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María Inés Zamudio

@mizamudio.bsky.social
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Professional chismosa. award-winning investigative reporter with Invisible Institute/ProPublica. FOIA enthusiast. Professional Chismosa. Past @wbez @apmreports @publicintegrity @ChicagoReporter. Runner and aspiring fiction writer.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/08/2026
The mortality rate of ICE detainees is at the highest level in more than a decade and four times that of the Biden presidency, according to a recent Human Rights Watch report documenting the increase in detention deaths.
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The Deaths ICE Doesn’t Count
Prisciliano Trejo Ricano passed away in the hospital days after being released from detention.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 06/08/2026
Federal immigration enforcement officials threatened to bring criminal charges against Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart if he failed to comply with subpoenas asking his office to turn over detainees who were held at Cook County Jail.
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ICE threatens to bring criminal charges against Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart for not turning over inmates
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Aaron Farinacci said “fire is powerful, beautiful, and that things that go through fire experience a kind of rebirth.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/08/2026
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths. Story via @themarshallproject.org.
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A Prison on Fire
Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths.
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I’m proud to share this documentary. Please watch it.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/07/2026
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice. n.pr/4ffCfAV
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Her son was killed by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she's still waiting for justice
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/07/2026
The Oklahoma agency responsible for ensuring that oil company operations do not pollute municipal groundwater has granted nearly 400 industry requests for injection rule waivers since 2022. Cities are powerless to pass their own rules. with @readfrontier.bsky.social
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To Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at Risk
Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who was one of the last remaining witnesses to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has died
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Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78
Clara Ester, an activist and minister who rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died at 78.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/07/2026
UPDATE: ProPublica is tracking the increase in immigrants filing claims that their detention is illegal — known as habeas cases. While new cases are being added at a somewhat slower rate, there are still far more than ever before: propub.li/4yiYGwu
A bar chart shows the number of detention challenges filed each week since January 2025. The number of cases grew somewhat slowly from almost none to just under 1,000 at the end of 2025, then it jumped rapidly to a peak of 2,291 cases per week in February of 2026. Since then, new cases have dropped a bit to 1,774 per week in July 2026.
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Music as a form of therapy 💛✨✨✨🎶🎶 ✨✨✨ I got to play at a block party in #Pilsen last weekend thanks to my jarana teachers. #SonJarocho #MexicanosenChicago
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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“Most people don’t think you’re a nice kid," the owner of an Arkansas private school told a boy before urging other students to take turns attacking him. She repeatedly thwacked him with a footlong plastic cylinder, calling him a liar.
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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/07/2026
Immigrants detained at Camp East Montana in Texas didn’t have adequate space to read, pray, write or get legal services. Many detainees said they only got a couple hours of outdoor time a week — despite federal guidelines requiring one hour per day.
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“He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis.
Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility’s staff failed to adequately respond.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/07/2026
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81x more likely to develop a type of uncontrollable bleeding than those who do. But no federal or state agencies track refusal rates or subsequent bleeding. Following ProPublica’s report, two lawmakers are demanding CDC action.
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
NEW: After reporting by @nmindepth.bsky.social and @propublica.org, New Mexico AG finds “substantial racial disparities” in one school district and calls for reform @bryantfurlow.bsky.social
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New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District
The state’s attorney general launched an investigation after reporting by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica exposed high rates of harsh punishment for Native American and Hispanic children in Gallup-...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/07/2026
Following the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, DHS is using a familiar playbook: they are blaming Salgado for his own death by asserting he “weaponized his vehicle.” It’s a narrative that law enforcement agencies frequently employ to justify fatally shooting of unarmed motorists.
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ICE keeps using the same justification for killing drivers
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot dead by immigration agents on the way to work. DHS claims he was using his vehicle as a weapon.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
All 3 men inside of the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “‘reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van…They came in and started shooting from the sides.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
ICE arrests are on the rise again in Chicago. Here’s what immigrants need to know: blockclubchi.co/4aLHeqt
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
IMPACT! Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report, by @deldeib.bsky.social
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026
NEW: Citing ProPublica’s reporting, two lawmakers have called on the CDC to address a “preventable public health crisis” of parents refusing the vitamin K shot for their newborns — which has led to babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/07/2026
Many of the babies’ autopsy reports were clear: Vitamin K deficiency was the immediate cause of death, or contributed to it. The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns. (Published May)
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What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’ve cried most of the day. I’m going for a run in the heat hoping to change my mood just in time for the game. Can’t bring negative energy. Vamos Mexico! Benditos los sueños Mexicanos.
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cam rodriguez 🔎 @camrodriguez.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Chicagoans made a record-breaking amount of calls to 311 about downed trees, flooded streets and traffic lights last week, more than any other storm we've had so far. At one point, OEMC was fielding 37 requests in a single minute. New from me! chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/06/2026
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges. (Published May)
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"Federal immigration agents detained a man after crashing into his car during a high-speed chase in Dunning Tuesday morning, according to a neighbor who witnessed the incident."
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Immigration Agents Crash Into Car, Detain Man In Dunning, Neighbor Says
Security footage shows a black SUV rear end a car on a residential block. A neighbor saw three men in vests that read "ICE," "Customs Enforcement" and "Police" detain a man after the crash.
