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Andy Donohue

@addonohue.bsky.social

investigative editor, CalMatters

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Bovino hasn’t been telling the truth since his very first operation in Kern County a year ago. The Border Patrol’s own documents proved it. calmatters.org/economy/2025...

Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo ago

Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"

Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We did an episode with Latino USA. It's about the blueprint for the aggressive immigration raids nationwide, the man behind them and the things people are doing to push back. You should listen to it: www.latinousa.org/2025/10/31/t...

Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them - Latino USA

A rogue Border Patrol chief sparks violent immigration raids in L.A.—and a powerful community pushback that’s redefining resistance.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · 12mo ago

As DUI fatalities surge across the state, our investigation finds that California has some of the weakest drunk driving laws in the U.S. Our enforcement system is broken. The toll can be counted in bodies. calmatters.org/investigatio...

15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road

As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

Anthem kept cutting off addiction treatment. One facility kept appealing on their behalf, and winning. Then Anthem tried to cut it off. A vital deep dive into an issue at the heart of how California handles its mental health and addiction crises. calmatters.org/health/menta...

She kept challenging one of California's biggest health insurers. Then, it tried to cut her off

A California addiction center found a way to compel Anthem to cover patients it rejected. Their dispute reflects a broader tug-of-war in mental health treatment.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

A federal judge says the LA immigration sweeps must stop. Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion. And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer. calmatters.org/justice/2025...

Judge says immigration agents must stop ‘roving patrols’ that have upended Southern California

A court ruling Friday orders a halt to a chaotic and relentless 36-day immigration crackdown that’s upended life across Southern California.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

Update: Civil rights groups have sued the fed gov, saying the way it has taken and detained people from the LA streets is blatantly unconstitutional. calmatters.org/justice/2025...

‘Brazen, midday kidnappings:’ LA immigration sweeps violate Constitution, lawsuit says

The federal lawsuit aims to immediately stop immigration agents from conducting the military-style raids that have swept across L.A. in the last month.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

… These are not enemy combatants in a war zone, but people living and working in America’s second largest city.” @sergioolmos.bsky.social @wendyfry.bsky.social Lauren Hepler and Anat Rubin on the LA immigration raids. calmatters.org/investigatio...

Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

Nearly 200 deadly drivers had their driving privileges suspended as a result of this reporting. And court executives were refreshingly candid about it. “They were errors on our part. I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” said one. calmatters.org/investigatio...

They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV.

A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the DMV, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

“The masked agents pull up quickly. They jump out of unmarked vans or trucks. They wear blue jeans or battle fatigues. They approach Latino men, at times yelling and carrying assault rifles. …

Sergio olmos@sergioolmos.bsky.social · last yr.

Taken: LA immigration raids Masked men pull up quickly and approach Latino men. When someone runs, they’re taken. When they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. When they can’t produce papers, they’re taken.  calmatters.org/investigatio... @wendyfry.bsky.social @addonohue.bsky.social

'It's not your country:' Stories from men who were taken in the LA immigration raids

CalMatters spoke with a number of migrants about their arrests and detentions after the first weekend of LA raids. Their accounts raise potential legal questions about the government’s operation.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

Gregory Bovino is running Border Patrol’s LA operation right now. His last raid was a total mess. And he sees no difference between a farm worker and a fentanyl dealer. w/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/investigatio...

He misled the public about his last big immigration sweep. Now he’s leading the Border Patrol in LA

The immigration raids across Los Angeles have all the hallmarks of Gregory Bovino's Kern County sweep, which a federal judge says likely violated the Constitution.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · last yr.

The Man Who Unsolved a Murder: For 32 years, the kidnapping and murder of a 6 year old boy had remained a mystery. Then a man came forward with a story. What happened next illustrates one of the biggest — and most hidden — problems in the justice system. calmatters.org/investigatio...

‘This was all sitting there’: How California fails to prevent wrongful convictions

The lack of investigators affects counties throughout the state, from poor, rural areas to the state’s largest and most well-funded public defense offices.

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Sergio olmos@sergioolmos.bsky.social · last yr.

Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2025...

Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: 'You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin'

'You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,' a judge said in ordering the Border Patrol to halt warrantless sweeps in California.

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Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · 2y ago

Border Patrol’s official narrative on its January sweep in Kern County is not true. Great reporting and storytelling in this new 15-minute documentary from @sergioolmos.bsky.social, @wendyfry.bsky.social and @evidentmedia.org calmatters.org/economy/2025...

Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.

calmatters.org

Zach Toombs@zachtoombs.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello Bluesky! @evidentmedia.org is a nonprofit news org for documentary journalism, powered by the public. We're thrilled to partner with @bellingcat.com @calmatters.org and others on early projects. And excited to build a community for docu journalism here on Bluesky!

Evident@evidentmedia.org · 2y ago

We are proud to announce the launch of Evident — a nonprofit news organization producing documentary journalism for the public good — here on Bluesky. Evident is building a new kind of newsroom powered by a team of journalists that is covering crucial stories for public good.

Andy Donohue@addonohue.bsky.social · 2y ago

Temporary homeless shelters are the backbone of California’s homelessness response. Our new investigation shows why they’re failing — and what leaders could be doing instead. calmatters.org/housing/2025...

‘A volunteer jail': Inside the scandals and abuse pushing California’s homeless out of shelters

A hidden epidemic of death lurks in California's homeless shelters, where violence and unhealthy conditions drive people back on the streets.

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Sheera Frenkel@sheeraf.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fascinating that experts in extremism (which Marc is, btw) now see X as their core platform for research. (For over a decade, you had to delve into small telegram groups and other networks to track what extremists were saying.)

Dr. Marc-André Argentino@maargentino.com · 2y ago

X is now one of the core platform for research, with regards to terrorism and violent extremism. X faciliates TVE content and activity, in as much as Telegram. I honestly feel less trepidation logging into Gab or Truthsocial or the chans for research than than I do X, due to how vile the content is.