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Immigration, illegal immigrants, deportations, border security
IMMIGRATIONWhy We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border Published 7 April 2026 The federal government is charging a skyrocketing number of migrants with trespassing in military zones. The boundaries can be hard to pinpoint — even for investigative reporters. Our reporting started, like much of our work, in a spreadsheet.
Why we went looking for National Defense Areas along the U.S. southern border
ProPublica Humanitarian volunteers were blocked by U.S. troops on a border road in Arizona in 2025. This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Our reporting started, like much of our work, in a spreadsheet.
Why We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border
Our reporting started, like much of our work, in a spreadsheet. As I parsed through federal court data, I noticed something odd: Within months of President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, prosecutors began filing obscure charges related to trespassing on military property — so many, in fact, that more cases were filed in 2025 than in the prior decade.
Emprende Trump cacería de brujas vs migrantes
Jose Omar Flores-Peñaloza estaba dispuesto a admitir que había entrado ilegalmente a Estados Unidos. Estaba listo para ser deportado, según sus abogados. Pero los fiscales federales no lo dejaron ir la primavera pasada sin hacerlo responder por otro delito, uno del que nunca había escuchado hablar.
The Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy To Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts And Testing The Law
The Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law Jose Omar Flores-Penaloza was willing to admit that he had entered the United States illegally. He was ready to be deported, according to his attorneys. But federal prosecutors would not let him go last spring without making him answer for another crime — one he had never heard of.
Immigration, illegal immigrants, deportations, courts
IMMIGRATIONThe Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law Published 18 March 2026 One man, who admitted he had entered the U.S. illegally and was ready to be deported, sat in jail for 40 days over unfounded allegations of trespassing on military land. The Justice Department keeps pursuing similar cases, puzzling legal experts. Jose Omar Flores-Penaloza was willing to admit that he had entered the United States illegally.
The Trump administration’s “disturbing” legal strategy to prosecute border crossers is taxing courts
The Trump administration turned vast expanses of federal land along the southern border, like this stretch between Sunland Park and Columbus, New Mexico, into national defense areas. This story was originally published by ProPublica and co-published with The Texas Tribune Jose Omar Flores-Penaloza was willing to admit that he had entered the United States illegally. He was ready to be deported, according to his attorneys.
Trump’s DOJ is pushing prosecutors to pursue “fatally flawed” cases against Texas border crossers
15 hours ago The Strait of Hormuz, responsible for 20% of the world's oil supply, remains essentially closed. U.S. crude oil hit $100 per barrel Sunday, continuing its surge as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran shows no signs of ending soon and despite attempts by the Trump administration and allied countries to …
FAA Warns Airlines About Safety Risks From Rocket Launches, Urges “Extreme Caution”
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a sharp warning that rocket launches could “significantly reduce safety” for airplanes, urging pilots to prepare for the possibility that “catastrophic failures” could create dangerous debris fields. The official notice, known as a safety alert for operators, was dated Jan. 8, the same day that ProPublica published an investigation showing how pilots scrambled to avoid debris after two SpaceX Starship megarockets exploded over busy airspace last year.
“We’re Too Close To The Debris”: Airplanes Dodge The Remains Of Exploding SpaceX Rockets
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. There are additional (exceptional!) imagery in the original. When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.
"We're too close to the debris": How SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed Super Heavy, the megarocket’s flight path would take it soaring over busy Caribbean airspace before it reached the relative safety of the open Atlantic Ocean.
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed Super Heavy, the megarocket’s flight path would take it soaring over busy Caribbean airspace before it reached the relative safety of the open Atlantic Ocean.
How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by ProPublica. When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed Super Heavy, the megarocket’s flight path would take it soaring over busy Caribbean airspace before it reached the relative safety of the open Atlantic Ocean.
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
1 day ago US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy closed airspace around the collection of nations that includes Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday night amid the operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The commercial flights and private jets that were meant to ferry movie stars and millionaires back to reality after their New Year's celebrations were grounded as a result.
Los hombres que Trump deportó a una cárcel salvadoreña
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Hemos recopilado un informe sin precedentes, caso por caso, sobre 238 de los hombres venezolanos que estuvieron presos en El Salvador.Con ese fin, ProPublica, The Texas Tribune y un equipo de periodistas venezolanos de Alianza Rebelde Investiga y Cazadores de Fake News han pasado los últimos cuatro meses indagando sobre las vidas y los antecedentes de estos hombres.
