Didi Martinez
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(1/3) 🧵With tensions escalating between the U.S. and Venezuela — and the U.S. and Colombia — are those countries still accepting U.S. deportation flights?
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NEW: Some new ICE recruits have showed up to training without full vetting https://t.co/qarxcIC3eU via @nbcnews from @JuliaEAinsley and @DidiMartinez5
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The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources...
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Scoop w/ @DidiMartinez5 Some ICE recruits have been showing up to training without undergoing background checks or drug tests. Just under 10 have recently been dismissed for criminal backgrounds and safety concerns
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The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources...
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Reduction in Force notices are out across various U.S. government agencies due to the shutdown. If you're a DHS employee who has been impacted (or know someone who has), please contact me via Signal or send me a DM here. Signal QR code and username below.
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Despite historic lows, Border Patrol Chief says he won’t rest until he has “operational control” of the border. He is planning to install 500 miles of buoys along the Rio Grande.
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The chief of the Border Patrol says he wants “operational control” of the border, but few people are trying to cross now amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.
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@JuliaEAinsley Many residents told us that while they may not agree with all of Trump's immigration policies, they are happy to see crossings go down. Like much of the country, immigration was a top issue for many voters in Val Verde County. The mostly-Hispanic county voted for Trump in 2024.
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New w/@JuliaEAinsley : As border crossings hit an all time low, we spoke to residents in Del Rio, Texas -- an area which once saw thousands of migrants cross through the nearby river -- about how they feel about Trump's border policies. https://t.co/1SrzCjNDhS
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The chief of the Border Patrol says he wants “operational control” of the border, but few people are trying to cross now amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.
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New story this morning- ICE agents involved in Chicago fatal shooting not wearing body cams https://t.co/9hb16N0TM0
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Advocates and family members of a man shot and killed by an ICE officer after he allegedly dragged the officer with his car had called for video to be released.
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Scoop: Under Trump admin, ICE has scrapped paperwork “homework” once required before arrests @DidiMartinez5 @strickdc
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For years, officers were required to fill out "homework” before operations. But, one source noted, “it’s hard to fill out a worksheet that just says, ‘Meet in the Home Depot parking lot.’”
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As immigration officers head to Chicago our exclusive reporting shows agents are doing less homework before they make arrests. W/@JuliaEAinsley @DidiMartinez5
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The shooting in Minneapolis is the fifth school shooting of 2025, according to the @NBCNews school shooting tracker.
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NBC News is tracking school shootings that involve active shooters. Here’s what we found.
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Scoop: Secretary Noem is considering ICE running its own, which would allow the agency to staff its own pilots, security, etc rather than chartering planes. Former officials say it would be costly but could double deportations
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Former officials say that if ICE owned its own planes, it could double the number of people it deports each month. But it would be costly.
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NEW: There's confusion and concern among some delivery drivers in D.C. following a series of videos showing public arrests by federal agents. It has been “five days since working, looking at what to do.” a D.C.-delivery driver told me. https://t.co/gVmw1VV0ru
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A series of videos showing federal agents conducting operations in D.C. has sparked immigrant concerns as the Trump administration continues its federal takeover.
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Great new story here about food delivery drivers in DC by @DidiMartinez5 D.C. delivery driver detentions spark concern, fear among some in community
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A series of videos showing federal agents conducting operations in D.C. has sparked immigrant concerns as the Trump administration continues its federal takeover.
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New: DHS is set to be flush with cash here in the coming days due to $$ from the "One Big Beautiful Bill." We look at a detention center at Fort Bliss set to open this week which may preview issues to come as ICE seeks to more than double it's bed space. https://t.co/CutQEYtneE
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A new detention facility at Fort Bliss, Texas, is set to open this week after problems that may preview issues to come as ICE ramps up for mass deportation.
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NEW: Trump administration hits hurdles as it builds a key immigrant detention facility with @JuliaEAinsley and @DidiMartinez5
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A new detention facility at Fort Bliss, Texas, is set to open this week after problems that may preview issues to come as ICE ramps up for mass deportation.
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SCOOP: Local sheriffs angry ICE is poaching their officers One told us DHS Sec Noem should apologize to local law enforcement: “Kristi Noem needs to get on her big girl pants and do what’s right.” With @JesseKirschNews @DidiMartinez5
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An email to officers whose agencies partner with ICE has even some sheriffs who support the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown seeing red.
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@DaniellaLSilva One former detainee, Jerce Reyes, drew this picture which he says was the position (seated with hands behind their necks) the men would be put in daily as guards searched their cells and sometimes hit them.
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