/c...
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our latest: Over the last year, thousands of immigrants from the Chicago area have been released from detention. On the surface, release can feel like a victory. But for many, it is only temporary. Freedom doesn’t guarantee a path to legal status. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/20/o...
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For those detained during Operation Midway Blitz, release doesn’t mean freedom
For many immigrants arrested and detained during Operation Midway Blitz, a release isn’t necessarily a new start. It is instead part of a long goodbye.
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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What has Chicago learned since? @royalpratt.bsky.social @ckubzansky.bsky.social @andrewcarter.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social take a look at how Midway Blitz changed the city and its people (also gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/c...
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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance
For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the guise of making Chicago safer. A year later, why do people still feel so unsafe?
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz. Our latest story with @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/c...
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A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz
It’s been a year since the Trump Administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” What it left behind can be measured in the number of neighborhood patrollers, people who keep a wary eye from apartment balc...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those detained during Operation Midway Blitz, release doesn’t mean freedom. Read our latest story about the reality of life after detention for many arrested during the raids. @chicagotribune.com @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social & CK www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/20/o...
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For those detained during Operation Midway Blitz, release doesn’t mean freedom
The reprieve allows immigrants to rebuild lives in Chicago, however temporary, while cases drag through a backlogged court system.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This couple came legally. They applied for asylum before their visas expired, wanting to do it all by the books. After six months, they applied for work permits to stay afloat, passing background checks. They worked legally and paid taxes while government delay dragged on. Then ICE came for them.
The couple quickly became key to Chicago’s nightlife, curating events and performing in some of Chicago’s most popular venues. They were getting ready for their biggest venture yet: following Karol G’s tour across the country, hosting unofficial afterparties.
But on Sunday morning, as the couple walked out of their rideshare outside of Midway Airport, they were apprehended by federal immigration agents. The two were on their way to take a flight to Washington, D.C., the first stop of the tour. They never made it through the door.
The Department of Homeland Security said it had arrested Panqueva, 26, and Paez, 27, for overstaying their visas, which both expired in 2022. But their attorney, Enrique Espinoza, said the pair had applied for asylum within the required time frame before their visas expired. The two both have asylum cases, Social Security numbers, work permits and the documents required for their ongoing legal process, Espinoza said.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The couple’s arrest outside Midway Airport aligns with what immigration attorneys across the country have observed in recent months: an increase in ICE arrests at airports of people traveling domestically with expired visas but pending immigration cases. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/c...
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Chicago DJ hosting Karol G tour afterparties arrested with his husband by ICE outside Midway Airport
DHS said agents arrested Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, and his husband for overstaying visas, but their attorney said the pair had applied for asylum within the required timeframe.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A new reality in Chicago: The working children While it is illegal for children to sell merchandise on Chicago's streets, it remains unclear which city or state agency is responsible for enforcing child labor laws in these situations. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/04/s...
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How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago’s popular corridors: ‘It’s dangerous’
Experts say that the population of “street-working children” is on the rise in Chicago and other major cities across the country.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The US government acknowledged that ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in ‘error’ and let him return to his family. Crazy story from @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/29/c...
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US government said ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in ‘error’ and let him return to his family
The man’s return is a rare admission of error by the Trump administration, which has taken a hard and often defiant approach to immigration enforcement.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 29/06/2026
The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: mrf.lu/KHjV
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
ICE arrests on the rise around Chicago, attorneys and advocates for immigrants say. Story by @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/19/c...
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ICE arrests on the rise around Chicago, attorneys and advocates for immigrants say
Immigrant attorneys and advocates report a recent uptick of arrests at immigration court hearings, routine check-ins, and criminal courthouses.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
NEWS: Illinois regulators to audit plastic surgeon case, seek changes in law after Tribune investigation found failures. Our last story @chicagotribune.com with Christy Gutowski www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/08/p...
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Illinois regulators to audit plastic surgeon case, seek changes in law after Tribune investigation
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has been investigating plastic surgeon Dr. Ayoub Sayeg since 2020.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was right about the World Cup. This is a great read www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
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The Chicago mayor who said ‘no’ to the World Cup – a dome on Soldier Field was the last straw (Gift Article)
Rahm Emanuel thought the proposed deal left 'Chicago taxpayers as the dumb money at the table'. Eight years on, he hasn't changed his mind
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Border Patrol agents smashed a man’s car window and tased him while he was waiting for his pregnant wife at her doctor’s appointment. He’s been locked up since then. A judge just ordered his release. Story by @jmetr22b.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/04/o...
