Arelis R. Hernández
@arelisrhdz.bsky.social
National reporter @washingtonpost in Texas, covering border, immigration and fronterizo life. Sometimes and preferably in 🇵🇷 | On Signal @arehernandez.19 | Story idea? arelis.hernandez@washpost.com
ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
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DHS has begun summoning Haitian immigrants in Ohio to check-in appointments with officers who are outfitting them with ankle monitors, in what appears to be a new enforcement effort after the Supreme Court allowed the end their humanitarian protections.
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
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A devastating story on people on Flight 164, deported by Trump just before Venezuela earthquake. Most died/are missing presumed dead. Most were in asylum process, half had TPS before Trump canceled it. Tremendous reporting by @marialuisapaul.bsky.social & @arelisrhdz.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4xdQTP4
Deported by Trump, detained in Venezuela — then lost in the earthquakes
Their lives in America were disrupted by President Donald Trump’s crackdown. Deported to Venezuela, they were taken into custody and disappeared beneath the rubble of two massive earthquakes.
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DHS chief faces crisis moment amid mounting arrests, fatal shootings www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS chief faces crisis moment amid mounting arrests, fatal shootings
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s attempt to quell an uproar over two fatal shootings by ICE has angered the president and his hard-line base.
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While I was in the middle of interviewing @arelisrhdz.bsky.social about one ICE killing in Texas, there was another killing in Maine. Which is a good indicator of where we're at
Lizzie O'Leary@lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 3w agoPlease take the time to listen to @maryharris.bsky.social and @arelisrhdz.bsky.social. Arelis is simply one of the best reporters in the country. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
ICE officer shoots and kills man in Maine, prompting state investigation www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE officer shoots and kills man in Maine, prompting state investigation
Authorities did not identify the man who was killed, but an advocacy group said he was a 26-year-old Colombian national.
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Please take the time to listen to @maryharris.bsky.social and @arelisrhdz.bsky.social. Arelis is simply one of the best reporters in the country. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
How ICE Keeps Killing
Podcast Episode · What Next | Daily News and Analysis · July 14 · 27m
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A reminder if there are federal officers on this app who have thoughts to share now that we have two incidents in which ICE agents killed people, please reach out securely. The public trust is broken and we could always use more information and context. Details at the code.
Loved spending time with these students and their teachers.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3w agoA group of Mexican American teenagers in Houston’s oldest Latino neighborhood near where Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot to death by a federal immigration officer, are left angry and confused. “It doesn’t make sense,” said one teen through tears.
NEW: It‘s not easy trying to find answers to the disputed fatal ICE shooting. But we tried to get every piece of evidence we could thanks in large part to the Houston community who wants answers. We analyzed the available video and here’s what we found: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
What videos show about ICE’s pursuit of immigrant’s van before Houston shooting
Surveillance footage captures ICE agents following an undocumented Mexican immigrant's van in the minutes before fatally shooting him in Houston.
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: “That’s a lie,” wrote one man arrested alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo about DHS account that officers were rammed. The men who witnessed the shooting dispute key elements of ICE version of events — from ICE detention. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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He saw a video of a Mexican man shot by ICE. It was his father. @arelisrhdz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
He saw a video of a Mexican man shot by ICE. It was his father.
The eldest child of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo said his father was “a family man” who was likely frightened by the unmarked vehicles following him.
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This reported information highlights GEO Group's immense influence over the federal agency that is both its regulator and biggest customer. wapo.st/4giIJjm
Daphy Michel, a Haitian asylum seeker with untreated mental health issues, died of hypothermia after being released by ICE. Security footage shows Michel sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Death of woman released by ICE on a winter day is now ruled a homicide
Security footage shows Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Haiti, sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures.
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This June marks 10 years since one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Jorshua Hernández Carrión, a survivor of the shooting, tells us his healing journey and his search for accountability.
Immigration judges are seeing their dockets multiply as part of the Trump administration’s push to speed up deportations. Attorneys for the immigrants worry due process rights will be violated as a result. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
One judge, 143 cases: A day inside new high-stakes mass immigration hearings
Immigration judges are seeing their dockets multiply as part of the Trump administration’s push to speed up deportations. Attorneys for the immigrants worry due process rights will be violated as a re...
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Read the story here: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... Construction contracts — including a $2.6B award this week — are being awarded at a historic scale through a streamlined process that could put Trump on track to realize his vision for a border wall.
Spike in border wall spending goes mostly to 2 firms with GOP, White House ties
Construction contracts are being awarded at a historic scale through a streamlined process that could put Trump on track to realize his vision for a border wall.
