Alice Herman
@aliceherman.bsky.social
Investigative reporter @suncosearchlight.bsky.social
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Email: alice@suncoastsearchlight.org
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Alice Herman
@aliceherman.bsky.social
· Sep 19
She paid his bond. ICE took him. Bradenton family's saga shows how Florida jails fuel deportations - Suncoast Searchlight
In Florida, ICE detains immigrants from local jails on minor charges, fueling Trump’s deportation push and leaving families in limbo.
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@karanewhouse.bsky.social and I looked into this key method the Trump administration has used to fuel mass deportations, and how it has impacted a local family: suncoastsearchlight.org/ice-jail-bon...
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Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
A look at how sheriffs in FL are joining Trump's immigration crackdown -- and the regional role the Sarasota sheriff has taken on: suncoastsearchlight.org/sarasota-she...
Sarasota Sheriff cashes in on ICE crackdown - Suncoast Searchlight
Sarasota County stands in sharp contrast to neighboring agencies, which have neither participated as extensively nor benefited as much from partnering with ICE.
suncoastsearchlight.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A look at how sheriffs in FL are joining Trump's immigration crackdown -- and the regional role the Sarasota sheriff has taken on: suncoastsearchlight.org/sarasota-she...
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NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
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I have never heard of a reservation being "cancelled" (for no stated reason) after a person checks in a receives a boarding pass. Highly suspicious and disconcerting. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have never heard of a reservation being "cancelled" (for no stated reason) after a person checks in a receives a boarding pass. Highly suspicious and disconcerting. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
"No single experience can fully contain the agony of Gaza, the near-obliteration of a society and a place."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. (Gift Article)
We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"No single experience can fully contain the agony of Gaza, the near-obliteration of a society and a place."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Mario had the right to work and report in the U.S. at the time he was arrested for livestreaming a protest in June.
He was held for over 100 days in ICE detention, and he did not have the chance to say goodbye to his family in person before being deported.
He was held for over 100 days in ICE detention, and he did not have the chance to say goodbye to his family in person before being deported.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Mario had the right to work and report in the U.S. at the time he was arrested for livestreaming a protest in June.
He was held for over 100 days in ICE detention, and he did not have the chance to say goodbye to his family in person before being deported.
He was held for over 100 days in ICE detention, and he did not have the chance to say goodbye to his family in person before being deported.
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.
Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars
Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.
people.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.
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4/ Some ICE officers on the scene reacted emotionally to the incident. One said: “What the fuck?” Another told me: “This is a real problem.“
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
4/ Some ICE officers on the scene reacted emotionally to the incident. One said: “What the fuck?” Another told me: “This is a real problem.“
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3/ An agent then appeared to shove people away from the elevator entrance, which led to Elibol falling to the ground, as footage captured by photographer Stephanie Keith shows.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
3/ An agent then appeared to shove people away from the elevator entrance, which led to Elibol falling to the ground, as footage captured by photographer Stephanie Keith shows.
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2/ Journalist L. Vural Elibol and other photographers apparently wanted to understand why ICE agents were following a woman into a public elevator. As they tried to enter the elevator, a supervisor from the ICE team at the New York Field Office shouted, “Get out the fucking elevator!”
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
2/ Journalist L. Vural Elibol and other photographers apparently wanted to understand why ICE agents were following a woman into a public elevator. As they tried to enter the elevator, a supervisor from the ICE team at the New York Field Office shouted, “Get out the fucking elevator!”
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1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
Short thread 🧵
1/ In Florida (and nationwide) under Trump's 2nd admin, ICE has expanded its use of "detainers," the controversial and longstanding practice of holding people in jail -- many on minor charges -- past their release date to turn them over to ICE custody for possible deportation.
1/ In Florida (and nationwide) under Trump's 2nd admin, ICE has expanded its use of "detainers," the controversial and longstanding practice of holding people in jail -- many on minor charges -- past their release date to turn them over to ICE custody for possible deportation.
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Short thread 🧵
1/ In Florida (and nationwide) under Trump's 2nd admin, ICE has expanded its use of "detainers," the controversial and longstanding practice of holding people in jail -- many on minor charges -- past their release date to turn them over to ICE custody for possible deportation.
1/ In Florida (and nationwide) under Trump's 2nd admin, ICE has expanded its use of "detainers," the controversial and longstanding practice of holding people in jail -- many on minor charges -- past their release date to turn them over to ICE custody for possible deportation.
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Aug. 26: Stephen Miller says "the Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization."
