Michael Loria
@michael-loria.bsky.social
usa today reporter in chicago, mainly
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Very proud of the work my colleagues are doing at the Sun-Times. Read this heartbreaking piece by Mary Norkol and Anthony Vasquez. The only change I would have made is to the headline, which I would have made: 'Daddy isn't coming.'
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After ICE detained her husband, Albany Park mom juggles care for 3 kids, including son with autism, newborn
Ingrid Guanume tells her children their dad will be home soon. But with her husband in federal immigration custody awaiting a court hearing later this month, she doesn't know if she believes what she'...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Very proud of the work my colleagues are doing at the Sun-Times. Read this heartbreaking piece by Mary Norkol and Anthony Vasquez. The only change I would have made is to the headline, which I would have made: 'Daddy isn't coming.'
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.
Back at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago today where a judge is expected to issue a ruling in a case over federal agents use of force as they carry out the White House’s Midway Blitz crackdown. @usatoday.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Back at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago today where a judge is expected to issue a ruling in a case over federal agents use of force as they carry out the White House’s Midway Blitz crackdown. @usatoday.com
A major issue in the case is whether detainees are able to access their attorneys. On the stand now is a lawyer who represents detainees being held at the ICE facility in the suburbs.
A federal lawsuit describes an ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs as “filthy” and “cruel.” Two detainees named in the case are expected today in court where they hope a judge will order ICE to improve conditions at the site. @usatoday.com
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'Black box in which to disappear people': Detainees describe ICE facility in lawsuit
ICE detainees have filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security saying conditions they were held in were aimed at "coercing" them to leave the country.
www.usatoday.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A major issue in the case is whether detainees are able to access their attorneys. On the stand now is a lawyer who represents detainees being held at the ICE facility in the suburbs.
A federal lawsuit describes an ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs as “filthy” and “cruel.” Two detainees named in the case are expected today in court where they hope a judge will order ICE to improve conditions at the site. @usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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'Black box in which to disappear people': Detainees describe ICE facility in lawsuit
ICE detainees have filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security saying conditions they were held in were aimed at "coercing" them to leave the country.
www.usatoday.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A federal lawsuit describes an ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs as “filthy” and “cruel.” Two detainees named in the case are expected today in court where they hope a judge will order ICE to improve conditions at the site. @usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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I spoke with Zohran Mamdani on Halloween about how he’s energized youth voters on a message of affordability.
Asked if he had a costume, he said he was dressing as “just a tired politician.”
Inside the hectic last few hours of New York City’s election for @usatoday.com:
Asked if he had a costume, he said he was dressing as “just a tired politician.”
Inside the hectic last few hours of New York City’s election for @usatoday.com:
Early voting has appeared to skew towards older voters and Andrew Cuomo has gained in the NYC mayoral polls, making youth turnout key for Mamdani.
'Our country has failed them.' Zohran Mamdani talks to USA TODAY about younger voters.
Early voting has appeared to skew towards older voters and Andrew Cuomo has gained in the NYC mayoral polls, making youth turnout key for Mamdani.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I spoke with Zohran Mamdani on Halloween about how he’s energized youth voters on a message of affordability.
Asked if he had a costume, he said he was dressing as “just a tired politician.”
Inside the hectic last few hours of New York City’s election for @usatoday.com:
Asked if he had a costume, he said he was dressing as “just a tired politician.”
Inside the hectic last few hours of New York City’s election for @usatoday.com:
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
“There is a human rights emergency unfurling outside the city” in Broadview, says attorney for ICE detainees suing DHS over conditions at the main facility being used for the Midway Blitz crackdown on Chicago. Hearing ongoing. @usatoday.com
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October 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“There is a human rights emergency unfurling outside the city” in Broadview, says attorney for ICE detainees suing DHS over conditions at the main facility being used for the Midway Blitz crackdown on Chicago. Hearing ongoing. @usatoday.com
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Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia
In Gary, IN, where Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem is expected today to give an update on the status of the Midway Blitz crackdown on Chicago. @usatoday.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In Gary, IN, where Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem is expected today to give an update on the status of the Midway Blitz crackdown on Chicago. @usatoday.com
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Immigration agents took a man at Racine and Schubert, video from a source as the Feds raid Lincoln Park area
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Immigration agents took a man at Racine and Schubert, video from a source as the Feds raid Lincoln Park area
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker established a commission to document abuses by federal agents carrying out President Trump’s Midway Blitz.
'They will be held accountable': Chicago to create record of ICE Midway Blitz 'abuses'
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker established a commission to document abuses by federal agents carrying out President Trump’s Midway Blitz.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker established a commission to document abuses by federal agents carrying out President Trump’s Midway Blitz.
Thousands of National Guard troops have now been deployed across the nation with even more deployment on the table if Trump gets his way. Are they a sign of raging crime or of overreach? I joined @USATODAY's The Excerpt to unpack it. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
SPECIAL | Is Trump's deployment of the National Guard about order or overreach?
Since June of 2025, thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed to four US cities – Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago and Memphis. And, if President Donald Trump has his way, Portland, O...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thousands of National Guard troops have now been deployed across the nation with even more deployment on the table if Trump gets his way. Are they a sign of raging crime or of overreach? I joined @USATODAY's The Excerpt to unpack it. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
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Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates.
