Mica Rosenberg
@micarosenberg.bsky.social
I am an investigative reporter at ProPublica focused on immigration. Reach out with tips or information you think should be brought to our attention!
Email: mica.rosenberg@propublica.org
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Email: mica.rosenberg@propublica.org
Phone: 332-213-1365
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/micarosenberg
Reposted by Mica Rosenberg
📽️ WATCH: We went inside the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas.
Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind.
Read more: https://propub.li/4toqME6
Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind.
Read more: https://propub.li/4toqME6
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: We went inside the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas.
Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind.
Read more: https://propub.li/4toqME6
Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind.
Read more: https://propub.li/4toqME6
Here is more on the mothers and children being held in immigration detention in south Texas: www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Here is more on the mothers and children being held in immigration detention in south Texas: www.propublica.org/article/life...
Letters from some of the children I spoke to at the Dilley family detention centers being read in Congress
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Letters from some of the children I spoke to at the Dilley family detention centers being read in Congress
Read our full story that details how we got inside the Dilley detention center for immigrant families here: www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Read our full story that details how we got inside the Dilley detention center for immigrant families here: www.propublica.org/article/life...
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
DHS, which oversees ICE, said “no one is denied medical care” at the facility and detained parents have the option to be deported together. CoreCivic, which operates Dilley, said that health and safety is top priority and that medical staff met “the highest standards of care” 9/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
DHS, which oversees ICE, said “no one is denied medical care” at the facility and detained parents have the option to be deported together. CoreCivic, which operates Dilley, said that health and safety is top priority and that medical staff met “the highest standards of care” 9/
My research colleague Gabriel Sandoval obtained 911 logs from Dilley that had calls about toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman passing out and a girl with seizures. Three calls were about alleged sexual assault between detainees. 8/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
My research colleague Gabriel Sandoval obtained 911 logs from Dilley that had calls about toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman passing out and a girl with seizures. Three calls were about alleged sexual assault between detainees. 8/
Moms told me there were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide. Kids lost their appetites after finding worms in their food and were constantly sick. Recently, there were also measles cases at the center. 7/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Moms told me there were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide. Kids lost their appetites after finding worms in their food and were constantly sick. Recently, there were also measles cases at the center. 7/
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra from Colombia was detained on her way to Disney World. She told me when I met her that what was supposed to be a 10-day dream vacation to the park’s Halloween celebration turned into a 100+ day nightmare at Dilley. 6/
While a long-standing legal settlement generally limits the time children can be held in immigration detention to 20 days, the Trump administration kept hundreds of kids at Dilley for more than a month, @jeffernsthausen.bsky.social found 5/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
While a long-standing legal settlement generally limits the time children can be held in immigration detention to 20 days, the Trump administration kept hundreds of kids at Dilley for more than a month, @jeffernsthausen.bsky.social found 5/
Remember Liam Conejo, whose bunny hat photo went viral? He was released from Dilley, but he is only one of the many children who have been sent there. My colleague @jeffernsthausen.bsky.social found 3,550 detainees, more than half of them minors, cycled through the center under Trump 4/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Remember Liam Conejo, whose bunny hat photo went viral? He was released from Dilley, but he is only one of the many children who have been sent there. My colleague @jeffernsthausen.bsky.social found 3,550 detainees, more than half of them minors, cycled through the center under Trump 4/
I met 14-year-old Ariana from Honduras, who was released into the U.S. with her mom during the first Trump administration when she was 7. She was a freshman in high school when she was detained in December and separated from her two siblings, who are U.S. citizens 3/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I met 14-year-old Ariana from Honduras, who was released into the U.S. with her mom during the first Trump administration when she was 7. She was a freshman in high school when she was detained in December and separated from her two siblings, who are U.S. citizens 3/
Trump restarted family detention, but it’s different now. Before, the family facility in Dilley, Texas, primarily housed recent border crossers. Now, parents and children who have been living for years in the United States are being detained there. 2/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Trump restarted family detention, but it’s different now. Before, the family facility in Dilley, Texas, primarily housed recent border crossers. Now, parents and children who have been living for years in the United States are being detained there. 2/
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
ICYMI another must read by my colleagues
As the crisis in Minneapolis unfolded and we saw the feds thwart local efforts to independently investigate the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, it was hard not to think about the Mexican man killed by ICE agents a few miles from my house in Chicago.
www.propublica.org/article/why-...
www.propublica.org/article/why-...
“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
ICYMI another must read by my colleagues
Important read: I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o... via @NYTOpinion
Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?
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February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Important read: I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o... via @NYTOpinion
An informative and devastating video about the incredible reporting by my @propublica.org colleagues on the deadly consequences of the dismantling of USAID youtu.be/G7TeKNU_Dps?... via
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What Really Happened When USAID Was Cut
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February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An informative and devastating video about the incredible reporting by my @propublica.org colleagues on the deadly consequences of the dismantling of USAID youtu.be/G7TeKNU_Dps?... via
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Powerful dispatch from my colleagues www.propublica.org/article/minn...
What We Saw in Minneapolis
Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Powerful dispatch from my colleagues www.propublica.org/article/minn...
Reposted by Mica Rosenberg
I was on @wbur.org's On Point today, discussing what I witnessed the past few days while reporting on ICE raids for @propublica.org in Minnesota www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
'Poorly trained, overwhelmed and inexperienced': Who are the newest ICE agents?
The number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has doubled over the past year -- driven by a massive recruitments campaign. Who the new recruits are and how they’re being trained.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I was on @wbur.org's On Point today, discussing what I witnessed the past few days while reporting on ICE raids for @propublica.org in Minnesota www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
Reposted by Mica Rosenberg
I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.
A new directive asks USDA workers to check backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists. Their names are being sent to security experts. One critic called it a “throwback to McCarthyism. By my @propublica.org colleagues www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A new directive asks USDA workers to check backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists. Their names are being sent to security experts. One critic called it a “throwback to McCarthyism. By my @propublica.org colleagues www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Reposted by Mica Rosenberg
NEW: @propublica.org found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
NEW: @propublica.org found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Reposted by Mica Rosenberg
Don't miss @propublica.org's @micarosenberg.bsky.social on @vox.com's Today Explained podcast discussing 3rd country deportations under the Trump administration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Deported to a country you've never heard of
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 01/07/2026 · 26m
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January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Don't miss @propublica.org's @micarosenberg.bsky.social on @vox.com's Today Explained podcast discussing 3rd country deportations under the Trump administration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
December 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
From our editor-in-chief highlighting our reporting from
@propublica.org that takes a hard look at the actual numbers behind the administration's immigration enforcement actions, which do not line up with the government's claims about them ... www.propublica.org/article/prop...
@propublica.org that takes a hard look at the actual numbers behind the administration's immigration enforcement actions, which do not line up with the government's claims about them ... www.propublica.org/article/prop...
The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
From our editor-in-chief highlighting our reporting from
@propublica.org that takes a hard look at the actual numbers behind the administration's immigration enforcement actions, which do not line up with the government's claims about them ... www.propublica.org/article/prop...
@propublica.org that takes a hard look at the actual numbers behind the administration's immigration enforcement actions, which do not line up with the government's claims about them ... www.propublica.org/article/prop...