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Nicole Foy

@nicolefoy.bsky.social
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investigative reporter covering immigration, labor and more for @propublica.org, teaching @ CUNY Newmark signal: nicolefoy.27

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
new: federal authorities tapped into a network of flock license plate readers and surveillance cameras owned by chicagoland police during their failed attempts to prosecute marimar martinez and anthony ruiz for following immigration agents last october.
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Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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Ximena Bustillo @ximenabustillo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scooplet: DHS was told to find space nationally for new immigration court hearing locations including at FEMA, CISA, US Coast Guard and ICE properties. But the new locations caused confusion as members of congress and the public are blocked. My latest news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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DHS Expands Pop-Up Immigration Courts, Blocking Public Access
The White House directed the Department of Homeland Security to volunteer space to serve as makeshift immigration courts as the Trump administration seeks to speed deportations.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t have a comprehensive plan for its rapid expansion of detention facilities, resulting in the waste of over $20 million, according to a federal watchdog." via @ximenabustillo.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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ICE Wasted Over $20 Million to Expand Detention, Watchdog Says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t have a comprehensive plan for its rapid expansion of detention facilities, resulting in the waste of over $20 million, according to a federal watchdog.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I often say local news has some of my favorite immigration reporting. @bostonglobe.com is a perfect example. They consistently interview people I've wanted to hear from & flag issues early. Plus a solid immigration newsletter A sobering, very relevant interview: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/24/m...
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An ICE agent shot and killed her partner in Maine. Now, she wants justice. - The Boston Globe
In her first sit-down interview with a newspaper, Martha Karolina Rojas Alvarez called for justice to be carried out for the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, her partner and father of their ...
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Agents later determined he was not the person they were seeking and learned that he was a U.S. citizen. He was released.” "An Evanston police officer reported observing blood on the agent’s hands."
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump: "I’m surprised CNN is here is covering me. You shouldn’t be here.” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: “The United Nations allowed us in, sir.”
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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
wow. the mother of one of the citizen teen who spoke out about being detained by ICE while trying to enlist has been deported www.krgv.com/news/mother-...
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Mother of teen detained in viral Alamo ICE arrest video deported
The mother of a 17-year-old detained by ICE in a viral Alamo, Texas incident has been deported to Mexico, raising concerns among legal experts about potential retaliation for speaking out.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More details and -- new witness video -- from the ICE shooting in Austin. It shows witnesses begging agents to call the ambulance -- who then pull the 28-year-old Venezuelan man out of the car and cuff him. ✍️ Emiliano Tahui Gomez for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas
Anti-ICE protesters gather and demand transparency at site where 28-year-old was shot in torso
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“I just want to live in peace,” American citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas said following his third Kavanaugh stop this past spring: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?
Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time — and shackled. “I just want to live in peace,” he say...
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: Leo Garcia Venegas, detained three times by DHS, just won a major victory in his case. The court stayed three DHS policies: Immigration agents can no longer raid construction sites without a warrant, round up workers based on how they look, and refuse to let them go after they show a REAL ID.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pretty significant news, especially getting a preliminary injunction in a state like Alabama. Comes from the lawsuit filed by Leonardo Garcia Venegas, the U.S. citizen and Alabama resident detained three times by immigration agents. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?
Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time — and shackled. “I just want to live in peace,” he say...
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Candice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026
NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wish Emiliano was here on Bluesky, but he's identified the man shot by ICE today in Austin. He's a very good freelance reporter based in Austin (hire him!) and all over this story. You can find him on Twitter
EDIT: The name of the Austin ICE shooting victim is Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, according to his family and his lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch. He is a 28 year-old Venezuelan national.

