Kate Morrissey, Journalist
@bgirledukate.bsky.social
Journalist covering the immigration beat at the San Diego-Tijuana border writing Beyond the Border newsletter on Substack. Co-founder of Daylight San Diego. Articles in Capital & Main, Voice of San Diego, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times...
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Welcome to Beyond the Border
Why I'm starting a newsletter and why I hope you'll read it
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So today I did a thing -- I launched a newsletter on Substack. I've been working on this since the day after the election, when I sat down and thought about what I could best offer in this moment as an immigration reporter. I hope you'll check it out. open.substack.com/pub/beyondth...
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Father "told her that he felt tired walking and was short of breath."
"She thinks they should've taken him [to the hospital] sooner."
"[S]he wishes [ICE] had told her when he was hospitalized so she could've said goodbye."
#California #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"She thinks they should've taken him [to the hospital] sooner."
"[S]he wishes [ICE] had told her when he was hospitalized so she could've said goodbye."
#California #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Honduran Grandfather Who Died in ICE Custody Told Family He’d Felt Ill For Weeks
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026.
capitalandmain.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Father "told her that he felt tired walking and was short of breath."
"She thinks they should've taken him [to the hospital] sooner."
"[S]he wishes [ICE] had told her when he was hospitalized so she could've said goodbye."
#California #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"She thinks they should've taken him [to the hospital] sooner."
"[S]he wishes [ICE] had told her when he was hospitalized so she could've said goodbye."
#California #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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Immigration officials arrested U.S. citizen siblings while they were parked in a Mission Bay lot. The brother said officials threw him to the ground and kneeled on him.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Immigration officials arrested U.S. citizen siblings while they were parked in a Mission Bay lot. The brother said officials threw him to the ground and kneeled on him.
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Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings after protests escalated on January 8.
Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts.
Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0
Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts.
Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings after protests escalated on January 8.
Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts.
Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0
Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts.
Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0
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I am not reading that yet. It is still the holidays.
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I am not reading that yet. It is still the holidays.
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Ok so they’re really really really gonna start enforcing the Real ID, y’all. Feb 1. If you have a passport card though or passport book, you’re OK via @TravelGov
December 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Ok so they’re really really really gonna start enforcing the Real ID, y’all. Feb 1. If you have a passport card though or passport book, you’re OK via @TravelGov
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Looking ahead to 2026, we know this is a topic we must continue to cover heavily. You’ve told us that by making our immigration work among our most-read stories this year.
We hope that as we continue to grow — with your support — we will be able to tell even more of these needed stories.
We hope that as we continue to grow — with your support — we will be able to tell even more of these needed stories.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Looking ahead to 2026, we know this is a topic we must continue to cover heavily. You’ve told us that by making our immigration work among our most-read stories this year.
We hope that as we continue to grow — with your support — we will be able to tell even more of these needed stories.
We hope that as we continue to grow — with your support — we will be able to tell even more of these needed stories.
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We hosted a community conversation where people doing grassroots community work could share their experiences, and where we all had the chance to think through gaps in support and ways they could be filled.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We hosted a community conversation where people doing grassroots community work could share their experiences, and where we all had the chance to think through gaps in support and ways they could be filled.
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@bgirledukate.bsky.social questioned the San Diego Police Department when its officers showed up during immigration enforcement operations. With guidance from experts, she put together a guide for people with upcoming court hearings or ICE check-ins about how to prepare for possible detention.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@bgirledukate.bsky.social questioned the San Diego Police Department when its officers showed up during immigration enforcement operations. With guidance from experts, she put together a guide for people with upcoming court hearings or ICE check-ins about how to prepare for possible detention.
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Daylight has been right there with you, witnessing, documenting and offering those affected a chance to speak.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Daylight has been right there with you, witnessing, documenting and offering those affected a chance to speak.
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San Diegans have pushed back, standing with people at their court hearings and check-ins, visiting detention centers, patrolling neighborhoods to notify residents about Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and raising mutual aid funds to help families whose breadwinners are detained.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
San Diegans have pushed back, standing with people at their court hearings and check-ins, visiting detention centers, patrolling neighborhoods to notify residents about Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and raising mutual aid funds to help families whose breadwinners are detained.
