Nicole Foy
@nicoleMfoy
writing things @ProPublica. Cali kid who left her heart in Idaho. Previously: @CalMatters @Statesman @IdahoStatesman. Co-founder @VocesInternship.
NEW story from me for @propublica about Americans caught up in immigration raids so far this year. A side note: more reports of citizens detained by immigration officials emerged even as we prepped this story for publication. propublica.org/article/more-a…
.@propublica has published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador. With @TexasTribune and a team of Venezuelan journalists, we've spent the past 4 months reporting on the men’s lives and backgrounds propub.li/3IJaIdg
NEW: The Trump admin made broad statements about the immigrants sent to El Salvador. We reported on them 1-by-1. A huge feat of journalism by tremendous reporters at @propublica -- @msanchezMIA, @Perla_Trevizo and @micarosenberg -- and so many others. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-imm…
1/ “I would like the whole world to know that my son is not a criminal. He’s not a terrorist.” That’s what the mother of Yolfran Alejandro Escobar Falcón told us. Yolfran is one of the 230+ Venezuelan men who the Trump admin. imprisoned in El Salvador.
this is extraordinary work by @propublica @texastribune and their fearless partners projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-imm… #txlege
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. 🧵
In studio debute to discuss my reporting on immigration judges and the use of the military in immigration enforcement ⬇️⬇️
A key part of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda is to deport immigrants without legal status more quickly. But there's a massive backlog in immigration courts and the Justice Department has fired or not renewed the contracts of dozens of judges.…
“The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations. Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.” Via @NickMiroff theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Latest from me and @TBowmanNPR : The Trump administration asked for two more bases, and to double bed space at Guantanamo, and they got it. The latest comes as they are looking to increase immigration detention space where possible. npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-…
Local stations — from New York City to Indigenous communities — will be the most impacted by the rescission and will likely have to lay off staff, reduce programming, and more if they don't find ways to replace government funds. niemanlab.org/2025/07/public…
As best I can tell, this is the only question of genuine public import that remains about Jeffrey Epstein. From a helpful @AdrienneLaF interview with @jkbjournalist. theatlantic.com/podcasts/archi…
What should you know about the first Idaho county to sign up for the 287(g) program? Former employees have accused the sheriff of racism, retaliation and more. Read this new investigation from @RachelSpacek @investigatewest investigatewest.org/investigatewes…
As the Trump administration intensifies deportation activity around the country, some immigrants — including many who have lived in the RGV for decades — are unwilling to leave their homes, even for necessary medical care. ✍️:Amanda Seitz/Jacquelyn Martin apnews.com/article/trump-…
My latest: Chicago-area children get deportation letters: Leave or ‘the federal government will find you’ Immigration advocates warn that a growing number of unaccompanied minors are now receiving letters from DHS ending their humanitarian parole. chicagotribune.com/2025/07/20/tru…
Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE. He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
We have been in touch with Andry Hernández Romero’s legal team and they have confirmed he is out of CECOT and back in Venezuela. We are grateful he is alive and are engaged with both the State Department and his team.
CONFIRMED: Neri Alvarado, the Venezuelan man imprisoned by the Trump admin without due process for 4 months in El Salvador because of bureaucratic errors stemming from his autism awareness tattoo honoring his brother, is FREE.
Neri Alvarado's sister confirmed to me that he is now back in Venezuela. Neri's wrongful imprisonment attracted international attention. He is the 25-year-old with an autism awareness ribbon tattooed on his leg. This is him leaving the plane.
A DHS spokesperson defended the deportations: “They may not have criminal records in the U.S., beyond breaking our laws to enter the country illegally, but many of these illegal aliens are far from innocent.” Read for yourself what we found out 9/: propublica.org/article/venezu…
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Today we published our 2nd story investigating the backgrounds of 230+ Venezuelan men Trump deported to Salvadoran. We did a first ever case-by-case analysis and found half were in the middle of their immigration cases, including dozens seeking asylum propublica.org/article/venezu…