Anna-Cat Brigida
@annacat.bsky.social
Global editor for AP in CDMX
Past: Immigration Reporter for Houston Landing, Reuters correspondent in Argentina, freelance in Central America
Past: Immigration Reporter for Houston Landing, Reuters correspondent in Argentina, freelance in Central America
Personal news: I’m excited to announce I’ve joined the @apnews.com in its Mexico City bureau as a global editor
I’m excited to take on this new role editing LatAm/global news, and don’t worry, you’ll still see my byline from time to time. New and old colleagues: reach out if you’re in CDMX!
I’m excited to take on this new role editing LatAm/global news, and don’t worry, you’ll still see my byline from time to time. New and old colleagues: reach out if you’re in CDMX!
September 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Personal news: I’m excited to announce I’ve joined the @apnews.com in its Mexico City bureau as a global editor
I’m excited to take on this new role editing LatAm/global news, and don’t worry, you’ll still see my byline from time to time. New and old colleagues: reach out if you’re in CDMX!
I’m excited to take on this new role editing LatAm/global news, and don’t worry, you’ll still see my byline from time to time. New and old colleagues: reach out if you’re in CDMX!
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Honored to be among this esteemed list of journalists including many of my @houstonlanding.bsky.social colleagues to win a Texas Managing Editors award for my specialty reporting on people with disabilities, a group often ignored by news media 🤩
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Texas Managing Editors announces first round of 2025 award winners – Texas Managing Editors
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April 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Honored to be among this esteemed list of journalists including many of my @houstonlanding.bsky.social colleagues to win a Texas Managing Editors award for my specialty reporting on people with disabilities, a group often ignored by news media 🤩
www.texasmanagingeditors.org/2025/04/26/t...
www.texasmanagingeditors.org/2025/04/26/t...
I'm so proud of all the work we've done at @houstonlanding.bsky.social
Honored to be a Livingston finalist alongside HISD reporter @ashersmall.bsky.social, a great journalist and human who I feel lucky to have met at the Houston Landing
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Honored to be a Livingston finalist alongside HISD reporter @ashersmall.bsky.social, a great journalist and human who I feel lucky to have met at the Houston Landing
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Two Houston Landing reporters honored as Livingston Award finalists
Immigration reporter Anna-Catherine Brigida and HISD reporter Asher Lehrer-Small were named finalists for the prestigious award.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm so proud of all the work we've done at @houstonlanding.bsky.social
Honored to be a Livingston finalist alongside HISD reporter @ashersmall.bsky.social, a great journalist and human who I feel lucky to have met at the Houston Landing
houstonlanding.org/two-houston-...
Honored to be a Livingston finalist alongside HISD reporter @ashersmall.bsky.social, a great journalist and human who I feel lucky to have met at the Houston Landing
houstonlanding.org/two-houston-...
The recent immigration crackdown has led to key witnesses in Harris County being taken into ICE custody, making it more difficult to prosecute cases
My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social on how the DA is handling this
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My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social on how the DA is handling this
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After increased detentions, Harris County DA provides cards to identify immigrant witnesses
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare instructed employees to provide cards to immigrant witnesses who could be detained by ICE.
houstonlanding.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The recent immigration crackdown has led to key witnesses in Harris County being taken into ICE custody, making it more difficult to prosecute cases
My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social on how the DA is handling this
houstonlanding.org/after-increa...
My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social on how the DA is handling this
houstonlanding.org/after-increa...
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ICYMI: DHS confirms to me that it cut staff in civil rights and immigration oversight agencies as a part of a broader gov effort to reduce the size of gov.
DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin says it "must streamline oversight to remove roadblocks to enforcement."
DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin says it "must streamline oversight to remove roadblocks to enforcement."
March 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
ICYMI: DHS confirms to me that it cut staff in civil rights and immigration oversight agencies as a part of a broader gov effort to reduce the size of gov.
DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin says it "must streamline oversight to remove roadblocks to enforcement."
DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin says it "must streamline oversight to remove roadblocks to enforcement."
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We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
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Immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela admitted through a Biden administration parole program could become vulnerable to deportation in a little over a month if they haven’t already secured another legal status.
Trump Terminates Parole Option for Venezuelan, Cuban Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security released a notice Friday ending a Biden-era parole program for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela admitted through a Biden administration parole program could become vulnerable to deportation in a little over a month if they haven’t already secured another legal status.
Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez was detained by ICE in Houston in Feb. despite having legal status. After ICE declined to release him, a judge granted him bond, according to his lawyer. But now the family is struggling to pay
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‘How am I going to pay?': Houston immigrant with legal status granted bond, struggles to pay
Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez was granted bond after being illegally detained, according to his lawyer. But his family is struggling to pay.
houstonlanding.org
March 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez was detained by ICE in Houston in Feb. despite having legal status. After ICE declined to release him, a judge granted him bond, according to his lawyer. But now the family is struggling to pay
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The immigration system is complex and overwhelming, so @houstonlanding.bsky.social has been publishing guides to help navigate this system
My latest on how to avoid immigration fraud and scams: houstonlanding.org/fear-could-b...
