Melissa Montalvo
@melissamyrna_
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JBA-nominated accountability/enterprise reporter at @FresnoBee. @FresnoBeeGuild member. Retweets ≠ endorsement. @melissa-myrna.bsky.social
Fresno, CA
Joined November 2011
NEW from me: Death at beef processor Central Valley Meat Co stirs grief and anger over working conditions https://t.co/edU26Z4TJy
fresnobee.com
“This company has a long history of not taking care of their workers,” an employee rights advocate said.
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"If...you’re going to murder fish on a large scale to get leverage in a legal dispute, that’s a very bad thing." A really good read by Erik Galicia in @FresnoBee: https://t.co/lMg6HjkHJr
fresnobee.com
A Chowchilla HOA and a water council each say the other side caused a mass fish die-off in September.
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SAVE THE DATE! The San Joaquin Valley Bookfest is pleased to announce our third annual celebration which will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Fresno City College. If you’d like to be inspired by books and writers from the region, we hope to see you there!
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NEW: Lawsuit seeks to block expansion of California’s largest ICE detention facility https://t.co/DjMzMDbmMu
fresnobee.com
The California City facility’s population has grown to 746 people as of Oct. 25, according to the warden.
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ICE has reached the highest death count since the early 2000s. Former employees cite: -There are way more people detained -ICE is making more arrests in communities, which means health histories are less known -A years-long struggle to recruit medical pros https://t.co/NoXRXDnQvh
npr.org
There have been at least 20 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, the deadliest year since 2004. As the agency is ramping up hiring and increasing detentions, concerns remain about how to stop the trend.
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Thousands in Fresno County at risk of losing food amid federal government shutdown https://t.co/OKqBSiEhrg
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‘I can’t breathe,’ man tells ICE agents in Spanish five times during Portland arrest - https://t.co/M9hsHbtpRu One of several examples of how ICE is operating in Oregon. @Oregonian
oregonlive.com
The man was on a DoorDash delivery run at the time that another Portland resident filmed his arrest.
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ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro This is one of several examples of how ICE is operating in Oregon. @Oregonian
oregonlive.com
The group of teens told local police ICE stopped them twice on Oct. 3, part of a broader immigration enforcement surge across the Portland area.
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Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. https://t.co/c4f165DKRa
@nicoleMfoy w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto
propublica.org
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And...
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DOJ accuses real estate executives of fraud in homeless funding
latimes.com
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday charged two real estate executives with defrauding California’s Homekey program, allegedly misappropriating millions meant for homeless housing.
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my latest investigation for @ConsumerReports is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — some by more than 10 times !
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Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara set to be deported Friday https://t.co/cfQY0tELcC via @AtlCivicCircle
atlantaciviccircle.org
Mario Guevara, an Emmy award-winning, Spanish-language journalist who has served Atlanta’s Latino community for over two decades, will be deported Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),...
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But don’t expect politicians to be the ones to quell authoritarianism, Ávila-Guillén advised. Community members are the ones that are more likely to make an immediate impact in helping & protecting their neighbors from the thumb of the govt. @delosLAtimes
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NEW: “It’s crystal clear to us that ICE is interested in every single bed that we’ve got in the enterprise,” a CoreCivic executive said in an August investors earnings call.
fresnobee.com
CoreCivic won $130M ICE contract to operate the 2,560‑bed California City detention center, drawing sharp criticism from immigrant rights groups and locals.
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Introducing my Carrie Bradshaw era: here’s my dispatch from the flirting party for the @guardian 💋 https://t.co/IK76ZNHmAZ
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🇺🇸 Fresno Southeast Asians Detained By ICE Advocates say ▫@melissamyrna_ ▫ https://t.co/UviffysDaZ
#frontpagestoday #USA @FresnoBee 🇺🇸
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The FBI director is posting evidence during an ongoing investigation. My colleague Quinta Jurecic wrote about Patel as influencer, rather than cop, a few weeks ago: https://t.co/a566Jzc6TQ
theatlantic.com
The skill set required to succeed online may not always translate to effective law enforcement.
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The video raises new questions about the narrative put forth by DHS, which had said that the agent “sustained multiple injuries” and was “seriously injured” when he was “dragged a significant distance” by Silverio Villegas after attempting to flee a traffic (immigration) stop.
An ICE agent who fatally shot an undocumented immigrant after allegedly being dragged by his fleeing vehicle earlier this month told Franklin Park police at the scene that his injuries were “nothing major,” according to body camera footage. Read more: https://t.co/6evtSu7to6
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Court rules Grimmway Farms discriminated against disabled workers https://t.co/r0WvIZOD07
bakersfieldnow.com
The California Civil Rights Department announced a federal court ruling against Grimmway Farms, finding the company discriminated against disabled farmworkers
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