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How Science Can Adapt to a New Normal
March 14, 2025 26 Scientific institutions are in full scramble. No amount of diplomacy or charity can interpret the modern moment as anything other than an attempt at destroying the foundations of the modern scientific machine. In particular, layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (some of which were reversed, perhaps temporarily, this week) are the ones likely to have the largest immediate impact.
What Can We Learn From The Women Of The Iron Age? - Social Science Space
March 5, 2025 11 In this month’s issue of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge examines new research into prehistoric gender dynamics – and what this tells us about how we view history. A new study into Iron Age burials in Britain has uncovered the first confirmed evidence of matrilocality in European prehistory.
You're Eyes May Widen at What Ted Cruz Designates as 'Woke'
March 4, 2025 30 A few months ago, Sen.
A Device to Stop Bleeding. A Study on Mint Plants. Research Ted Cruz Calls 'Woke.'
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NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A high-ranking NASA official warned his employees Friday to “use discretion” in public when displaying badges or emblems that identify them as federal workers — part of an effort, the agency says, to protect its employees amid “stories of possible harassment” outside of work.
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The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. After the Trump administration moved to freeze nearly $60 billion in foreign aid in January, officials like Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeatedly assured Americans that lifesaving operations would continue. “We don’t want to see anybody die,” he told reporters in early February.
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A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A few months ago, Sen.
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
8 hours ago Conspiracy Theorists Melt Down Over White House's Dud 'Epstein Files' Stunt Conspiracy theorists, amateur investigators, and online cranks of all sorts were livid on Thursday as they came to realize that documents related to … 7 hours ago Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers...
The ‘death penalty’ of child welfare: In 6 months, some parents lose their children forever
Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed a law aimed at speeding up adoptions for children languishing in foster care. In the process, it destroyed hundreds of thousands of families through the termination of parental rights. Jackie Snodgrass in her younger daughter’s bedroom in Charleston, W.Va. Snodgrass’ kids’ rooms remain untouched. She and her husband, Wes, haven’t seen them in person for over a year.
Nike Promised Climate Action, But Its Corporate Jets Kept Flying - and Polluting
This story was originally published by ProPublica and The Oregonian/OregonLive. On dozens of occasions since 2020, a private Gulfstream jet belonging to Nike has touched down at Moffett Field, a federally owned airfield on the banks of San Francisco Bay. The Silicon Valley site’s most notable feature is a hulking building known as Hangar One, which in the 1930s housed a U.S. Navy airship and today is a conspicuous landmark along U.S. 101.
After Nike Leaders Promised Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting Original
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On dozens of occasions since 2020, a private Gulfstream jet belonging to Nike has touched down at Moffett Field, a federally owned airfield on the banks of San Francisco Bay. The Silicon Valley site’s most notable feature is a hulking building known as Hangar One, which in the 1930s housed a U.S. Navy airship and today is a conspicuous landmark along U.S. 101.
After Nike Leaders Promised Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting | Flipboard
1 hour ago Katy Perry shot a video for a song called “LIFETIMES.” That video, directed by a person named Stillz, was filmed in Spain’s Balearic Islands, particularly, in the protected area of S’Espalmador. Without permission, apparently. Now, the Balearic Government’s Environmental Department has launched an …
Housing makes reunification harder for families
Even after resolving other safety concerns, parents in Georgia can wait for months to be reunited with their children, often because of what advocates say are stringent requirements sought by the state’s Division of Family and Children Services. This article was originally produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WABE. K. thought she was one step closer to regaining custody of her children when she secured her studio apartment.
Strict Housing Requirements Are Keeping Some Kids Longer in Georgia’s Foster Care System
While the state’s Division of Family and Children Services provides little housing assistance, “inadequate housing” keeps parents from their kids. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WABE. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. K. thought she was one step closer to regaining custody of her children when she secured her studio apartment.
How a Fire on a Dairy Farm Led Us to More Than a Year’s Worth of Stories About Immigrant Dairy Workers
Dairy farms are some of the most dangerous job sites in America. Much of the labor is done by immigrants working on small farms that operate with little safety oversight. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. In the summer of 2021, I had just returned to work from maternity leave and was scouting around for my next story.
Los trabajadores de las granjas lecheras a menudo aguantan viviendas precarias. La ley no los protege.
Trabajar en las granjas lecheras de los Estados Unidos es peligroso. Frecuentemente, son inmigrantes los que trabajan en ranchos donde hay poco control de los riesgos laborales. Esta es una serie de reportajes de ProPublica, un medio sin fines de lucro dedicado al periodismo de investigación.
