Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post
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Email: Maria.sacchetti@washpost.com
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NEW: Great deep dive into the Iowa superintendent’s past, by Marianne Levine
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ICE arrest reveals hidden past of an Iowa schools superintendent
Ian Roberts had become a beloved member of the Des Moines public school system. Now parents are grappling with how his immigration status and criminal record were overlooked.
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October 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW: Great deep dive into the Iowa superintendent’s past, by Marianne Levine
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge found “insufficient evidence” to show that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda, according to a copy of the decision reviewed by The Washington Post.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
NEW
Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.
DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
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September 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
UPDATED ICE is referring hundreds of immigrant children to federal shelters from the US interior, not from the border.
Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
UPDATED ICE is referring hundreds of immigrant children to federal shelters from the US interior, not from the border.
Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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FAMILY SEPARATION: As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation. ✍🏼 @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
FAMILY SEPARATION: As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation. ✍🏼 @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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SCOOP: Sulma arrived in the US with her daughters in 2019.
ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
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ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
Gift link: wapo.st/46r573F
Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
wapo.st
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
SCOOP: Sulma arrived in the US with her daughters in 2019.
ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
Gift link: wapo.st/46r573F
ICE pulled her over weeks ago.
She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim.
By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year.
Gift link: wapo.st/46r573F
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Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE on Monday after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody
Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney s...
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August 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE on Monday after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities.
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
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August 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities.
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UPDATED
Kilmar Abrego García set free but ICE threatens to deport him to Uganda
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Kilmar Abrego García set free but ICE threatens to deport him to Uganda
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August 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
UPDATED
Kilmar Abrego García set free but ICE threatens to deport him to Uganda
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Kilmar Abrego García set free but ICE threatens to deport him to Uganda
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Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García, the Maryland man illegally deported to his native El Salvador, has been released while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.
The Trump administration claimed he would “never go free” in the U.S. again.
The Trump administration claimed he would “never go free” in the U.S. again.
Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
The Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador has been released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. ICE may try to quickly deport him.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García, the Maryland man illegally deported to his native El Salvador, has been released while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.
The Trump administration claimed he would “never go free” in the U.S. again.
The Trump administration claimed he would “never go free” in the U.S. again.
NEWS W/ @jeremyrroebuck.bsky.social
Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
The Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador has been released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. ICE may try to quickly deport him.
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August 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
NEWS W/ @jeremyrroebuck.bsky.social
Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Reupping @drewharwell.com 's story with some background on Noem. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
August 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reupping @drewharwell.com 's story with some background on Noem. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
BIG SCOOP by @danlamothe.bsky.social & co at the @washingtonpost.com
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Kristi Noem is living free of charge in Coast Guard commandant’s home
A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
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August 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
BIG SCOOP by @danlamothe.bsky.social & co at the @washingtonpost.com
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NEW
Trump’s plan to hold migrants at military bases begins taking shape
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Trump’s plan to hold migrants at military bases begins taking shape
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Trump’s plan to hold migrants at military bases begins taking shape
Fort Bliss is preparing to detain at least 1,000 undocumented immigrants starting this month on the Mexican border.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Trump’s plan to hold migrants at military bases begins taking shape
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Trump’s plan to hold migrants at military bases begins taking shape
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Rad the penultimate Sunday Take by the incomparable Dan Balz who is retiring: Consumed by Epstein, Trump has lost ground on the economy and immigration. Trump promised a new “Golden Age," but six months in, the public isn’t buying all the hype. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Consumed by Epstein, Trump has lost ground on the economy and immigration
When he was sworn in, Trump promised a new “Golden Age.” It’s clear that, six months into his presidency, the public isn’t buying all the hype.
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July 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Rad the penultimate Sunday Take by the incomparable Dan Balz who is retiring: Consumed by Epstein, Trump has lost ground on the economy and immigration. Trump promised a new “Golden Age," but six months in, the public isn’t buying all the hype. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
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July 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.
NEW
Immigrants could be deported to third countries with little to no notice—>
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Immigrants could be deported to third countries with little to no notice—>
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ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
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July 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
NEW
Immigrants could be deported to third countries with little to no notice—>
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Immigrants could be deported to third countries with little to no notice—>
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