julieturkewitz

@julieturkewitz

Andes Bureau Chief. The New York Times. Send tips my way. [email protected].

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Mar 25, 2020

Need a break from the gloom? I give you the children of Maracaibo.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · 3 h

Convicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. At least some American officials knew that Dahud Hanid Ortiz had been convicted of a triple murder when he was put on the plane to the United States.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jul 23

American Convicted of Murder Is Freed by Trump From Venezuela Prison nytimes.com/2025/07/23/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. The Trump administration said it was protecting Americans unjustly held abroad. One of the rescued men, Dahud Hanid Ortiz, killed three people, according to court documents.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jul 19

Francisco García Cacique, one of the 252 Venezuelans sent by the United States to a prison in El Salvador, was released yesterday with the other men as part of a prisoner exchange. His family sent this from their reunion in Caracas.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jul 18

Major Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants Held in El Salvador. nytimes.com/2025/07/18/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. A deal freed Americans detained in Venezuela for Venezuelan migrants who were imprisoned in El Salvador after being expelled from the United States.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jun 28

Our investigation also shows that as bishop, Pope Leo XIV appointed a priest to counsel victims who told the women not to expect much from the church in terms of accountability, because their abuse "hasn't reached a situation of rape."

jjulieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jun 28

New reporting from @nytimes shows that while Pope Leo XIV was bishop in Peru, priests accused of abusing minors were allowed to continue working while under investigation — sometimes for years, and with children. nytimes.com/2025/06/28/wor…

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jun 28

julieturkewitz's tweet card. For some survivors, he was a hero. Others who reported abuse said he failed them.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Jun 9

We lived through a terrifying time,” said one 62-year-old Colombian marching in support Sunday of a senator wounded in an assassination attempt. “And here we are starting to see it again.” nytimes.com/2025/06/08/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a conservative presidential hopeful, remained in “extremely serious” condition on Sunday, a day after being shot.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · May 12

Cheers, Chants and a ‘Dance of the Little Devils’ for Pope Leo in Peru nytimes.com/2025/05/12/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · May 11

The celebration for Pope Leo XIV this weekend in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo, where he was bishop for years and which has adopted him as one of their own. The dancers are "los diablicos de Túcume."

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · May 6

13 Workers Found Killed at Gold Mine in Peru nytimes.com/2025/05/05/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a hotbed of illegal gold mining.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · May 6

Spy Agencies Do Not Think Venezuela Directs Gang, Declassified Memo Shows nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · May 5

How Trump’s Ending of U.S.A.I.D. Threatens a Nation’s Fragile Peace, from @jorgeavalencia nytimes.com/2025/05/05/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. The Trump administration cut off aid to Colombia that has been vital to keeping the promises of a peace deal with a major rebel group, as violence worsens in many corners of the country.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Apr 30

Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison @KannoYoungs @Haleaziz @alanfeuer @DevlinBarrett @jonathanvswan @maggieNYT @anniecorreal nytimes.com/2025/04/30/us/…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Apr 29

A Mother and Father Were Deported. What Happened to Their Toddler? nytimes.com/2025/04/29/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.

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Foro Penal@ForoPenal · Apr 23

Balance de #PresosPoliticos en Venezuela al 21/04/2025 por 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹í𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘀: 890* Desde la semana pasada Hombres: 800 Mujeres: 90 Civiles: 722 Militares: 168 Adultos: 885 Adolescentes: 5 Encarcelados: 0 Excarcelados: 0…

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Apr 15

NEW: An NYT investigation finds little or no evidence of criminal past or gang connections for the vast majority of men imprisoned without trial in El Salvador. nytimes.com/2025/04/15/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal...

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Carol Rosenberg@carolrosenberg · Mar 31

Finally some numbers we can work with! The U.S. has spent $40 million to jail about 400 migrants at Guantanamo Bay nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/…

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Foro Penal@ForoPenal · Mar 21

Balance de #PresosPoliticos en Venezuela al 17/03/2025 por 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹í𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘀: 894* Desde la semana pasada Hombres: 806 Mujeres: 88 Civiles: 727 Militares: 167 Adultos: 889 Adolescentes: 5 Encarcelados: 2 Excarcelados: 122…

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez@camiloreports · Mar 20

Exclusive: CBS News has obtained an internal U.S. government list of the Venezuelan men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador as part of a secretive operation that has triggered a legal standoff and global debate. We have published their names. cbsnews.com/news/venezuela…

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julieturkewitz@julieturkewitz · Mar 18

‘Welcome to Hell’: 5 Months in a Venezuelan Prison We spoke with 3 of the Americans released recently from Venezuela. They spoke of cement cells, beatings and a rebellion. There are still 9 U.S. people detained + 900 Venezuelan political prisoners. nytimes.com/2025/03/18/wor…

julieturkewitz's tweet card. They were American tourists hoping for a good time, they said. Then they became captives of an autocratic government.

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