Jimmy Jenkins
@jimmyjenkins.bsky.social
Department of Justice Reporter, Bloomberg News | Phone/Signal: 812.243.5582 | jjenkins199@bloomberg.net
Epstein survivors return to the Capitol demanding transparency and justice:
"This is not an issue of a few corrupt Democrats or a case of a few corrupt Republicans. This is a case of institutional betrayal." bit.ly/49XmgoH
"This is not an issue of a few corrupt Democrats or a case of a few corrupt Republicans. This is a case of institutional betrayal." bit.ly/49XmgoH
Epstein File Fight Has ‘Ripped’ Apart Trump’s MAGA, Greene Says
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene excoriated Donald Trump’s protracted resistance to releasing investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein as damaging to the populist Republican movement the president help...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Epstein survivors return to the Capitol demanding transparency and justice:
"This is not an issue of a few corrupt Democrats or a case of a few corrupt Republicans. This is a case of institutional betrayal." bit.ly/49XmgoH
"This is not an issue of a few corrupt Democrats or a case of a few corrupt Republicans. This is a case of institutional betrayal." bit.ly/49XmgoH
Private prison company GEO Group is planning to capitalize on the government's rapidly expanding electronic monitoring program for immigrants. The company just signed a BILLION dollar deal with ICE to track hundreds of thousands of people. bit.ly/3JSuzYp
GEO Group Sees Ankle Monitor Growth in Trump Immigration Push
GEO Group Inc., one of the largest private prison operators, said President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown eventually will fill up detention facilities and force the government to use more elect...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Private prison company GEO Group is planning to capitalize on the government's rapidly expanding electronic monitoring program for immigrants. The company just signed a BILLION dollar deal with ICE to track hundreds of thousands of people. bit.ly/3JSuzYp
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New: ‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps
A must-read deep dive from @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social and @jamietarabay.bsky.social:
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A must-read deep dive from @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social and @jamietarabay.bsky.social:
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‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps
Recent cyberattacks on public defenders’ offices in multiple Western US states have spotlighted the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the US judicial system.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New: ‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps
A must-read deep dive from @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social and @jamietarabay.bsky.social:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A must-read deep dive from @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social and @jamietarabay.bsky.social:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A ransomware attack nuked 60 years of case files at the Federal Public Defender's office in Arizona earlier this year, highlighting the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the U.S. judicial system. bit.ly/49nkJrJ
‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps
Recent cyberattacks on public defenders’ offices in multiple Western US states have spotlighted the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the US judicial system.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A ransomware attack nuked 60 years of case files at the Federal Public Defender's office in Arizona earlier this year, highlighting the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the U.S. judicial system. bit.ly/49nkJrJ
Survivors of Epstein Abuse Call for Release of Secret Files
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Survivors of Epstein Abuse Call for Release of All Secret Files
Survivors of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring called on Congress to pass legislation requiring the Trump administration to release all unclassified material gathered in a fede...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Survivors of Epstein Abuse Call for Release of Secret Files
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I'm excited to join the incredibly talented team at Bloomberg News as a Washington legal reporter focusing on the Department of Justice. Help me expand my source network so I can hit the ground running in D.C.
Email: jjenkins199@bloomberg.net
Phone/Signal: 812-243-5582
Email: jjenkins199@bloomberg.net
Phone/Signal: 812-243-5582
September 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm excited to join the incredibly talented team at Bloomberg News as a Washington legal reporter focusing on the Department of Justice. Help me expand my source network so I can hit the ground running in D.C.
Email: jjenkins199@bloomberg.net
Phone/Signal: 812-243-5582
Email: jjenkins199@bloomberg.net
Phone/Signal: 812-243-5582
Dear Arizona,
Today was my last day with @azcentral.com I am very grateful to have worked at The Republic and @kjzz.org for the past decade.
I have accepted a new reporting job in Washington D.C. I'll have details and new contact info to share soon. Until then, thank you.
Today was my last day with @azcentral.com I am very grateful to have worked at The Republic and @kjzz.org for the past decade.
I have accepted a new reporting job in Washington D.C. I'll have details and new contact info to share soon. Until then, thank you.
