Maanvi Singh
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Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of an LA Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler in the backseat. His mother spoke about the "very, very frightening" incident: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of an LA Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler in the backseat. His mother spoke about the "very, very frightening" incident: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Queer and trans immigrants at a detention facility in south Louisiana have alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical neglect and coerced labor by staff at the facility.
Queer and trans detainees allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Queer and trans immigrants at a detention facility in south Louisiana have alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical neglect and coerced labor by staff at the facility.
Queer and trans ppl at a Louisiana ICE facility alleged they were recruited for unsanctioned work program, forced to do hard manual labor $1 per day. They said queer ppl were targeted by an assistant warden who stalked, harassed and sexually assaulted them.
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Queer and trans ppl at a Louisiana ICE facility alleged they were recruited for unsanctioned work program, forced to do hard manual labor $1 per day. They said queer ppl were targeted by an assistant warden who stalked, harassed and sexually assaulted them.
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The Guardian has been tracking DHS detention statistics, and we found that DHS stopped publishing any data on trans detainees as soon as the Trump admin took office
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Guardian has been tracking DHS detention statistics, and we found that DHS stopped publishing any data on trans detainees as soon as the Trump admin took office
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Trans detainees in immigration detention are facing forced labor and sexual assault. Please read the latest from @maanvisingh.bsky.social
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trans detainees in immigration detention are facing forced labor and sexual assault. Please read the latest from @maanvisingh.bsky.social
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The recent separations echo the “zero tolerance” policy of the first Trump administration, when the US systematically separated more than 5,600 migrant children from their parents and caregivers at the US-Mexico border.
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Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’
Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The recent separations echo the “zero tolerance” policy of the first Trump administration, when the US systematically separated more than 5,600 migrant children from their parents and caregivers at the US-Mexico border.
Read the full story ⬇️
Read the full story ⬇️
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In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation orders by separating them from their children, a Guardian investigation found.
The officials misclassified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
The officials misclassified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation orders by separating them from their children, a Guardian investigation found.
The officials misclassified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
The officials misclassified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
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Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure.
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure.
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The Trump admin has revived the practice of separating families in order to coerce immigrants & asylum seekers to leave the US, attorneys & former immigration officials allege
From @maanvisingh.bsky.social
In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged...
From @maanvisingh.bsky.social
In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged...
Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’
Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Trump admin has revived the practice of separating families in order to coerce immigrants & asylum seekers to leave the US, attorneys & former immigration officials allege
From @maanvisingh.bsky.social
In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged...
From @maanvisingh.bsky.social
In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged...
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Our latest in our Ice Air investigation is by @oliverlaughland.bsky.social, which tells the story of one family's deportation, including two US citizen children www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘They never told me where I was going’: a family falls into Louisiana’s ‘black hole’ of deportation
Exclusive: A mother and her two US citizen children – including one with stage 4 cancer – disappeared and were deported to Honduras
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our latest in our Ice Air investigation is by @oliverlaughland.bsky.social, which tells the story of one family's deportation, including two US citizen children www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
‘They never told me where I was going’: a family falls into Louisiana’s ‘black hole’ of deportation
Exclusive: A mother and her two US citizen children – including one with stage 4 cancer – disappeared and were deported to Honduras
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
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In the first Trump administration, systematic separation of immigrant families was shut down due to public pressure. Now the practice has returned. Here is our latest in the Ice Air series, a heartbreaking look at family separation 2.0 by @maanvisingh.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’
Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In the first Trump administration, systematic separation of immigrant families was shut down due to public pressure. Now the practice has returned. Here is our latest in the Ice Air series, a heartbreaking look at family separation 2.0 by @maanvisingh.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The latest in the @us.theguardian.com investigations team work on deportations: family separation
@maanvisingh.bsky.social reveals how the admin is coercing families into giving up, by forcing them to give up their kids if they want to fight their deportations
@maanvisingh.bsky.social reveals how the admin is coercing families into giving up, by forcing them to give up their kids if they want to fight their deportations
Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’
Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The latest in the @us.theguardian.com investigations team work on deportations: family separation
@maanvisingh.bsky.social reveals how the admin is coercing families into giving up, by forcing them to give up their kids if they want to fight their deportations
@maanvisingh.bsky.social reveals how the admin is coercing families into giving up, by forcing them to give up their kids if they want to fight their deportations
Family separation 2.0 is here.
Officials retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation by forcibly separating them from their kids. They classified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Officials retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation by forcibly separating them from their kids. They classified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’
Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Family separation 2.0 is here.
