Jazmine Ulloa
@jazmineulloa.bsky.social
I am a national reporter for The New York Times, covering the border and immigration. My book, “El Paso: Five families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory,” from Dutton, is coming in 2026.
A federal immigration officer has shot and killed a person in Minneapolis, DHS said.
Hundreds gathered at the scene in protest. The shooting took place in a middle-class neighborhood, about a mile from the place where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.
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Hundreds gathered at the scene in protest. The shooting took place in a middle-class neighborhood, about a mile from the place where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.
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Here’s what to know.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A federal immigration officer has shot and killed a person in Minneapolis, DHS said.
Hundreds gathered at the scene in protest. The shooting took place in a middle-class neighborhood, about a mile from the place where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Hundreds gathered at the scene in protest. The shooting took place in a middle-class neighborhood, about a mile from the place where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
@mprnews.org)
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Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
@mprnews.org)
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Donald Trump wants you to forget that January 6 happened—but for one police officer who protected the Capitol, and another man who attacked it and was pardoned, there’s no forgetting, Jamie Thompson reports: theatln.tc/o2OQTnKk
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Donald Trump wants you to forget that January 6 happened—but for one police officer who protected the Capitol, and another man who attacked it and was pardoned, there’s no forgetting, Jamie Thompson reports: theatln.tc/o2OQTnKk
“U.S. policy, underpinned by the Monroe Doctrine, has shaped the region in the decades since World War II, leading to overt and covert interventions that have often — but not always — resulted in bad outcomes and unintended consequences.”
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U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned
President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
“U.S. policy, underpinned by the Monroe Doctrine, has shaped the region in the decades since World War II, leading to overt and covert interventions that have often — but not always — resulted in bad outcomes and unintended consequences.”
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President Trump has launched a new era of U.S. intervention in Latin America. The divergent views from the left and the right suggested any kind of cohesive response unlikely, an insightful analysis from Jack Nicas. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
What Latin America Thinks of Trump’s Goal to Dominate It
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January 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
President Trump has launched a new era of U.S. intervention in Latin America. The divergent views from the left and the right suggested any kind of cohesive response unlikely, an insightful analysis from Jack Nicas. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
The facts in the cases of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Orlando Hernández are strikingly similar. The men’s fates are not, Jonah E. Bromwich writes.
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics
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January 6, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The facts in the cases of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Orlando Hernández are strikingly similar. The men’s fates are not, Jonah E. Bromwich writes.
Nearly eight million Venezuelans have fled their troubled country, the largest exodus in Latin America’s modern history. Caught between joy and fear, Venezuelan asylum seekers in the United States now worry about what comes next. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Venezuelan asylum seekers worry about what comes next.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Nearly eight million Venezuelans have fled their troubled country, the largest exodus in Latin America’s modern history. Caught between joy and fear, Venezuelan asylum seekers in the United States now worry about what comes next. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
Exclusive: The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to deport people to other nations, filing almost 5,000 motions in November alone seeking to dismiss asylum cases and arguing that applicants can get asylum there. w/ @Allison McCann + @haleaziz.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Pushes Asylum Seekers to Apply in Other Countries
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December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to deport people to other nations, filing almost 5,000 motions in November alone seeking to dismiss asylum cases and arguing that applicants can get asylum there. w/ @Allison McCann + @haleaziz.bsky.social
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Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of oath ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen. The actions are the latest attempt to tighten who can call themselves an American. w/ Orlando Mayorquín www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Eludes Their Grasp
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December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of oath ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen. The actions are the latest attempt to tighten who can call themselves an American. w/ Orlando Mayorquín www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/u...
“It is just like a traffic jam, and it is just going to get worse and worse and worse.” Icymi, scoop from @haleaziz.bsky.social and I last night: Citizenship ceremonies and immigration interviews are being cancelled as the Trump admin pauses immigration applications. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List
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December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“It is just like a traffic jam, and it is just going to get worse and worse and worse.” Icymi, scoop from @haleaziz.bsky.social and I last night: Citizenship ceremonies and immigration interviews are being cancelled as the Trump admin pauses immigration applications. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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NEW: A federal judge restricted the Trump admin’s ability to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants in D.C. without a warrant, saying the arrests are only permissible if authorities have good reason to believe the person is likely to escape.
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Judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in DC
The judge ruled the arrests require probable cause showing a suspect is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEW: A federal judge restricted the Trump admin’s ability to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants in D.C. without a warrant, saying the arrests are only permissible if authorities have good reason to believe the person is likely to escape.