When families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Brittany Wise ran through the options in her head. It was a sunny April morning in Cobb County, Georgia, a suburban area northwest of Atlanta. Wise was heading back to the cul-de-sac of budget motels where her family was staying after receiving an eviction notice from her landlord in January when the blue lights appeared in her Chevy Tahoe’s rearview mirror. The police officer had stopped Wise for an expired tag.
When families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance
Brittany Wise ran through the options in her head. It was a sunny April morning in Cobb County, Georgia, a suburban area northwest of Atlanta. Wise was heading back to the cul-de-sac of budget motels where her family was staying after receiving an eviction notice from her landlord in January when the blue lights appeared in her Chevy Tahoe’s rearview mirror. The police officer had stopped Wise for an expired tag.
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
Brittany Wise ran through the options in her head. It was a sunny April morning in Cobb County, Georgia, a suburban area northwest of Atlanta. Wise was heading back to the cul-de-sac of budget motels where her family was staying after receiving an eviction notice from her landlord in January when the blue lights appeared in her Chevy Tahoe’s rearview mirror. The police officer had stopped Wise for an expired tag.
How Immigrant Dairy Farm Workers Go From Vital to Disposable
Dairy farms are some of the most dangerous job sites in America. Much of the labor is done by immigrants working on small farms that operate with little safety oversight. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This story was co-published with the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
GoLocalProv | News | EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them
Over the past two decades, the utility that provides water to much of the community has had little trouble complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is intended to assure Americans that their tap water is clean.
The EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. As far as state and federal officials are concerned, the drinking water in Smithwick, Texas, is perfectly safe. Over the past two decades, the utility that provides water to much of the community has had little trouble complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is intended to assure Americans that their tap water is clean.
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127,000 New York workers have been victims of wage theft
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Documented. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. For Marcelino Zapoteco, the final straw came on a quiet night in 2018 at the restaurant Brioso on Staten Island. He was working alongside one of the managers who had been pulled in by the restaurant’s co-owner Pietro “Peter” DiMaggio to help as a waiter.
New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages
New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages Published August 25, 2023 This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Documented. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Saprina James was hopeful when she received a letter in 2019 about her wage theft claim against her former employer. The letter said the New York State Department of Labor had substantiated her claim and ordered Mugisha F.
127,000 New York workers have been victims of wage theft
This story was originally published by ProPublica and co-published with Documented. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For Marcelino Zapoteco, the final straw came on a quiet night in 2018 at the restaurant Brioso on Staten Island. He was working alongside one of the managers who had been pulled in by the restaurant’s co-owner Pietro “Peter” DiMaggio to help as a waiter.
NY workers missing almost $80M in back wages
Determining the prevalence of wage theft in New York is more complicated than in some other states, including California, Massachusetts and Texas, because its Department of Labor does not make the results of investigations readily available to the public. Documented filed a public records request for that information in 2019. When the department refused to release it, Documented took the agency to court.
NY workers missing almost $80M in back wages
This story was originally published by ProPublica. It was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Documented. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. BUFFALO — Saprina James was hopeful when she received a letter in 2019 about her wage theft claim against her former employer. The letter said the state Department of Labor had substantiated her claim and ordered Mugisha F.
127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft
Investigating the prevalence of wage theft in New York and how the state is failing to protect workers. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Documented. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. For Marcelino Zapoteco, the final straw came on a quiet night in 2018 at the restaurant Brioso on Staten Island.
127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft
Trump news update 13 hours ago Trump's former lawyer was indicted in Georgia. She wants his defense funds to pay her legal fees. USA TODAY - David Jackson • 13h WASHINGTON — Legal costs over Donald Trump's alleged attempts to steal the 2020 election have at least one of his co-defendants turning to social media to ask why the former president and his donors aren't doing more to help.
New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages
Investigating the prevalence of wage theft in New York and how the state is failing to protect workers. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Documented. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Saprina James was hopeful when she received a letter in 2019 about her wage theft claim against her former employer.
Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges
This article contains detailed descriptions of mental illness and suicide. If you or someone you know needs help: Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 Text the Crisis Text Line from anywhere in the U.S. to reach a crisis counselor: 741741 This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mississippi Today.
Their families said they needed mental health treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail
This article was originally published by Mississippi Today and ProPublica and is republished here with permission. It contains detailed descriptions of mental illness and suicide.
Their Families Said They Needed Treatment. Mississippi Officials Threw Them in Jail Without Charges.
When sheriff’s department staff in Mississippi’s Benton County took Jimmy Sons into custody several years ago, they followed their standard protocol for people charged with a crime: They took his mug shot, fingerprinted him, had him change into an orange jumpsuit and locked him up. But Sons, who was then 20 years old, had not been charged with a crime.
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