Recommended: 's new podcast, WHITE HATS, about the Texas Rangers' troubled legacy. Episode 5 looks at cases in which the Rangers' tactics led to wrongful convictions. Death row exoneree speaks about the awful price he paid.
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Juan David Ortiz, a former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018, was convicted of capital murder and received an automatic sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
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“Now you can walk around here, and you won’t see any gang members, but I don’t recommend it because the police could take you away.”
“The police and soldiers have absolute power…They have become like another gang.”
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How will the Biden administration respond to the lifting of Title 42? dallasnews.com/news/2022/12/0 via
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That being said, I’d love to work for you. If you’re looking for someone with 7 years of experience at a media company, my email is farrahnicolepenn[at]gmail[dot]com 👋 (2/2)
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My last story for looks at the racist history of the law the Trump administration used to separate families at the border and how federal defenders are using it to fight illegal reentry charges for immigrants.
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The uproar and outrage have died down, but the practice continues.
From the day Biden took office until July 2022, U.S. officials have reported at least 363 cases of family separation.
My latest, with , for
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Was the killing of a migrant by a former ICE warden a hate crime or a terrible accident? interc.pt/3XtlBD9 by Debbie Nathan
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At their first court appearance, lawyers for the Club Q shooting suspect, who identifies as nonbinary, waived a reading of charges against the 22-year-old. wsj.com/articles/accus w/
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Anderson Lee Aldrich, who legally changed his name at 15, had previously threatened to harm family members. W/
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The news is out: I'm taking a new job covering energy at the starting next month. I'm really excited to tackle this beat -- which I think will only build on my environmental coverage so far -- and to join another ambitious Texas newsroom. I'll still be in Houston.
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Big news from @TexasTribune: @emfoxhall is joining us to cover energy and @juliaguilbeau is joining us as an audience producer. We are so lucky to welcome these standout journalists to our growing newsroom.
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The first two episodes of White Hats drop tomorrow
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We've spent a year working on the story of the Texas Rangers—who will soon mark their 200th anniversary. For many Texans, those white hats stand for justice.
But other Texans, like my abuela, were raised to be afraid of the Rangers: a white hat meant run.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whi
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What happens to a person once they're deported to Haiti? My piece for explores one man's experience. Patrick Julney, a former green card holder who had lived in the U.S. since the age of four, was deported to Port-au-Prince in June. (1/x)
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If you are a tech employee on a visa who recently got laid off and are willing to speak with me, please, DM or get in touch one of the Waze listed in my bio. Would love to tell your story even anonymously
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Gov. Sisolak said they knew it was going to come down to the wire.
"The counting ...will stretch into the next few days as the mail-in ballots and the drop-off ballots are counted and there's a lot of mail left to count and thats a good thing for us," Sisolak said.
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At the Nevada Democratic Victory watch party Sen. Cortez Masto and Gov. Sisolak told supporters results won't be known for days but urged them to keep their excitement up.
"We are not done yet," Cortez Masto said. "We are going to get this done."
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SO: I just confirmed that whatever mail has been dropped off today will not be tabulated tonight in Clark. May actually take until Thursday.
What will be tallied tonight are Election Day in-person and all the early/mail votes already in the system, save provisional ballots.
So:
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My Google storage is currently 90% full so here is a photo I found of our Metpro class at the Olympic printing plant during our first week.
Just lookit these little bb journalists 😭
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Interesting story. I do wish it would've mentioned the mass deportations that the Biden administration conducted of Haitians in Del Rio last September. Important context.
While the administration has rolled back some policies it just expanded Title 42 to apply to Venezuelans.
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Here is my news. I’m looking forward to pursuing great stories with new colleagues.
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We are thrilled to announce that Lillian Thomas (@lbeththomas) has joined the @WSJ newsroom as a U.S. News Bureau Chief!
She will lead a team of reporters in the middle of the country.
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BIG NEWS: is the next CEO of ! She will drive our strategy, finance, operations and growth as I continue to oversee our newsroom. I couldn’t be more excited.
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If you want to cover immigrants better in the US, or anywhere, I cannot recommend highly enough this insightful report by the intrepid that I had the honor of editing.
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Integrate into sports, business stories
Collaborate to build audiences
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🚨BREAKING: As of today, eight Mexican migrants who survived the Sheppard brothers’ violent, hateful attack have been released from custody in El Paso after close to four weeks in detention. /1 🧵
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Read on migrant smugglers who are hiring american teenagers through instagram and tiktok to drive migrants on their last leg of the smuggling journey, from the border to cities like Phoenix
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After nearly 8 years at covering immigration, today is my first day at the where I’ll be a national reporter covering all things Texas. I’m excited to start so please send tips, story ideas, and suggestions on who I should meet to adolfo.flores@wsj.com
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We are thrilled to welcome Adolfo Flores (@aflores) to the @WSJ newsroom as a U.S. News Reporter in Texas!
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Late breaking: The attorney who has been coordinating immigration cases for the Venezuelans sent to Martha’s Vineyard, , says she has obtained certifications for each migrant to apply for U visa status, which could eventually lead to green cards and citizenship.
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New: Under a new deal reached between the U.S. and Mexico, DHS may begin expelling Venezuelans back into Mexico as soon as today if they don't have someone to sponsor them here in the U.S. Even if they claim asylum, even if they come to a legal port of entry.
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Michael Sheppard was the warden at the West Texas Detention Center right up until he was arrested for allegedly shooting two immigrants. In 2018, African immigrants accused him of racism & abuse at the ICE facility, it's unclear what came of the complaints.
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During tonight’s gubernatorial debate in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said your office didn’t reach out to them about coordinating bussing of migrants. He said they’ve never received a phone call.
Do you have a response?
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Migrants told investigators a man yelled obscenities before they were shot at - and one was killed - here in West Texas. One of the men suggested they were out "looking for ducks, then changed it to birds and then to Javelina’s."
What we know :
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Most, if not all, the details from the affidavits have been reported but in one part Mark Sheppard told investigators that his brother thought he was shooting at a javelina. Sheppard told authorities he asked his brother "did you get him?" But later changed "him" to "it."
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Here's the affidavit for Michael Sheppard, the Texas warden at a private prison run by LaSalle Corrections, and his twin brother, Mark Sheppard, who are accused of shooting two immigrants, killing one. documentcloud.org/documents/2311 h/t who posted the affidavit
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NEW: Texas jail warden charged with killing migrant was previously accused of serious abuses
The warden who was arrested yesterday and the jail he ran have a long dark history — read more here
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Texas awards $307 million in contracts for 14 miles of new border wall. The two companies awarded contracts on Thursday will erect border barriers in Del Rio and the Rio Grande Valley.
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Deleted incorrect tweet because ICE detainees haven't been held at the West Texas Detention Facility since Oct. 2019.
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It's not the first time LaSalle Corrections is in the news. The prison company used to operate the Irwin County Detention Center for ICE and was where the women who had gynecological procedures performed on them without their consent were detained.
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Michael Sheppard was the warden of the West Texas Detention Center in Sierra Blanca, which is run by LaSalle Corrections, a company that operates more than a dozen private detention facilities including those that hold immigrants for ICE.
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A Texas detention center warden is one of two men arrested in connection with the shooting of two immigrants, one fatally, east of El Paso earlier this week.
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. on hourlong special on border security as the midterms approach.
"Notably absent were any interviews with migrants who were arrested on camera or standing behind [the reporter] as she spoke about the 'Biden-made crisis.'"
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Spoke with about my story on how US immigration authorities are putting wrong home addresses on immigrants’ release forms at the border, which could result in people missing their court hearings.
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