My latest on how to avoid immigration fraud and scams: houstonlanding.org/fear-could-b...
Fear could be driving immigration fraud and scams. Here is how to protect yourself.
Trump’s immigration changes are sparking fear among immigrant communities, potentially leaving them susceptible to immigration frauds. Here’s what to know.
houstonlanding.org
March 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The immigration system is complex and overwhelming, so @houstonlanding.bsky.social has been publishing guides to help navigate this system
My latest on how to avoid immigration fraud and scams: houstonlanding.org/fear-could-b...
My latest on how to avoid immigration fraud and scams: houstonlanding.org/fear-could-b...
Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez fled El Salvador after gangs tried to recruit him. He was granted a special legal status for minors, but was detained in Houston anyway.
His mother Yolanda, who depends on Kevin because of her limited vision, called for his release
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His mother Yolanda, who depends on Kevin because of her limited vision, called for his release
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Trump’s aggressive immigration roundup hits two Houston residents who have deportation protections
Houston immigrant rights group FIEL worries wrongful detentions of immigrants with deportation protections will increase under Trump.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez fled El Salvador after gangs tried to recruit him. He was granted a special legal status for minors, but was detained in Houston anyway.
His mother Yolanda, who depends on Kevin because of her limited vision, called for his release
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His mother Yolanda, who depends on Kevin because of her limited vision, called for his release
houstonlanding.org/trumps-aggre...
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From @annacat.bsky.social, a story of two people that have been picked up under the Trump admin in recent weeks despite having legal status. In one case, a Border Patrol agent arrested a DACA recipient after claiming that a person can't have a work permit without having a visa (total nonsense).
Trump’s aggressive immigration roundup hits two Houston residents who have deportation protections
Houston immigrant rights group FIEL worries wrongful detentions of immigrants with deportation protections will increase under Trump.
houstonlanding.org
March 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From @annacat.bsky.social, a story of two people that have been picked up under the Trump admin in recent weeks despite having legal status. In one case, a Border Patrol agent arrested a DACA recipient after claiming that a person can't have a work permit without having a visa (total nonsense).
Wow. Now people who came here legally through a temporary program that Trump ended cannot adjust their status
Trump admin pauses adjudication of CHNV & Ukrainian parolees' applications for asylum, TPS & green cards
But the fact remains that these people can't be deported w/out a removal order & their applications should be decided before one is issued
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But the fact remains that these people can't be deported w/out a removal order & their applications should be decided before one is issued
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U.S. pauses immigration applications for certain migrants welcomed under Biden
The move threatens to cast a cloud of uncertainty over many migrants who applying for immigration benefits that would allow them to stay in the U.S. legally and, in some cases, permanently.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Wow. Now people who came here legally through a temporary program that Trump ended cannot adjust their status
Immigrants in detention face an uphill battle to win their cases, and some decide to give up altogether. Here's what it's like to try to win a case to stay in the US while detained @houstonlanding.bsky.social
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Inside detention center courts, detained immigrants, lawyers race against the clock to stay in U.S.
The fast pace of immigration court for those in detention makes it more difficult for lawyers to prepare a strong case, if immigrants can even find one in time.
houstonlanding.org
February 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Immigrants in detention face an uphill battle to win their cases, and some decide to give up altogether. Here's what it's like to try to win a case to stay in the US while detained @houstonlanding.bsky.social
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For my latest story, I reported on the lives of the undocumented contract workers who helped power Elon Musk's expansion in Austin. Sweeping debris, laying plumbing and pouring concrete, these workers built facilities that helped make Musk’s $400 billion fortune.
Read for free:
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Read for free:
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The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory
Tesla and SpaceX both relied on their labor while Musk advocated for a border crackdown.
bloom.bg
February 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For my latest story, I reported on the lives of the undocumented contract workers who helped power Elon Musk's expansion in Austin. Sweeping debris, laying plumbing and pouring concrete, these workers built facilities that helped make Musk’s $400 billion fortune.
Read for free:
bloom.bg/41gG6a3
Read for free:
bloom.bg/41gG6a3
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I'm still seeing this mistake
People who came through the CBP One app did NOT get "asylum interviews"
On the contrary, it was people who came b/w ports of entry who got screening interviews
CBP One just allowed people to go on & apply for asylum as an exception to restrictions
People who came through the CBP One app did NOT get "asylum interviews"
On the contrary, it was people who came b/w ports of entry who got screening interviews
CBP One just allowed people to go on & apply for asylum as an exception to restrictions
February 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I'm still seeing this mistake
People who came through the CBP One app did NOT get "asylum interviews"
On the contrary, it was people who came b/w ports of entry who got screening interviews
CBP One just allowed people to go on & apply for asylum as an exception to restrictions
People who came through the CBP One app did NOT get "asylum interviews"
On the contrary, it was people who came b/w ports of entry who got screening interviews
CBP One just allowed people to go on & apply for asylum as an exception to restrictions
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has laid off nearly a quarter of its employees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending a refugee resettlement program.
