ProPublica and @texastribune.org learned that allegations made by a man once ordered to pay libel damages were among the reasons Texas investigated Islamic private schools applying to the state’s voucher program.

How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools

A man was ordered to pay libel damages after calling the head of an Islamic TV channel a “convicted terrorist.” Years later, he made similar claims against Islamic private schools applying for Texas’ ...

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Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at El Paso's Camp East Montana. New records paint a portrait of what doctors told me amounts to "systemic neglect" and a model of how such moments compound with dire outcomes. www.propublica.org/article/camp...

“He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis.

Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility’s staff failed to adequately respond.

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Perla Trevizo has been a reporter for 20 years. “I’ve been very, very lucky that I haven’t had to go through layoffs in my entire time as a journalist,” she said. “I hope to keep it that way.” We need job security protections to keep doing this work over the long haul: www.propublicaguild.org

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Jeff Ernsthausen has been a data journalist at ProPublica for 8 years: “I think that work should be rewarded with job security protections that are standard in union contracts.”

“All workers deserve wages that at least keep up with inflation, because anything less is just a pay cut in disguise,” reporter Paul Kiel says. As inflation continues to rise, our contract must reflect this reality.

As ProPublica’s IT support specialist Penny Serrano puts it: “We're just simply asking for a contract that reflects those values — and not just in words but also in wages.” Help us ensure fair pay for all our workers: www.propublicaguild.org

Management says they won’t replace us with AI. But “we’re gonna need that in writing,” says reporter and ProPublica podcast host Jessica Lussenhop. Here’s how you can support our fight:

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“I have heard from our managers at ProPublica that they don’t intend to replace us with AI. And that’s great. But we’re gonna need that in writing.” This is why we’re fighting for protections against artificial intelligence:

“I have heard from our managers at ProPublica that they don’t intend to replace us with AI. And that’s great. But we’re gonna need that in writing.” This is why we’re fighting for protections against artificial intelligence:

We are hoping to capture the experiences of seniors across the country. If you could please share with your networks or reach out to us directly, we would greatly appreciate it!

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1/ Calling #ClassOf2026: If you or someone you know graduated high school this year, ProPublica reporters want to hear from you. We need your help understanding how the government’s immigration policies impacted your experience. How to get in touch 👇

Huge congratulations to all our current and former members who won or were finalists for Pulitzer Prizes today! All journalists deserve a fair contract that provides the job security necessary to do this work. www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...

2026 Prize Winners and Finalists | The Pulitzer Prizes

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Yesterday, our members chanted and marched through @propublica.org’s NYC office demanding a fair contract now. We delivered a stack of more than 4,000 petition signatures and 300 comments from our supporters to management.

A year into Trump's mass deportation push has left viral videos, memes, a dramatic increase in funds for immigration enforcement, and thousands affected. With @perla-trevizo.bsky.social , we asked: what's the toll? My latest for @propublica.org youtu.be/YHunuGIvvf4

A Year in Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

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NEW: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. We are tracking the increase in these cases 👇

Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants

ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

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So far this year, immigrants are filing on average more than 200 habeas petitions daily across the country arguing that their detention is unlawful. The Western District of #Texas leads the country with 1,300+ filed in the last three months, @ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/habe...

More Immigrants Are Challenging Their ICE Detention Than Ever Before

Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Tru...

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NEW: The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social

Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With

The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...

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A new directive asks USDA workers to check backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists. Their names are being sent to security experts. One critic called it a “throwback to McCarthyism. By my @propublica.org colleagues www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With

The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...

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“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have upended industry.

South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work

More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.

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We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities. Here's how to reach out:

Help Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights Cases

Have you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, par...

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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.

From the day we began publishing in 2008, ProPublica has pursued a clear mission: We hope to write stories that are so grounded in verifiable facts, they spur real-world changes in behaviors, policies or laws. Fuel journalism that makes an impact: https://propub.li/4aX9AP9

It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.

And just little more context from me: I spent years reporting on body-cams. (I know.) Here's a piece I did for @propublica.org and the New York Times Magazine on how law enforcement has often undermined the promise of them: www.propublica.org/article/how-...

How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras

Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...

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Last week, a federal judge ordered immigration agents in Chicago to use body-cams: "That is not a suggestion." Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him* They had body-cams -- that weren't on I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing

Violet Miller@vimiller.bsky.social · 11mo ago

State rep. Hoan Huynh shared video of agents surrounding his vehicle/stopping him + staffers shortly after he said one agent pointed a gun inside his vehicle at him while another threatened to break a window. They were following feds in Albany Park after four people were reportedly taken. Story tk.

4/ Some ICE officers on the scene reacted emotionally to the incident. One said: “What the fuck?” Another told me: “This is a real problem.“

2/ Journalist L. Vural Elibol and other photographers apparently wanted to understand why ICE agents were following a woman into a public elevator. As they tried to enter the elevator, a supervisor from the ICE team at the New York Field Office shouted, “Get out the fucking elevator!”

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

In rural Tennessee, 16 middle schoolers waiting for cheerleading practice to start made a TikTok video seeming to role play a school shooting. The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime. www.propublica.org/article/soci...

Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.

Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities say harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crac...

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Venezuelan men sent to CECOT prison in El Salvador by the U.S. are speaking out about the horrific abuse they suffered. Despite portraying them as "the worst of the worst," the Trump administration "knew that the vast majority did not have convictions," says reporter @perla-trevizo.bsky.social.

For months, we had been talking with Carmen, Lina and Doris about the void their sons' detention in #ElSalvador had left. They wondered whether they were eating, if they were cold. Were they alive? Following the men's release, these families sat with us to talk about what they lived through.

“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal

For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...

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We published their stories as part of an effort to understand - when neither the U.S. nor Salvadoran governments had released the names of the men sent to CECOT - who these men were, and why they had been sent to the infamous prison. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

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What @perla-trevizo.bsky.social , @micarosenberg.bsky.social , @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social , and a group of Venezuelan journalists from @cazadoresdefakenews.info and Alianza Rebelde Investiga uncovered was chilling:

Watch three of the more than 230 men the Trump administration sent to #ElSalvador talk about the moment they arrived at #CECOT, how they say the guards tortured them and beat them daily: youtu.be/6KZRtCE2UcI from ‪@g-dvalle.bsky.social‬ and the entire team @propublica.org‬ and in Venezuela.

Beatings, Humiliation, Psychological Abuse: What Venezuelan Men Experienced Inside CECOT

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