Sept. 25: Miller put in charge of coordinating a federal campaign to prosecute "domestic terrorist organizations."
Sept. 25: Miller put in charge of coordinating a federal campaign to prosecute "domestic terrorist organizations."
September 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Aug. 26: Stephen Miller says "the Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization."
Sept. 25: Miller put in charge of coordinating a federal campaign to prosecute "domestic terrorist organizations."
Sept. 25: Miller put in charge of coordinating a federal campaign to prosecute "domestic terrorist organizations."
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Swimmers returned to the Chicago River for the first time in a century today, marking the river's transformation from a formerly polluted and hazardous waterway.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/21/s...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/21/s...
Swimmers Return To Chicago River For 1st Time In A Century: 'The River Is So Clean'
Hundreds of swimmers dove into the Chicago River Sunday to raise money for ALS research and highlight the river's rebound after years of pollution and unsafe conditions.
blockclubchicago.org
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Swimmers returned to the Chicago River for the first time in a century today, marking the river's transformation from a formerly polluted and hazardous waterway.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/21/s...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/21/s...
In Florida, routine arrests, often stemming from minor charges, like driving without a license, are a direct gateway into ICE custody — and the most frequent method of immigration arrests in the state.
September 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In Florida, routine arrests, often stemming from minor charges, like driving without a license, are a direct gateway into ICE custody — and the most frequent method of immigration arrests in the state.
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👋 Hi Bluesky! We’re Suncoast Searchlight — a nonprofit newsroom covering Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties in Florida. We’re here to shine a light on the issues that matter most.
July 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
👋 Hi Bluesky! We’re Suncoast Searchlight — a nonprofit newsroom covering Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties in Florida. We’re here to shine a light on the issues that matter most.
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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“I was threatened with being referred to the FBI... They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn’t give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files."
Vermont school superintendent detained after trip to Nicaragua
Wilmer Chavarria, the superintendent of the Winooski School District, was held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection while returning to the country after visiting family.
www.wmtw.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“I was threatened with being referred to the FBI... They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn’t give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files."
"The farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a 'hard-working, innocent farmer' and the sole provider for his wife and daughter, his family says."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"The farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a 'hard-working, innocent farmer' and the sole provider for his wife and daughter, his family says."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Arbella Rodriguez Marquez has leukemia and has been detained by ICE for five months. A legal U.S. resident, Yari was detained at the border after visiting Mexico. Her friends are calling for her release so she can receive medical treatment.
www.abc15.com/she-is-not-d...
www.abc15.com/she-is-not-d...
'She is not doing good': ICE detains Phoenix woman with leukemia at Eloy Detention Center
A Phoenix woman with leukemia who is a legal resident is being detained at Eloy Detention Center. Her best friend says she has lost 55 pounds while in custody.
www.abc15.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Arbella Rodriguez Marquez has leukemia and has been detained by ICE for five months. A legal U.S. resident, Yari was detained at the border after visiting Mexico. Her friends are calling for her release so she can receive medical treatment.
www.abc15.com/she-is-not-d...
www.abc15.com/she-is-not-d...
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About 23 girls at Camp Mystic remained unaccounted for Friday after deadly flooding from the Guadalupe River caused “destructive” floods at the private Christian summer camp in Hunt, Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said.
Some children missing from Kerr County summer camp after 'catastrophic' floods
An unknown number of girls remain missing after deadly flooding caused “catastrophic level” floods at Camp Mystic, a private camp in Hunt, Texas.
bit.ly
July 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
About 23 girls at Camp Mystic remained unaccounted for Friday after deadly flooding from the Guadalupe River caused “destructive” floods at the private Christian summer camp in Hunt, Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said.
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Cremieux’s real name is Jordan Lasker. I put his name in the newspaper. He’s a scientific racist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
July 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Cremieux’s real name is Jordan Lasker. I put his name in the newspaper. He’s a scientific racist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Back in 2021, as mayor of Maury County Tennessee, Andy Ogles was upset when an annual "Mule Day" event was canceled due to COVID. He organized and marched in his own parade that featured men dressed as Confederate soldiers and a truck waving the rebel flag.
Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, has sent a letter to Pam Bondi calling for Zohran Mamdani to be stripped of his citizenship and deported.
June 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Back in 2021, as mayor of Maury County Tennessee, Andy Ogles was upset when an annual "Mule Day" event was canceled due to COVID. He organized and marched in his own parade that featured men dressed as Confederate soldiers and a truck waving the rebel flag.