Catholic Charities in Houston lays off 120 employees amidst refugee resettlement suspension
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in mid-January that suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and stopped federal funding for organizations that have helped refugees for decades. Three national nonprofits are part of a lawsuit filed Monday to challenge the suspension.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has laid off nearly a quarter of its employees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending a refugee resettlement program.
Venezuelans are among the fastest growing immigrant populations in Houston, and the decision to revoke an extension of TPS could strip many of them of deportation protections by the end of the year
My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social
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My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social
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Revoking Temporary Protected Status extension could “shatter the lives” of Houston’s Venezuelan population
The decision could strip 600,000 Venezuelans of deportation protections and leave many Venezuelans in Houston vulnerable to immigration enforcement.
houstonlanding.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Venezuelans are among the fastest growing immigrant populations in Houston, and the decision to revoke an extension of TPS could strip many of them of deportation protections by the end of the year
My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social
houstonlanding.org/revoking-tem...
My latest for @houstonlanding.bsky.social
houstonlanding.org/revoking-tem...
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The deportees included two pregnant women and more than 20 children, Colombian officials said. Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo: “Being a migrant is not a crime" @schmidtsam.bsky.social reports from Bogotá with @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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Trump deported 200 Colombians. None were criminals, Colombian officials say.
Among the deportees who arrived back home Tuesday in Colombia were two pregnant women and more than 20 children.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The deportees included two pregnant women and more than 20 children, Colombian officials said. Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo: “Being a migrant is not a crime" @schmidtsam.bsky.social reports from Bogotá with @mariasacchetti.bsky.social
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If Noem chooses to terminate the Venezuelan TPS designation that will suddenly be set to expire in April again, that could mean around 300,000 people would lose their jobs and deportation protections in a single day.
Another 300,000 would be set to lose the same in September.
Another 300,000 would be set to lose the same in September.
600,000 Venezuelans with TPS just got a little less safe—Trump is revoking Mayorkas’ last-second extension of TPS, restoring previous expiration dates in April and September.
Now Noem has to make a decision on extension or termination for about half that population by Feb 1 instead of spring 2026.
Now Noem has to make a decision on extension or termination for about half that population by Feb 1 instead of spring 2026.
Relentless heartless #immigration reform by the Trump administration ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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January 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If Noem chooses to terminate the Venezuelan TPS designation that will suddenly be set to expire in April again, that could mean around 300,000 people would lose their jobs and deportation protections in a single day.
Another 300,000 would be set to lose the same in September.
Another 300,000 would be set to lose the same in September.
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A reminder to everyone that nothing we’ve seen so far from ICE is particularly out of the ordinary, if a little stacked together. The effort for now is a marketing one, making it seem like they have more capacity, and people buying into the idea that raids are new is this strategy succeeding
January 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A reminder to everyone that nothing we’ve seen so far from ICE is particularly out of the ordinary, if a little stacked together. The effort for now is a marketing one, making it seem like they have more capacity, and people buying into the idea that raids are new is this strategy succeeding
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I have heard from multiple sources today that lawyers who provide Know Your Rights presentations in ICE detention centers have been kicked out completely.
These presentations are sometimes the only way people in detention find out details about the process they’re going through.
These presentations are sometimes the only way people in detention find out details about the process they’re going through.
January 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I have heard from multiple sources today that lawyers who provide Know Your Rights presentations in ICE detention centers have been kicked out completely.
These presentations are sometimes the only way people in detention find out details about the process they’re going through.
These presentations are sometimes the only way people in detention find out details about the process they’re going through.
Maria is among the many exiled Nicaraguan journalists who fled the Ortega-Murillo government's crackdown and repression. A Biden program was her one hope to reunite with her 13-year-old son, but it was ended this week.
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‘We don’t have options’: Trump ends parole for Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians
The humanitarian parole program for Nicaraguans, Cubans, Venezuelans and Haitians to live in the U.S. has now been gutted per Trump’s executive order.
houstonlanding.org
January 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Maria is among the many exiled Nicaraguan journalists who fled the Ortega-Murillo government's crackdown and repression. A Biden program was her one hope to reunite with her 13-year-old son, but it was ended this week.
houstonlanding.org/we-dont-have...
houstonlanding.org/we-dont-have...
If you're having trouble keeping up with all the immigration changes this week - from the border to birthright citizenship to refugee resettlement - here are some of the key policies that would impact Houston
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These are the top immigration changes affecting Houston in Trump’s first days
The initiatives signal the administration’s intent to carry out its campaign promises of mass deportations, and provide the first glimpse of how it would do it.
houstonlanding.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If you're having trouble keeping up with all the immigration changes this week - from the border to birthright citizenship to refugee resettlement - here are some of the key policies that would impact Houston
houstonlanding.org/these-are-th...
houstonlanding.org/these-are-th...