July 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Dear Arizona,
Today was my last day with @azcentral.com I am very grateful to have worked at The Republic and @kjzz.org for the past decade.
I have accepted a new reporting job in Washington D.C. I'll have details and new contact info to share soon. Until then, thank you.
Today was my last day with @azcentral.com I am very grateful to have worked at The Republic and @kjzz.org for the past decade.
I have accepted a new reporting job in Washington D.C. I'll have details and new contact info to share soon. Until then, thank you.
"Anybody tries to invade my home, I'm going to shoot them," Linet Vartanians told the 911 operator as ICE agents surrounded her house. "I'm a United States citizen and I'm defending my rights." www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Tempe woman called police for help with ICE, was arrested the next day
"ICE officers are trying to invade my home," said Linet Vartanians after a Tempe police dispatcher asked the nature of her emergency call.
www.azcentral.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Anybody tries to invade my home, I'm going to shoot them," Linet Vartanians told the 911 operator as ICE agents surrounded her house. "I'm a United States citizen and I'm defending my rights." www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Breaking: The brother and sister-in-law of an Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody have been arrested and indicted on federal charges. Attorney believes they were targeted for helping her with detained relative's case www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Judge grants request to force-feed Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention
A federal judge has granted a request from the government to force-feed an Iranian asylum seeker on a hunger strike while in ICE detention in Arizona.
www.azcentral.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Breaking: The brother and sister-in-law of an Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody have been arrested and indicted on federal charges. Attorney believes they were targeted for helping her with detained relative's case www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Update: Judge grants request to force-feed Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Judge grants request to force-feed Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention
A federal judge has granted a request from the government to force-feed an Iranian asylum seeker on a hunger strike while in ICE detention in Arizona.
www.azcentral.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Update: Judge grants request to force-feed Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
New: The U.S. government admitted to deporting asylum seekers without following the process outlined in federal law in a recent Arizona federal court filing www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Asylum seekers deported without proper assessment, Arizona court records say
The U.S. government is deporting asylum seekers without following the process outlined in federal law, according to a recent Arizona court filing.
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June 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New: The U.S. government admitted to deporting asylum seekers without following the process outlined in federal law in a recent Arizona federal court filing www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Reposted by Jimmy Jenkins
Breaking: Government wants to force feed Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Government wants to force feed Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody
Mehrad Asadi Eidivand's first hunger strike lasted from June 6 to June 13, resulting in an acute kidney injury diagnosis, according to the government.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Breaking: Government wants to force feed Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Breaking: Government wants to force feed Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Government wants to force feed Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody
Mehrad Asadi Eidivand's first hunger strike lasted from June 6 to June 13, resulting in an acute kidney injury diagnosis, according to the government.
www.azcentral.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Breaking: Government wants to force feed Iranian asylum seeker on hunger strike in ICE custody www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
NEW: The Trump administration is using a method to remove asylum seekers from the country that is likely unlawful and is doing so by evading judicial review, according to an Arizona federal judge www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Trump administration evading judicial review of disputed immigration practice, judge says
The government is using a method to remove people from the country that is likely unlawful and is doing so by evading judicial review, a judge said.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
NEW: The Trump administration is using a method to remove asylum seekers from the country that is likely unlawful and is doing so by evading judicial review, according to an Arizona federal judge www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Jimmy Jenkins
NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Iranian asylum seeker detained by ICE in Phoenix goes on hunger strike
Mehrad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian asylum seeker who was recently detained by ICE while living on a work permit in Phoenix, wants to see a judge.
www.azcentral.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Iranian asylum seeker detained by ICE in Phoenix goes on hunger strike
Mehrad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian asylum seeker who was recently detained by ICE while living on a work permit in Phoenix, wants to see a judge.
www.azcentral.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
The federal takeover of Rikers Island — excellent breakdown of what's happening in New York City jails from @stroud.bsky.social one.npr.org/i/fis-510053...
🔊 Listen Now: The federal takeover of Rikers Island
On Point | Podcast from WBUR on NPR One | 43:05
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June 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The federal takeover of Rikers Island — excellent breakdown of what's happening in New York City jails from @stroud.bsky.social one.npr.org/i/fis-510053...
