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Reporter for @MarshallProj focused on prisons/jails. Formerly @WBEZ/@propublica local reporting network. Host of season 4 of Motive.
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How Trump and ICE’s Latest Tactics Target Immigrant Children

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By Shannon Heffernan Verified
| Texas Metro News
Officials claim to target the “worst of the worst.” But several agencies are now focusing on tracking and detaining children. By Shannon Heffernan The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/ A woman and her child enter Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York City while Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait to detain noncitizens after their status hearings, in 2025.
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How Trump and ICE’s Latest Tactics Target Immigrant Children

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By Shannon Heffernan Verified
| The Marshall Project Verified
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. The Trump administration has characterized immigration enforcement as a public safety push to deport "the worst of the worst.” Yet, in recent months it has taken several actions that specifically target immigrant children. The federal government expanded monitoring and tracking of unaccompanied minors.
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Why Did an Illinois Prison Fail to Stop 70 Fires?

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By Shannon Heffernan Verified
| Texas Metro News
Three key takeaways from our investigation of the epidemic of fires at the Joliet Treatment Center. By Shannon Heffernan The Marshal Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/ Security camera footage from the Joliet Treatment Center shows a fire visible through a cell door window in July 2024.
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