Melissa Sanchez
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Reporter @propublica writing about immigrants and labor. Mom of 2. She/her. TikToking @meliperiodista 🤓
Chicago, IL
Joined August 2011
1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing. One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention. I want to tell you his story 👇
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Come to @chihacknight to hear me and my pals @Perla_Trevizo and @micarosenberg talk about our reporting on the Venezuelan men Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison. Event is virtual on Sept. 23. https://t.co/CKHCtmAc2E
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This is such a well-reported, maddening story about the far-reaching, scary consequences of Elon Musk's DOGE and the dismantling of our federal government. Kudos to @Bing_Chris and @AASchapiro
In April, DOGE exposed a sensitive program in Afghanistan as part of its campaign to discredit the U.S. Institute of Peace. Their actions lead to a Taliban crackdown in Kabul. For the last few months, @Bing_Chris & I have been chasing this wild story:
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The men deported to El Salvador? They had mothers who, in their waiting, suffered terribly until the tearful reunions. What does love look like? It looks like this….. / by @propublica @CengizYar @msanchezMIA
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Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men,...
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New: Over the past four months, I documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. This is how CECOT left a mark on my countrymen, their loved ones and Venezuela.
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Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men,...
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I’m really happy we could publish this essay and gorgeous photographs by @Adriaventuras [Adriana Loureiro Fernández] - who worked has been documenting what happened to the families in Venezuela affected by Trump’s deportations of more than 230 men to a prison in El Salvador.
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The men were struggling to sleep. Wilmer broke into tears telling me that he had a panic attack the first time he walked down a busy commercial street. In many cases, the celebration was bittersweet. The men were home but they were scarred. https://t.co/0Wr92g2v1s
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Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men,...
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Dudar no es traición. Es ciudadanía. Un gobierno que pide obediencia ciega teme a las preguntas.
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Here’s the episode, which featured some amazing voices in town, including a surprising mechanic https://t.co/mqXhq2QrOa And our ProPublica story that the episode is based on
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A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of...
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We won a national Murrow award with our partners at WBUR’s On Point! This is for an episode we made about immigration in Whitewater, Wisconsin, that aired on Election Day last year 😬 https://t.co/WiycD4CTS2
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Hospitals quietly deport undocumented patients — sometimes while they’re still in critical condition. Families have little choice & many die after transfer. My investigation, with @thenation & @typeinvestigate uncovers a dangerous & largely hidden practice: https://t.co/J5xalSa12P
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These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.
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Cuando algún día se juzgue a la dictadura de Bukele, no olvidemos que el Gobierno de Trump dijo que todo ok en El Salvador.
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#Nuevo | Un rumor venezolano que llegó a la Casa Blanca: Maduro “vació” sus cárceles para invadir EE. UU. Lo que empezó en 2022 como un tuit sin pruebas se convirtió en un rumor viral. Dos años después, Donald Trump lo usó para justificar deportaciones masivas de venezolanos.
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Los venezolanos enviados por EE.UU. a El Salvador denuncian los abusos que sufrieron en prisión. A pesar de describirlos como “lo peor de lo peor”, el Gobierno de Trump “sabía que la mayoría no tenía condenas previas”, afirma la periodista @Perla_Trevizo
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“Ahora que están libres”: un nuevo informe revela los abusos que sufrieron los inmigrantes venezolanos enviados por EE.UU. al CECOT de El Salvador
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Muchas gracias por la entrevista y compartir esta labor entre @propublica @TexasTribune @cazamosfakenews y Alianza Rebelde Investiga.
“Entraban todos los oficiales que estaban de guardia a pegarte, incluso muchas veces el mismo director del penal, a pegarte. Yo no veo mucho por un ojo de tanto que me pegaban en la cabeza”. Juan José Ramos, uno de los venezolanos liberados del #CECOT.
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Y como Albert son muchos. Lean sus historias en nuestra base de datos, que publicamos la semana pasada. Gracias. https://t.co/Ipfwi3a1aG
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El 15 de marzo, el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump envió a más de 230 inmigrantes venezolanos a una cárcel de alta seguridad de El Salvador. La semana pasada, fueron liberados con la misma...
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16/ Esta semana publicamos una historia con testimonios de nueve hombres que estuvieron en CECOT, la cárcel salvadoreña. Todos dijeron que fueron torturados. Por favor, lean sus testimonios. https://t.co/rSjczVAY7U
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Los hombres venezolanos deportados por la administración Trump afirman que sufrieron meses de abusos físicos y psicológicos en la prisión salvadoreña. Aunque están felices de estar de vuelta en casa,...
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15/ El gobierno salvadoreño niega haber maltratado a los presos venezolanos. La administración Trump dijo: "Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra es un extranjero ilegal de Venezuela y miembro de la pandilla Tren de Aragua. Cruzó ilegalmente la frontera... bajo la administración Biden”.
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