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From court hallway arrests to neighborhood raids, from detaining people on the verge of getting green cards to shutting out asylum seekers, the federal government has pressured San Diego immigrants to give up their lives here and leave.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From court hallway arrests to neighborhood raids, from detaining people on the verge of getting green cards to shutting out asylum seekers, the federal government has pressured San Diego immigrants to give up their lives here and leave.
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This is horrifying, from @bgirledukate.bsky.social. So much for wanting only immigrants who “did things the right way.”
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is horrifying, from @bgirledukate.bsky.social. So much for wanting only immigrants who “did things the right way.”
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Allyship with the LGBTQ+ community is a year-round commitment, but when it comes to the holiday season, some extra support from supportive friends, families and community members can help make this time more comfortable and affirming for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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‘Tis the season to be an ally
A guide for those looking to be an effective supporter to LGBTQ+ loved ones during the holidays.
www.daylightsandiego.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Allyship with the LGBTQ+ community is a year-round commitment, but when it comes to the holiday season, some extra support from supportive friends, families and community members can help make this time more comfortable and affirming for LGBTQ+ individuals.
www.daylightsandiego.org/holiday-how-...
www.daylightsandiego.org/holiday-how-...
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CA Attorney General Rob Bonta finds unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the newly opened California City ICE detention center run by CoreCivic. CoreCivic has said they're following all fed regs. DOJ staff finds some detainees have to spend 23-24 hours a day in their housing unit.
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
CA Attorney General Rob Bonta finds unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the newly opened California City ICE detention center run by CoreCivic. CoreCivic has said they're following all fed regs. DOJ staff finds some detainees have to spend 23-24 hours a day in their housing unit.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in San Diego have started arresting yet another group of people showing up to appointments they were asked to attend — the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program.
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
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Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
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ICE in San Diego is arresting everyone who shows up for contractor check-in, attorneys say
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, through a contractor in its Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, or ISAP, called a group of people yesterday to come to appointments today at the contractor’s...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in San Diego have started arresting yet another group of people showing up to appointments they were asked to attend — the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program.
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
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Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
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"'We left because of fear,' he said. 'Now fear is following us.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Future As Trump Tightens Immigration Policy
Afghan immigrants in America believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"'We left because of fear,' he said. 'Now fear is following us.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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New #BorderReport from @bgirledukate.bsky.social for @voiceofsandiego.org with more details about how we are making life miserable for immigrants *following the rules*.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
New #BorderReport from @bgirledukate.bsky.social for @voiceofsandiego.org with more details about how we are making life miserable for immigrants *following the rules*.
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Letter from Reps. Jacobs, Vargas and Levin about ICE’s new policy detaining foreign-born spouses of U.S. citizens at their USCIS green-card appointments:
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Letter from Reps. Jacobs, Vargas and Levin about ICE’s new policy detaining foreign-born spouses of U.S. citizens at their USCIS green-card appointments:
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"Many of the third-country nationals deported to Mexico are Cubans who had green cards to live permanently in the U.S."
"He talks to his wife every day. He still hopes to be able to return to his life with her."
"I have to endure."
#USA #Mexico #Cuba #Asylum #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"He talks to his wife every day. He still hopes to be able to return to his life with her."
"I have to endure."
#USA #Mexico #Cuba #Asylum #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
'I'm Lost in This Country': Non-Mexicans Living Undocumented After Deportation to Mexico
Cubans and other third-country nationals are dropped off on the streets of Villahermosa where they struggle to survive.
capitalandmain.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Many of the third-country nationals deported to Mexico are Cubans who had green cards to live permanently in the U.S."
"He talks to his wife every day. He still hopes to be able to return to his life with her."
"I have to endure."
#USA #Mexico #Cuba #Asylum #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"He talks to his wife every day. He still hopes to be able to return to his life with her."
"I have to endure."
#USA #Mexico #Cuba #Asylum #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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In a new escalation of immigration arrests in San Diego, ICE officers detained people at their green card interviews this week.
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social:
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Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social:
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November 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
In a new escalation of immigration arrests in San Diego, ICE officers detained people at their green card interviews this week.
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social:
www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-ic...
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social:
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