@chicago.suntimes.com has documented 4 unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
@chicago.suntimes.com has documented 4 unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates.
@chicago.suntimes.com has documented 4 unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
@chicago.suntimes.com has documented 4 unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
A Trump immigration blitz is upending life in Chicago. I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
Hamas and Israel set to sign deal on ceasefire and hostage releases
President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a White House peace plan aimed at ending Israel's onslaught in Gaza, and securing the release of hostages.
USA...
art19.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A Trump immigration blitz is upending life in Chicago. I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
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"It feels like chemical warfare": ICE fires anti-crowd projectiles at Chicagoans aiming to shut down Trump’s Midway Blitz
@usatoday.com's @michael-loria.bsky.social was there when federal agents used pepper spray and shot pepper balls on protesters and press.
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@usatoday.com's @michael-loria.bsky.social was there when federal agents used pepper spray and shot pepper balls on protesters and press.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"It feels like chemical warfare": ICE fires anti-crowd projectiles at Chicagoans aiming to shut down Trump’s Midway Blitz
@usatoday.com's @michael-loria.bsky.social was there when federal agents used pepper spray and shot pepper balls on protesters and press.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
@usatoday.com's @michael-loria.bsky.social was there when federal agents used pepper spray and shot pepper balls on protesters and press.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, stuns in a White Sox cap.
June 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, stuns in a White Sox cap.
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Really nice storytelling and reporting from @usatoday.com and @chriskenning.bsky.social and @michael-loria.bsky.social about Pope Leo XIV and his early years in Chicago. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.
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May 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Really nice storytelling and reporting from @usatoday.com and @chriskenning.bsky.social and @michael-loria.bsky.social about Pope Leo XIV and his early years in Chicago. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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the eucharist is now a shot of malort and a tamale from the tamale guy
May 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
the eucharist is now a shot of malort and a tamale from the tamale guy
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Attn: Reporters covering the Los Angeles fires:
My team built a page of UC Berkeley wildfire experts, contact info and research focuses. There's experts on WUI, urban fires, smoke dangers, air quality, forest management, wildfire modeling, and more! news.berkeley.edu/expert-topic...
My team built a page of UC Berkeley wildfire experts, contact info and research focuses. There's experts on WUI, urban fires, smoke dangers, air quality, forest management, wildfire modeling, and more! news.berkeley.edu/expert-topic...
Wildfire experts - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley is home to numerous experts who can assist reporters cover wildfires and their health effects. Journalists needing additional sources or assistance: Email news@berkeley.edu.
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January 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Attn: Reporters covering the Los Angeles fires:
My team built a page of UC Berkeley wildfire experts, contact info and research focuses. There's experts on WUI, urban fires, smoke dangers, air quality, forest management, wildfire modeling, and more! news.berkeley.edu/expert-topic...
My team built a page of UC Berkeley wildfire experts, contact info and research focuses. There's experts on WUI, urban fires, smoke dangers, air quality, forest management, wildfire modeling, and more! news.berkeley.edu/expert-topic...
Another side of the Mangione story— what experts fear his 3D-printed gun and silencer signal for ghost guns in America.
in @usatoday.com
in @usatoday.com
Mangione’s ghost gun: Are 3D printed weapons turning America into the Wild West?
Police found a 3D-printed gun on suspect Luigi Mangione, the latest in a troubling trend of growing use of the homemade weapons.
www.usatoday.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Another side of the Mangione story— what experts fear his 3D-printed gun and silencer signal for ghost guns in America.
in @usatoday.com
in @usatoday.com
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There's an online "manifesto" floating around that's being attributed to Luigi Mangione.
It's almost certainly fake.
Fair warning.
It's almost certainly fake.
Fair warning.
December 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM
There's an online "manifesto" floating around that's being attributed to Luigi Mangione.
It's almost certainly fake.
Fair warning.
It's almost certainly fake.
Fair warning.
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A request: Does anyone have an archive of Mangione's Reddit posts?
My DMs are open. My email is wcarless@usatoday.com and my Signal/Telegram is 415.416.5231
Much obliged.
My DMs are open. My email is wcarless@usatoday.com and my Signal/Telegram is 415.416.5231
Much obliged.
December 10, 2024 at 7:47 PM
A request: Does anyone have an archive of Mangione's Reddit posts?
My DMs are open. My email is wcarless@usatoday.com and my Signal/Telegram is 415.416.5231
Much obliged.
My DMs are open. My email is wcarless@usatoday.com and my Signal/Telegram is 415.416.5231
Much obliged.
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Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar tells Illinois Republicans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar tells Illinois Republicans
President-elect Donald Trump’s designated "border czar" Tom Homan started his remarks at a Northwest Side GOP “holiday party” with some light ribbing: “Chicago’s in trouble because your mayor sucks an...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar tells Illinois Republicans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
'Shocked and devastated': Family of suspected United Healthcare killer speaks out
with @chriskenning.bsky.social in @usatoday.com
with @chriskenning.bsky.social in @usatoday.com
'Shocked and devastated': Family of suspected United Healthcare killer speaks out
The family of the suspected killer of CEO Brian Thompson, shared a statement about their son hours after police arrested him.
www.usatoday.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 AM
'Shocked and devastated': Family of suspected United Healthcare killer speaks out
with @chriskenning.bsky.social in @usatoday.com
with @chriskenning.bsky.social in @usatoday.com