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Federal judge orders release of man detained outside Erie Family Health while pregnant wife was inside
A federal judge on Monday ruled that Eriksen Ventura Romero’s arrest violated a long-running consent decree and ordered him released.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/06/2026
The shocking domestic attack elicited anger and mourning in the tight-knit community and eventually led to the passing of “Karina’s Law,” which spells out when law enforcement is required to take guns from alleged abusers with orders of protection against them.
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Man accused of killing wife, daughter in alleged attack that led to ‘Karina’s Law’ dies while facing pending murder charges
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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
More than two dozen people arrived to face federal agents in five different unmarked vehicles with aftermarket emergency lights. One agent had a Jerusalem cross sticker on the back of his phone, a Christian symbol dating to the Crusades that more recently has been associated with white supremacy.
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Federal agents crash into car while detaining man in Albany Park
It unfolded around 8:07 a.m. near Lawrence and Kedzie avenues as a black Nissan SUV began chasing a shirtless man before a different black Nissan SUV pulled out of grocery parking lot and hit a woman’...
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My latest: In a new wave of enforcement, Chicago Police target street vendors. Dozens of vendors have been arrested, ticketed, cited or had their merchandise confiscated, particularly along Michigan Avenue and outside major events across the city. Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/02/c...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
New wave of enforcement leaves Chicago street vendors fearful and struggling. This time, it’s local police, not ICE, causing concerns. An important story from @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/02/c...
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New wave of enforcement leaves Chicago street vendors fearful and struggling
A recent uptick in enforcement has alarmed immigrant advocates and vendors, particularly because some of the same communities were targeted last year during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We will celebrate our Pulitzer @chicagotribune.com with champagne and malört
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting @chicagotribune.com! Our entire newsroom covered Midway Blitz with everything we had. I’ve never been prouder of the Tribune or its commitment to the truth. It’s an honor to be part of this team.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Our whole newsroom @chicagotribune.com came together to cover Midway Blitz. Everyone pulled together. It’s an honor to be recognized. Thank you @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Meet the 2026 Livingston Awards Finalists for Local Reporting! 📣 These outstanding young journalists are shining a light on critical local issues—and shaping the future of news. Read their outstanding work: bit.ly/4vJt8ib #wallacehouse #universityofmichigan #livingstonawards
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations to all Livingston Award finalists, especially @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social who makes us proud every day @chicagotribune.com
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
NEWS: The Trump administration is reviewing DACA renewals so slowly that the delays are causing people to lose their jobs, licenses, and deportation protection. It’s happening across the country. Our Sunday story with @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/d...
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DACA delays lead to lost jobs, less stability and anxiety over potential deportation under Donald Trump
Without the renewal, DACA recipients are in danger of being placed in deportation proceedings.
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Proud to be sharing this award with my fantastic colleagues @royalpratt.bsky.social @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social @ckubzansky.bsky.social Thanks @newhousesu.bsky.social and to the entire Tribune newsroom for its immigration coverage newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/the-was...
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The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune Win 2026 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting
The Washington Post won the 2026 Toner Prize for national political reporting. The Chicago Tribune won for local political reporting. Ceremony set for March 23 in Washington, D.C.
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UW Center for Journalism Ethics @uwethics.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Congratulations to 2026 Shadid Award finalists @royalpratt.bsky.social, @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social, @ckubzansky.bsky.social, @jmetr22b.bsky.social & @andrew-carter.bsky.social (chicagotribune.com) for reporting on the mass deportation effort in Chicago. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12/02/2026
“He was initially detained based on false information. Homeland Security is still labeling him as a high-ranking gang member, even though it has been proven that he has no gang ties,” his wife, Bianca Hernandez, said.
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Immigration judge denies bond for Chicago man acquitted in Bovino murder-for-hire plot
An immigration judge on Wednesday denied bond to a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This piece explores the complexity of being an immigrant while becoming even more American every Sunday through football—and, of course, the Bears. I invite you to read it for this Super Bowl Sunday. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/08/o...
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Erendira Rendon: My immigrant family and I became Bears fans this season. The joy was beautiful.
It has been beautiful to see my city and Mexican immigrant family embrace the Bears.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
A Mexican grandmother has hand-sewn the official retirement banners for Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and, most recently, Derrick Rose. He has crafted banners for the Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears and White Sox. Here’s her story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/m...
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Meet the Mexican immigrant who made retirement banners for Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Derrick Rose
Maria Estela Parra didn’t know how to sew and knew even less about sports when W.G.N. Flag and Decorating Co. hired her as a seamstress in 1986.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Here’s the New York Times using 19 words to hint at what FAFO means.
