Gabriel L. Sandoval
@gluissandoval
research reporter @propublica
You may have seen reports about the release of Venezuelans the Trump administration sent to a Salvadoran prison and called "the worst of the worst." But when we set out to learn more about them, that's not what we found. 🧵
NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” propublica.org/article/trump-…
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: propublica.org/series/life-of…
New: Evangelical pastor Steve Berger's political influence campaign operates out of his D.C. townhouse. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson living there, a prominent Trump ally, Rep. Andy Ogles, has the keys. propub.li/4kr3g4O
New: Speaker Mike Johnson is living in a D.C. townhouse that is the center of an evangelical pastor’s secretive influence campaign — and the home is owned by a major GOP donor. propublica.org/article/mike-j…
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NEWS: Arizona @GovernorHobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz, the first Latina and Black justice to the state Supreme Court. Her selection is the first by a D governor since 2005 and adds racial, geographic and political diversity to the court. apnews.com/article/maria-…
AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs is heading into her third legislative session with a familiar needle to thread — balancing the state’s rightward lean with her Democratic policy priorities that have been stymied under a GOP-controlled legislature. apnews.com/article/arizon…
Grim, important reading from @Gregbsmithnyc, who obtained a trove of @FDNY marshal reports on deadly e-bike fires. In one Harlem building, alarmed neighbors had warned landlord & city agencies about an apartment where tenants charged batteries overnight. thecity.nyc/2024/12/30/fdn…
As Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead, they grapple with what it means to hold on to tradition (from @AP) By @meganjanetsky & photos from @moises1975 apnews.com/article/mexico…
Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally apnews.com/article/biden-…
Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63 apnews.com/article/dodger…
One day, their children didn't make it back home. Faith helps these Mexican mothers' search for them apnews.com/article/mexico…
A federal judge in Texas tonight ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. apnews.com/article/80df0d…
RFK Jr. withdraws from Arizona ballot as questions swirl around a possible alliance with Trump apnews.com/article/rfk-jr…
Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion (from @AP) apnews.com/article/61c2a4…
Ansari won the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District after the tight primary race triggered an automatic recount. Just 39 votes put her ahead. apnews.com/article/arizon…
The process for a recount in the tight Dem primary for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District has begun apnews.com/article/arizon…