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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
ComEd announced in May that its customers should expect monthly bills to increase by $2 to $3 beginning June 1. Data centers and summer weather play a part in that increase, CEO Gil Quiniones said. to.wttw.com/3S7jeaB
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Absolutely devastating and enraging reporting out of Texas from the @nytimes.com local investigations fellowship. Warning: If you care about children, this one is a hard read. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students (Gift Article)
School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/05/2026
David Rush, a former senior CIA officer, is accused of theft and making false statements. The trove of gold and cash went missing from his CIA storage space — but it was found in his Virginia home. n.pr/4fOzl6J
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Former senior CIA officer took home gold bars and millions in cash, FBI says
David Rush, a former senior CIA officer, is accused of theft and making false statements. The trove of gold and cash went missing from his CIA storage space — but it was found in his Virginia home.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🚨🚨🚨The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. by @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
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The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
ICE agents pepper-sprayed Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.
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ICE agents pepper spray protesters, N.J. senator in clash outside Delaney Hall in Newark
“It’s sad, it’s a sad day," says pepper-sprayed senator.
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Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A new report used census data to estimate that more than 100,00 U.S. citizen kids had an immigrant parent detained since Trump took office in January. Brookings’ analysis cites reporting from ProPublica on detentions, which can lead to family separation www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s rep...
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
BREAKING: Attorneys for the city of Chicago have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a second man who alleged disgraced former Chicago Police Department Detective Reynaldo Guevara coerced him into confessing he committed a gruesome double murder and kidnapping in 1998, records show. @wttw.bsky.social
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Chicago Lawyers Reach Settlement With 2nd Man Wrongfully Convicted of 1998 Double Murder
The agreement averts a trial that would have asked a federal jury to decide whether former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara coerced Arturo DeLeon-Reyes into confessing to a 1998 Bucktown doub...
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Important reporting:
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I’ll be on @wbez’s In the Loop with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social to talk about a new documentary I helped to produce with filmmaker Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven. Tune in 91.5 FM
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NPR @npr.org · 25/04/2026
The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.
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DHS starts deportation of woman whose loved one died in the Baltimore bridge collapse
The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/04/2026
In 2011, a Chicago officer pulled a woman over just to get her phone number, then called or texted her nearly 30 times. Between 2017 and 2019, he was reported for sexual misconduct three more times before he was finally arrested. (Published May 2025 w/ @invisible.institute)
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Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.
The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct. Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims,...
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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#JournalismIsNotACrime And federal law-enforcement is not a weapon for those in power to intimidate their perceived critics www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
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F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"Flooding has been a worsening problem in Chicago for years. In the summer of 2023, more than 1,000 basements were flooded after 9 inches of rain fell in just 24 hours. Most of the flooded homes were located on the Northwest and West Sides.."
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Northwest Side Dealing With Heavy Flooding After Tuesday Storms — With More Rain On The Way
Residents across the Northwest Side woke up to flooded basements after Tuesday night's storms. More rain is expected Wednesday night.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/04/2026
Lebanon’s medics and hospitals are coming under fire as Israel accelerates its war against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Doctors say the attacks on Lebanon's health system remind them of similar tactics used in Gaza.
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Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon's health care system, as it did Gaza's
Since the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israel has pushed deeper into southern Lebanon.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
“Ms. Lopez-Jimenez, 41, a native of Guatemala, and her daughter, Wendy Godinez-Lopez, were flagged by T.S.A. officials on Friday when they showed up on a passenger list for a Sunday flight from San Francisco to Miami. The agency then tipped off Immigration and Customs Enforcement…”
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T.S.A. Tipped Off ICE Agents Before Arrests at San Francisco Airport
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Vox @vox.com · 19/03/2026
ICE detentions are up. So are deaths. www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...
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The people dying in ICE custody
ICE detentions are up. So are deaths.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/03/2026
United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta went public with her own account of being raped by Cesar Chavez, following a NYT investigation. Huerta said she kept the secret because, “I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for.”
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Dolores Huerta worried her abuse by Cesar Chavez would hurt farmworker movement
The New York Times uncovered a pattern of abuse by the civil rights icon, including of young girls.
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Sam Stecklow @samstecklow.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Great reporting from @readfrontier.bsky.social about the state law blocking access to basic police employment history data in Oklahoma. It's one of just a handful of states where @invisible.institute hasn't been able to access data for the National Police Index.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/03/2026
For more than a year, ProPublica’s journalists have been gathering the financial disclosures of federal officials appointed by Trump. You can now explore those records using our new online tool.
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 09/03/2026
Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi, a U.S. citizen from Skokie, spent nearly 30 hours in custody by federal immigration officials after she was detained at O’Hare Airport last week. She was later released out of a facility in Wisconsin. Naqvi's sister called the experience "terrifying."
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U.S. citizen from Skokie stopped at O'Hare, detained by immigration officials for nearly 30 hours
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com
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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online
The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner
Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 15/02/2026
It’s been more than a year since the Chicago Sun-Times started tracking the monthly price of 35 common grocery items at Jewel-Osco, Mariano’s, Target and Walmart. The verdict? What went up mostly didn’t come down.
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Grocery prices in Chicago have climbed double digits in the last year despite Trump's vow to lower them
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María Inés Zamudio @mizamudio.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass! #AquariusSeason ✨✨
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Since the FBI seized 2020 election materials from GA, questions have abounded as to what evidence justified the raid. @ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice… www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
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The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
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