Maria Sacchetti
@mariasacchetti
Washington Post reporter covering immigration & DHS SIGNAL: mariapost.45
EXCLUSIVE The Trump administration is releasing a man who fired shots in a Houston suburb to prosecute Kilmar Abrego —>
The Trump administration claims sites tracking immigration officers are putting law enforcement at risk. The creators say they’re helping shield people from a modern-day “Gestapo.” @RobertKlemko reports: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
Gregory Bovino is in charge of Trump’s immigration crackdown in L.A. The performative qualities that made him a sometimes-mocked figure within CBP are the same ones that landed him a starring role in the deportation campaign, @NickMiroff reports. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Fascinating look at why the USBP is arresting people so far from southern border —->
Under Trump, Border Patrol arrests immigrants far from U.S.-Mexico border, w/ @d_hawk washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
U.S. swaps Venezuelans sent to El Salvador for Americans held by Caracas from @karendeyoung1 wapo.st/411ccG3
MUST READ story about conditions for migrants and staff at new detention center. “They told us about alligators and Florida panthers and venomous snakes and different types of creatures. … And if we walk at night, they said just have a buddy with us just in case.”
Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ with @DavidOvalle305 @rachelbianca washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…
SCOOP ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings by @CarolLeonnig & me washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
Illuminating story from my colleague @teoarmus about immigrants who see their futures dimming in the U.S., sending their money home: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
Must read—> washingtonpost.com/investigations…
This PostReports team got me talking -- about the secrets of the @SecretService and the @FBI 's sprawling and panicked search for the motive of Trump's shooter. For your Sunday listening pleasure. Kudos to my smooth interrogator @ColbyItkowitz washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-…
People detained at Alligator Alcatraz aren’t showing up in a government locator. Families and attorneys are struggling to find them. We obtained a list of 750+ names, and are publishing it here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Xinis comes in hot this morning after DOJ fails to produce the ICE detainer to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia locked up. She won't take DOJ's word for it that it exists. "You have taken the presumption of regularity and you’ve destroyed it in my view," she says.
NEW: President Trump loves ICE. But a “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out, morally conflicted and miserable, @NickMiroff writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Michael McCown just confirmed that authorities called last night to have him identify Linnie. She was found. She is survived by two siblings and a pair of devoted parents in Austin. She was her father’s sweet girl.
Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully share this short dispatch about a grieving father and am so grateful to him for letting me in. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…
The news surrounding the Texas floods is heart-breaking -- as at least 59 people have died and 11 girls attending a summer camp remain missing. Some things to understand: * The National Weather Service issued timely watches and warnings for the devastating rains that fell;…
Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully share this short dispatch about a grieving father and am so grateful to him for letting me in. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…