Sabrina Rodríguez

New: “God must know why we didn’t make it. But it’s our dream.” More and more, a new force is driving people to migrate: climate. And it isn’t climate change acting alone. It’s food insecurity. Malnutrition. Poverty. From Aldea Xucup in Panzós, Guatemala:politico.com/news/magazine/…

"My 95-year-old abuela in Florida asked me about the Epstein files.  So it is hitting the larger public," @sabrod123 tells @kasie. "People are not following the inflation rate, are not following, you know, what's happening at the Fed." W/ @RepGregLandsman @BradOnMessage…

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York district is home to one of the largest concentrations of Haitian immigrants in the country. Trump’s decision to crack down on them has put him in a difficult spot as he gears up for reelection. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

A circuit court judge has ruled that the City of Miami’s move to push the 2025 election to 2026 without voter approval is unconstitutional. The state AG is “thrilled.” The city is appealing. Here’s an explainer on the back-and-forth that got us here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“Whatever noble intent there may be by some behind the effort, the idea that members of the city commission & the mayor would reward themselves w/an extra unelected year in office defies the very sense of what democracy is all about,” @AmandiOnAir said. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Exclusive: The Trump administration has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon and spare him from deportation in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García. @mariasacchetti reports: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras. A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/22/ice…

“Every time a troublemaker sets a car on fire, he wins,” @ChuckRocha said. “Every time somebody takes to the street of an American city & peacefully protests, we’re winning bc we’re bringing attention to a gov that’s starting to look…more authoritarian.”washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW Data tell a far different story about immigration to California than the political fury unfolding in Washington and in Los Angeles. The number of undocumented immigrants in CA is well below peak levels. LAUSD enrollment? Way down. There’s more:

“I feel like, as chair, my voice was not always heard, that I was taken for granted. I was seen as somebody to just rubber-stamp and not to actually have a seat at the table to influence certain things,” Jaime Harrison tells @sabrod123 washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“Trump took all our steam out of us and we’re still searching for a leader right now. There’s none. Name one. Where are they? They feel embarrassed because they didn’t deliver.” “We can’t just be nice ornaments.” How Black Dems are feeling post-2024: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Tim Walz on how the Democratic Party needs to change: “Maybe it’s time for us to be a little meaner. When it’s a bully like Donald Trump, you bully the shit out of him.” — via ⁦@MaeveReston⁩ ⁦@sabrod123⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

New: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a potential 2028 presidential contender, has a message for Democrats: Learn from Trump’s playbook. Be impatient, he told 800+ SC Dems. “If he can do so much bad in such a small amount of time, why can’t we do so much good?” washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

A fun group chat alongside @EvanMcS and @sabrod123 on @CNNThisMorning today! Thanks to @AudieCornish for jumpstarting our week!

Ruben Gallego has emerged as a rising Democratic star since winning his Senate race in a state Trump won. As 2028 chatter builds, some are floating him — a Latino & Marine veteran w/working-class roots — as a potential pres. contender. His thoughts? 👀 washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Ruben Gallego 2028? He's leaving the door open to a pres. run. And Dems in battleground PA, where he visited on Sat and had some tough talk for his party, also see it as a possibility. Read @sabrod123 from Bucks Co. on the latest ambitious Dem audition: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump officials, who have sought to expel hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, are celebrating the victory of Sovereignty at the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty’s jockey, Junior Alvarado, is an immigrant from Venezuela.

The U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, China is “evaluating” a proposal for tariff talks with the U.S. @ChristineRomans reports. Jared Bernstein and @sabrod123 join @jdbalart to discuss. msnbc.com/jose-diaz-bala…

Thanks everyone for coming to the #WHCD #BrownAndBougie event honoring Hispanic journalists. Big shout out to this years winners @sabrod123 @Carrasquillo

This was the most powerful moment I’ve experienced in 40 years of journalism. elpasomatters.org/2025/04/22/vic…

“I’m just amazed at what a small group of people can accomplish if they just refuse to give up.” How teachers united a small village in upstate New York, home to Trump’s border czar, in demanding the release of a mother and 3 children detained by ICE: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…