Officials retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation by forcibly separating them from their kids. They classified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Officials retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation by forcibly separating them from their kids. They classified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Ya está disponible este artículo en español, Traducido y publicado por @elpais.com: elpais.com/us/migracion...
September 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ya está disponible este artículo en español, Traducido y publicado por @elpais.com: elpais.com/us/migracion...
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Those are emojis the FBI, NYPD, CBP and US Army have said could be signs of affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang + part of their “code language”, internal records show.
“Just like tattoos, we could see folks rounded up + tortured based solely on their use of certain emojis”
Those are emojis the FBI, NYPD, CBP and US Army have said could be signs of affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang + part of their “code language”, internal records show.
“Just like tattoos, we could see folks rounded up + tortured based solely on their use of certain emojis”
Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation
Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
👽 🛡️ 👑 🤘🏼 ⚔️ 🥷 🚂 🏛️ 🍓
Those are emojis the FBI, NYPD, CBP and US Army have said could be signs of affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang + part of their “code language”, internal records show.
“Just like tattoos, we could see folks rounded up + tortured based solely on their use of certain emojis”
Those are emojis the FBI, NYPD, CBP and US Army have said could be signs of affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang + part of their “code language”, internal records show.
“Just like tattoos, we could see folks rounded up + tortured based solely on their use of certain emojis”
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BIG: US law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua gang membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained & shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @maanvisingh.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation
Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
BIG: US law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua gang membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained & shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @maanvisingh.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In this second installment of the Guardian's investigation,
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social & @raimaamjad.bsky.social
look at Alexandria, Louisiana – a key deportation hub. One detainee said the this was "just not a place for human beings”
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social & @raimaamjad.bsky.social
look at Alexandria, Louisiana – a key deportation hub. One detainee said the this was "just not a place for human beings”
Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear
A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long s...
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In this second installment of the Guardian's investigation,
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social & @raimaamjad.bsky.social
look at Alexandria, Louisiana – a key deportation hub. One detainee said the this was "just not a place for human beings”
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social & @raimaamjad.bsky.social
look at Alexandria, Louisiana – a key deportation hub. One detainee said the this was "just not a place for human beings”
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NEW: We’ve spent the past 4 months investigating a detention center on the tarmac of a rural airport in Alexandria - a legal “black hole” & Trump’s deportation hub
We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:
We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:
Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear
A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long s...
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
NEW: We’ve spent the past 4 months investigating a detention center on the tarmac of a rural airport in Alexandria - a legal “black hole” & Trump’s deportation hub
We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:
We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:
Andry Hernández Romero – the Venezuelan makeup artist deported to a Salvadoran megaprison – was one of several detained immigrants I interviewed. Here's his chaotic path across the US. When Andry boarded these flights, no one would tell him where exactly he was going. (Illo by Andrew Witherspoon)
September 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Andry Hernández Romero – the Venezuelan makeup artist deported to a Salvadoran megaprison – was one of several detained immigrants I interviewed. Here's his chaotic path across the US. When Andry boarded these flights, no one would tell him where exactly he was going. (Illo by Andrew Witherspoon)
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Excellent reporting from The Guardian.
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Excellent reporting from The Guardian.
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We analyzed leaked data for rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration... and found that people are being moved around in unprecedented and irregular ways. w/ @wcraft.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We analyzed leaked data for rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration... and found that people are being moved around in unprecedented and irregular ways. w/ @wcraft.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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We are launching a new investigation today, which reveals new details about Trump's deportation program. Our first story is by @maanvisingh.bsky.social and @wcraft.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We are launching a new investigation today, which reveals new details about Trump's deportation program. Our first story is by @maanvisingh.bsky.social and @wcraft.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Border patrol agents arrested Catalina Santiago, granted temporary protection as a Dreamer, on 3 August.
“They have no legal basis for why they detained her or why they’re holding her or why they’re trying to deport her,” said her spouse, Desiree Miller.
“They have no legal basis for why they detained her or why they’re holding her or why they’re trying to deport her,” said her spouse, Desiree Miller.
Immigration advocates alarmed over detention of Daca recipient: ‘No legal basis’
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August 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Border patrol agents arrested Catalina Santiago, granted temporary protection as a Dreamer, on 3 August.
“They have no legal basis for why they detained her or why they’re holding her or why they’re trying to deport her,” said her spouse, Desiree Miller.
“They have no legal basis for why they detained her or why they’re holding her or why they’re trying to deport her,” said her spouse, Desiree Miller.
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Tomorrow’s Guardian front page
July 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tomorrow’s Guardian front page