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Andrew Ba Tran@abtran.bsky.social · 2mo agoNearly 93 percent of all border wall spending over the past decade happened in this year and last, according to our analysis. The spike in border wall spending goes mostly to 2 firms with GOP, White House ties. wapo.st/3PMfxqi
Nearly 93 percent of all border wall spending over the past decade happened in this year and last, according to our analysis. The spike in border wall spending goes mostly to 2 firms with GOP, White House ties. wapo.st/3PMfxqi
Flock Safety has built a network of automatic license plate readers in more than 6,000 communities across the country in recent years. Its system uses AI-enabled cameras to snap photos of every vehicle that passes, creating a digital “fingerprint.”
AI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency
In Troy, New York, residents and city officials are at odds over police use of Flock cameras, which some call a safety tool and others see as surveillance.
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NEW She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing. wapo.st/4wyzH7u
She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
ICE accused Wendy Hernandez Reyes of leaving her child with a violent uncle, but she says her son would still be alive if officers hadn’t detained and deported her.
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More of the men being deported now have lived in the U.S. for years www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
More of the men being deported now have lived in the U.S. for years
In another shift, nearly 2 in 3 of those removed since January 2025 do not have criminal records.
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So we all know what's happened to the Washington Post, and I'm grateful that so many of the heavy hitters who left have found new outlets. But the reporters and editors who remain, or recently joined, continue to do great work. Why? Because this is why you go into the profession.
Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post@mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW (my signal: mariapost.45) A lawyer who vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men.” An attorney who championed ICE in MN. A judge who denied protection to a man because he didn’t look “overtly gay.” All are among the new "deportation judges." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
For anyone who thought that stupid border wall was a relic of Trump’s first term: it isn’t. Trump Republicans in Congress set aside billions last year to build wall through Big Bend National Park & the surrounding remote desert. By @arelisrhdz.bsky.social & colleagues [gift link] wapo.st/4bVCIGB
A massive border wall expansion is underway
The aggressive pace of expansion has alarmed advocates who say the construction will destroy pristine country, threaten endangered species, and cut off access to sacred Indigenous and archaeological s...
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Big Bend National and Ranch state parks are what Texans call the “crown jewel” of the state. Residents there are fighting to stop any border wall construction that may disrupt their wildlife, environment and way of life. It’s an issue facing park and protected lands across the SW. wapo.st/4bVCIGB
Public lands/parks in AZ, NM, TX our country protected are slated for border wall. The costs are steep. TX’s Big Bend is stunning & loved by its community. Wall is coming despite having few crossings there. The fight is on. w/ @jakespring.bsky.social @johnmuyskens.bsky.social wapo.st/4bVCIGB
A massive border wall expansion is underway
The aggressive pace of expansion has alarmed advocates who say the construction will destroy pristine country, threaten endangered species, and cut off access to sacred Indigenous and archaeological s...
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Join us next week for an important conversation on covering immigration safely and with care. We'll hear from experienced reporters & editors about their experiences on the ground. With @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social, @jcollins.bsky.social, Michelle Zenarosa
Covering Immigration Safely and with Care - Journalism Institute
With immigration enforcement directives among the most politicized and contentious topics in the U.S., reporters on the beat face growing threats on the ground and online. Local and national journalis...
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20 years from now, maybe sooner, this will be remembered as an infamous episode in American history, on par with the internment of Japanese Americans during World War 2. Reporting on ICE and children by @arelisrhdz.bsky.social & @marialuisapaul.bsky.social [gift link] wapo.st/3LWg1rT
Judge ordered 5-year-old released, but data shows ICE is detaining more kids
As family detentions spike, the Trump administration is increasingly ensnaring the youngest, and most vulnerable, lawyers and advocates say.
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Judge ordered 5-year-old released, but data shows ICE is detaining more kids www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... w/ @marialuisapaul.bsky.social
Judge ordered 5-year-old released, but data shows ICE is detaining more kids
As family detentions spike, the Trump administration is increasingly ensnaring the youngest, and most vulnerable, lawyers and advocates say.
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Out came the story about what it feels like to lose everything.” Read @newsbysamuels.bsky.social incredible profile of a figure skater who lost his parents in the DCA plane crash a year ago, and is now headed to the Olympics www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
How Maxim Naumov learned to embrace his grief to earn a spot at the Olympics
After his parents died in a plane crash, the activity he feared most ended up being the one that healed him.
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