New: Phoenix federal prison union members call for warden, regional director to be removed
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Phoenix federal prison union members call for warden, regional director to be removed
Employees at the federal prison in Phoenix are calling on the warden and regional director to be fired. Here's why.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New: Phoenix federal prison union members call for warden, regional director to be removed
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Reposted by Jimmy Jenkins
“She is a young girl,” her attorney said. “She's no danger to anyone. She just wanted to take refuge in the United States to escape from persecution in Iran.” ⬇️
Federal judge says Trump does not have the power to deny asylum claims, stops deportation of 22 year old Iranian woman www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Arizona federal judge says Trump does not have the power to stop asylum claims
A federal judge in Arizona found President Donald Trump does not have the power to deny migrants the chance to make asylum claims.
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May 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“She is a young girl,” her attorney said. “She's no danger to anyone. She just wanted to take refuge in the United States to escape from persecution in Iran.” ⬇️
Federal judge says Trump does not have the power to deny asylum claims, stops deportation of 22 year old Iranian woman www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Arizona federal judge says Trump does not have the power to stop asylum claims
A federal judge in Arizona found President Donald Trump does not have the power to deny migrants the chance to make asylum claims.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Federal judge says Trump does not have the power to deny asylum claims, stops deportation of 22 year old Iranian woman www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
We obtained the Pinal County Medical Examiner's report for Aaron Gunches, who was executed by Arizona in March. Experts warned of a risk of pulmonary edema from the pentobarbital lethal injection, but the examination found no evidence of fluid in the lungs www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Despite warnings, no sign of excessive lung fluid in executed man Aaron Gunches
Before Aaron Gunches' execution in March, experts warned that pentobarbitol could cause him to suffer. Here's what the medical examiner's report showed.
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May 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We obtained the Pinal County Medical Examiner's report for Aaron Gunches, who was executed by Arizona in March. Experts warned of a risk of pulmonary edema from the pentobarbital lethal injection, but the examination found no evidence of fluid in the lungs www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Breaking: Attorney General Kris Mayes seeks death warrant for another Arizona death row prisoner, Richard Djerf www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Attorney general seeks execution for death row prisoner Richard Djerf
Attorney General Kris Mayes is seeking the execution of another man on Arizona’s death row. Richard Djerf was convicted in 1996 of murdering a family.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Breaking: Attorney General Kris Mayes seeks death warrant for another Arizona death row prisoner, Richard Djerf www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Jimmy Jenkins
NEW: The federal judge overseeing DOC announced Tuesday she will appoint an independent “remediation manager” who will have broad powers and report directly to the court to enact long stalled reforms on Rikers Island.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/13/f...
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Federal Judge Wants New Manager to Reform Rikers Island
Fourteen years after the filing of a landmark class-action lawsuit over brutality in city jails, a judge has ruled that a third-party should manage the Department of Correction.
www.thecity.nyc
May 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
NEW: The federal judge overseeing DOC announced Tuesday she will appoint an independent “remediation manager” who will have broad powers and report directly to the court to enact long stalled reforms on Rikers Island.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/13/f...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/13/f...
"We're not letting this administration fear monger us. They want immigrants to be running around scared, looking over their shoulder. We're not going to live like that."
Judge finds Iraq war veteran can be deported, despite decades of lawful residence www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Judge finds Iraq war veteran can be deported, despite decades of lawful residence www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Judge finds Iraq war veteran can be deported, despite decades of lawful residence
Marlon Parris, who served two Army deployments in Iraq, was detained by immigration officials in January outside of his Phoenix-area neighborhood.
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May 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"We're not letting this administration fear monger us. They want immigrants to be running around scared, looking over their shoulder. We're not going to live like that."
Judge finds Iraq war veteran can be deported, despite decades of lawful residence www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Judge finds Iraq war veteran can be deported, despite decades of lawful residence www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Judge's arrest escalates "war" between Trump and the judiciary www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Judge's arrest escalates 'war' between Trump and the judiciary, ASU law professor says
A judge was arrested by the FBI and faces two felonies after federal prosecutors accused her of helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest.
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April 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Judge's arrest escalates "war" between Trump and the judiciary www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...