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Taken together, the actions of the Trump administration in the wake of the National Guard shooting represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since he regained office. w/ @haleaziz.bsky.social + Allison McCann
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Trump’s Crackdown in Wake of Shooting Blocks Legal Pathways for Migrants
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December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Taken together, the actions of the Trump administration in the wake of the National Guard shooting represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since he regained office. w/ @haleaziz.bsky.social + Allison McCann
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
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Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in Chicago. @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks to pastors, activists, and lawyers about what’s really going on in the city and what their response should be. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Conflict on the Streets of Chicago
Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in Chicago. @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks to pastors, activists, and lawyers about what’s really going on in the city and what their response should be. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Federal cases challenging the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps could redefine the limits on the discretion officers have to stop, question and detain people over their citizenship and how much race and ethnicity can factor in those decisions.
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Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?
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October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Federal cases challenging the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps could redefine the limits on the discretion officers have to stop, question and detain people over their citizenship and how much race and ethnicity can factor in those decisions.
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This line in this NYT Mag piece about the LA Dodgers and the nation’s immigration crackdown… “He was a shy 19-year-old who spoke almost no English when he was brought up to the Dodgers in September 1980, attributes that today might land him in the back of an ICE van.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/m...
The L.A. Dodgers Risk Alienating Their Fans or Angering Trump
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October 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This line in this NYT Mag piece about the LA Dodgers and the nation’s immigration crackdown… “He was a shy 19-year-old who spoke almost no English when he was brought up to the Dodgers in September 1980, attributes that today might land him in the back of an ICE van.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/m...
Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Richard Blumenthal started an inquiry to examine reports of misconduct by immigration agents, focusing on the arrests of citizens, by @jesus-jimz.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Congressional Democrats Investigate Arrests of Americans During Raids
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October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Richard Blumenthal started an inquiry to examine reports of misconduct by immigration agents, focusing on the arrests of citizens, by @jesus-jimz.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
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Learn more about the government’s policy of voluntary departure to push immigrants out of the U.S. by reading the full @nytimes.com by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Learn more about the government’s policy of voluntary departure to push immigrants out of the U.S. by reading the full @nytimes.com by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...
here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...
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Trump once mocked Romney for advocating "self-deportation." Now it's Trump's official policy. A look by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social at the long history of efforts to convince or coerce migrants to leave the country. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Trump Was Not the Only President Who Tried to Force Migrants to Leave
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October 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Trump once mocked Romney for advocating "self-deportation." Now it's Trump's official policy. A look by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social at the long history of efforts to convince or coerce migrants to leave the country. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Our Chicago bureau chief was out for a run near Lake Michigan, when she watched a black S.U.V. make a U-turn and chase down three young men. It’s a scene now unfolding across the city every day. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Chicagoans Resist I.C.E. Agents
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October 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our Chicago bureau chief was out for a run near Lake Michigan, when she watched a black S.U.V. make a U-turn and chase down three young men. It’s a scene now unfolding across the city every day. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Four months ago, Yessenia Ruano put her home in Wisconsin up for rent, packed a few bags and left for her native El Salvador. Now, she is among immigrant women who say ICE is wrongfully detaining and deporting domestic violence or human trafficking victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Four months ago, Yessenia Ruano put her home in Wisconsin up for rent, packed a few bags and left for her native El Salvador. Now, she is among immigrant women who say ICE is wrongfully detaining and deporting domestic violence or human trafficking victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
For decades, the United States tried to push undocumented people to self-deport. Success has often depended on coercion. I wrote a short history of the long shadow of self-deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Trump Was Not the Only President Who Tried to Force Migrants to Leave
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October 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For decades, the United States tried to push undocumented people to self-deport. Success has often depended on coercion. I wrote a short history of the long shadow of self-deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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Brad Simpson appreciation post. Look at these amazing colors over Anna Readman’s lines.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Brad Simpson appreciation post. Look at these amazing colors over Anna Readman’s lines.
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Looks amazing.
The first review for my book is in, and I got the coveted star from Kirkus! So deeply honored and over the moon.
What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
EL PASO | Kirkus Reviews
Illuminating the history and identity of “the new Ellis Island.”
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October 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Looks amazing.
The first review for my book is in, and I got the coveted star from Kirkus! So deeply honored and over the moon.
What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
EL PASO | Kirkus Reviews
Illuminating the history and identity of “the new Ellis Island.”
www.kirkusreviews.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The first review for my book is in, and I got the coveted star from Kirkus! So deeply honored and over the moon.
What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
What a summary: “A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...