Not so long ago, Mr. Trump was hailed by many of these same figures as a president with the audacity to send in special forces units to punish political opponents who “FAFO.” (That’s the expletive-laden expression used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to mean messing around and facing the consequences.)
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Under Bovino, federal agents tear-gassed neighborhoods, made warrantless arrests, and relied on racial profiling. A father of two was killed. A woman was shot five times. Chicago was only the beginning. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/01/2026
Lawyer for woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago wants body-cam footage, other evidence made public
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Lawyer for woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago wants bodycam footage, other evidence made public
Citing the recent “executions” of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in Minneapolis, a lawyer for a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in October asked a judge on Monday t…
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Meet the runners who refuse to let Chicago’s arctic chill slow them down. “We’re crazy, man,” one said. blockclubchi.co/4qOmWmg
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We’ll see how things change in Minneapolis with Gregory Bovino gone. But he and his Border Patrol agents are the ones responsible for the biggest excesses in Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and elsewhere. Homan isn’t the architect of the roving convoys stopping at Target and going for anyone.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
My latest: ICE releases Guatemalan mother after seven months. It failed to provide a reason or evidence justifying her detention. The mother said her strength came from her local church in a Chicago suburb, which rallied around her family during that time. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/m...
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A mother’s way home: How a church community sustained a Chicago-area family through ICE detention
While Marina Lopez was in ICE detention for seven months, parishioners in her church stepped up to help care for her family.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
While Marina Lopez was in ICE detention for seven months, parishioners in her church stepped up to help care for her family. This is their story, told by @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social in a great Sunday @chicagotribune.com read www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/m...
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A mother’s way home: How a church community sustained a Chicago-area family through ICE detention
While Marina Lopez was in ICE detention for seven months, parishioners in her church stepped up to help care for her family.
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Ashley Miller @amreports.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
A long read from the Tribune: 64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/12/2025
U.S. Reps. Jesús “Chuy” García, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez and Jonathan Jackson arrived carrying a federal court order confirming that members of Congress cannot be blocked from conducting oversight at immigration detention facilities.
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Democratic lawmakers visit ICE facility in Broadview after judge confirms they cannot be denied access
U.S. Reps. Chuy García, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez and Jonathan Jackson arrived carrying a federal court order.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/12/2025
For those looking to set reading goals or resolutions in 2026, here’s how to get back into the habit.
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Want to read more in 2026? Here’s how to revive your love of books.
People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
FULL STORY: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and its suburbs, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. @wttw.bsky.social
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Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Federal Agents Repeatedly Lied About What They Did During Aggressive Immigration Raids: Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis used a blistering 233-page ruling to painstakingly detail how agents falsely asserted in court and in official reports that they had been confronted with unrelenti...
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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 17/11/2025
When the Government Doesn't Want You Reporting on ICE A conversation with Chicago Tribune reporter @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social about covering ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and staying rooted in community
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When the Government Doesn't Want You Reporting on ICE
A conversation with Chicago Tribune reporter Laura Rodríguez Presa about covering ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and staying rooted in community
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
“They’re not even treating me like a human being.” Our Sunday story with @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and Rebecca Johnson about Bovino’s agents racial profiling throughout Chicago. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/11/2025
The Trump administration says that more than 1.6 million immigrants have self-deported. But there's also evidence of an internal migration from target cities and states and into quieter areas that feel safer.
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'We need to get out of here': Trump's immigration crackdown is quietly reshaping where immigrants live in America
The Trump administration says that more than 1.6 million immigrants have self-deported. But there's also evidence of an internal migration from target cities and states and into quieter areas that feel safer.
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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 15/11/2025
When the Government Doesn't Want You Reporting on ICE A conversation with Chicago Tribune reporter @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social about covering ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and staying rooted in community By @juliorvarela.com
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When the Government Doesn't Want You Reporting on ICE
A conversation with Chicago Tribune reporter Laura Rodríguez Presa about covering ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and staying rooted in community
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Latino U.S. citizens/ permanent residents racially profiled by immigration agents in Chicago. Even after they told the agents they were in the country legally, officers zip-tied their hands & detained them, in some cases even transporting them to Broadview. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Only 16 of the 614 people whose Chicago-area immigration arrests may have violated a 2022 consent decree have criminal histories that present a “high public safety risk.” Several have already reunited with their families in the Chicago area. Read the story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
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Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
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