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Latest: Video show Memphis Safe Task Force officers arresting a videographer who was already the lead plaintiff of an ACLU lawsuit alleging 1st Amendment retaliation reason.com/2026/09/17/m...
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Memphis task force caught on video arresting activist already suing it for First Amendment retaliation
The ACLU says Hunter Demster's arrest shows a continuing campaign of intimidation and retaliation by the Memphis Safe Task Force.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
if you want more info on the crazy @propublica.org scoop about Don Jr.s's wedding, I've got great news for you...
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's true...
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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A Monday morning thread of all the incredible work my co-workers/friends have done. People don't always think "great journalism" when they think about Idaho but they should. Read on for great pieces you may have missed 🧵
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"He's a minor!" one bystander shouts to ICE officers filmed punching a teen motorist repeatedly The two 17-year-olds say they are U.S. citizens who were on their way get documents to enlist in the Marines when ICE officers detained after they filmed a raid www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
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Vea el momento en que agentes de ICE golpean a un menor estadounidense durante operativo migratorio
El joven de 17 años asegura que él y un amigo iban a entregar documentos para inscribirse a los marines cuando comenzaron a grabar a distancia. Afirma que no había cometido ningún delito y que permane...
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I had this wrong. Looking at my notes, it's 60 body worn cameras preserved this year, about 16 of which have been classified as Midway Blitz. So not all 60
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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I spoke with former Homeland Security Investigations officials, who told me the same thing: a CUC is a "Certified Undercover" operation, meaning that DHS had granted its agents extraordinary powers – including to break the law – as part of the investigation talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-exe...
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DHS Exempted Itself from Normal Law for Undercover Investigation Into Protesters
Tucked in at the bottom of a bombshell document released last week...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“The Miami Herald will no longer have a Miami beat” is the state of local journalism in a nutshell. Really, really bad.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I just have yet to see industry consequences (ie: no cushy landing spots at universities & journalism foundations) for the top execs who make these choices and then eventually decide to take their insane salaries & perks to greener pastures. And that's increasingly unacceptable.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
McClatchy, controlled by a hedge fund, doesn't want you to talk about all the journalists they're laying off today around the country!
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remain
In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.
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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our multimedia editor is having a kid next week. We need your help to pay him parental leave & hire an interim to replace him!
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Paid Parental Leave Needed for Payday’s Multimedia Editor
Our editor, who we pay $1,000-a-month, is taking time off for two months and we need to replace him.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 09/09/2026
Analyzing countless records & videos to document these agents, while also reporting on-the-ground, takes a lot of time (and PPE). To ensure our work is independent and accessible, we have no paywall, ads, big grants, or billionaire funders. Our only financial support comes from you, dear reader.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 09/09/2026
Chicago-area members of Congress have asked DHS's Inspector General to investigate a "severe pattern of incidents of excessive force" by ICE and CBP agents. The letter heavily cites our recent report on an increasingly violent group of agents we tracked across Chicago, Minnesota, and Virginia.
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Ximena Bustillo @ximenabustillo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
SCOOP: Immigrants are being rapidly reassigned to in-person immigration court hearings at buildings that are not immigration courts + with minimal notice. The pop-up courts come as EOIR is looking to rapidly acquire space throughout the country. www.npr.org/2026/09/04/g...
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'Hidden tribunals:' Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations
The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026
NEW: Judges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be deported rather than wait in detention centers.
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These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully Detained
Judges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be dep...
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
SCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said ICE was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“This is being directed by the Main Justice” wrote the federal prosector in Minnesota. “I objected in the strongest possible terms and fought it as hard as I could. It wasn’t enough.” www.propublica.org/article/doj-...
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Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections
A prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that T...
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is on the bench, and this hearing is underway.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
closed a window and lost 50 tabs I can no longer retrieve -- please respect my privacy at this time
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Michael LaFrance @mlafrance.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and ‌China's Tibet. Initial report say it may have been caused by a glacial lake rupture.
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armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
People argue with federal agents while they conduct immigration enforcement actions in the Mckinley Park neighborhood Monday afternoon in Chicago. Story from Evgenia Anastasakos and Caroline Kubzansky: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/24/m...
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
And as we reported last year, foreign food inspections plummeted to a historic low after the Trump administration took over due to staffing cuts at the FDA. Food safety experts told us, “It’s only a matter of time before people die." www.propublica.org/article/fore...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
When a few men -- Cubans -- refused to get off ICE plane in *Liberia* yesterday, agents *pressed knees into their necks,* forced them back on the plane and banished them... to Equatorial Guinea. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 19/08/2026
"Between May and July, the emails show probation officers were regularly notifying ICE agents about the dates and times that certain probationers would be at their office. ... One probation officer also gave ICE agents the home address and make, model and license plate of a probationer’s car."
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Intern reporter (!!!) Agustin Termite @idahocapitalsun.com revealed one Idaho police department withdrew from Flock's national lookup tool after their cameras were searched for immigration purposes -- against state law & the police department's own policy. idahocapitalsun.com/2026/08/11/i...
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@rachelspacek.bsky.social at @investigatewest.bsky.social examined how closely one Idaho county's probation office is working with ICE -- even going so far as to compile a "foreign born list" for ICE. www.investigatewest.org/idaho-county...
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Idaho probation office compiles ‘foreign born list’ for ICE
Emails show how Canyon County probation officers are helping immigration authorities — including making a list of foreign-born individuals
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The continued deportation threats faced by Afghans who worked & fought with the U.S. military continues to be one of the most shocking immigration storylines that gets very little attention. @ximenabustillo.bsky.social covered the latest www.npr.org/2026/08/15/n...
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They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards
When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 03/08/2026
Increasingly, patients are showing up to hospitals in ICE or CBP custody. NILC staff and Dr. Theresa Cheng spoke with @austinkocher.com about how medical professionals can care for their patients — and protect their rights — when this happens.
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Ashley Miller @amreports.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Guy pointing incredulously at himself.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"Over the last 18 months, online videos have shown women being tackled to the ground, pulled from a car, dragged out of a workplace and fatally shot. This week, Bowe has filed a claim against the federal government. It is one of 54 claims filed by affiliates of the ACLU in 17 states and... D.C."
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
never in my years of journalism unions have I been able to work under a ratified contract. This is HUGE for ProPublica and I couldn't be prouder that we stood up and fought for what we deserved.
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