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House panel pushes Trump administration on combating human trafficking

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · 17d

Committee’s action comes after Guardian investigation revealed rollbacks of anti-trafficking efforts; Trump administration says it is committed to fighting trafficking

Type Investigations Director of Partnerships Noy Thrupkaew reports for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Committee’s action comes after Guardian investigation revealed rollbacks of anti-trafficking efforts; Trump administration says it is committed to fighting trafficking

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · 18d

Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse

Type Investigations Director of Partnerships Noy Thrupkaew reports for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation

Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse

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City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 25d

Saber cuántas personas han sido expulsadas del país bajo esta práctica de deportaciones médicas es difícil, ya que no es una deportación formal o por medio de una organización gubernamental, y los hospitales no tienen que registrar o notificar al gobierno. citylimits.org/podcast-que-...

PODCAST: ¿Qué son las llamadas 'deportaciones médicas' y cómo funcionan en Estados Unidos? - City Limits

Saber cuántas personas han sido expulsadas del país bajo esta práctica de deportaciones médicas es difícil, ya que no es una deportación formal o por medio de una organización gubernamental, y los hos...

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The Great Reverse Migration: Traveling With Migrants Abandoning Their Journey to the United States - Type Investigations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · 28d

As more migrants self-deport and turn around before they get to the U.S. border, Paola Ramos investigates what happens when migrants stop looking to America as a land of safety and opportunity. www.typeinvestigations.org/news/2025/09...

The international law ripping children from their mothers - Type Investigations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · 29d

The Hague Abduction Convention was meant to reunite mothers and children. Instead, it's often used by allegedly abusive fathers to tear them apart.
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When Hospitals Act Like ICE - Type Investigations

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Sep 10

These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.

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The Backstory: Liset Cruz - Type Investigations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Sep 9

"Politicians are public servants and they’re there to answer our questions...pushing back or being a little bit more forward with questions is important when it comes to covering immigration and health care through the lens of politics and policy." www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/20...

When Hospitals Act Like ICE - Type Investigations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Sep 5

Donald Trump has made hospitals a focus of his mass deportation agenda, lifting restrictions that had discouraged agents from arresting undocumented immigrants in “sensitive areas” like medical facilities. www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Sep 4

"By turning a refugee population into priorities for enforcement, it’s ending a chapter the United States aspired to. It aspired to be a place of refuge."
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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Sep 2

The number of migrants heading toward the U.S. has plummeted since Trump’s inauguration. According to the U.N., only 2,831 people crossed the Darién Gap between January and March 2025—a 98 percent decrease compared with 2024. www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

The Backstory: Liset Cruz - Type Investigations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 28

And here is a transcript of the Backstory: www.typeinvestigations.org/backstory/20...

When Hospitals Act Like ICE - Type Investigations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 28

You can read the investigation here: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.

Liset Cruz: Reporting on Medical Deportations

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 28

For the newest episode of The Backstory, we sat down with Liset Cruz to talk about her investigation, "When Hospitals Act Like ICE," produced in partnership with @thenation.com: soundcloud.com/typeinvestig...

In this episode, we sat down with Ida B. Wells fellow Liset Cruz to discuss her new investigation,

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 27

@paoramos.bsky.social reports with @rollingstone.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio... /4

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 27

By June, the IOM estimated that approximately 7,696 southbound migrants had traveled from Panama to Colombia since February. 3/

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 27

Migrants are still risking their lives, however. In January and February, more than 2,800 U.S.-bound migrants in Mexico requested assistance from the U.N. International Organization for Migration to return to their homelands. 2/

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 27

The number of migrants heading toward the U.S. has plummeted since Trump’s inauguration. According to the U.N., only 2,831 people crossed the Darién Gap between January and March 2025—a 98 percent decrease compared with 2024. www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio... 1/

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Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 27

“When the border with the U.S. closed, everyone’s dreams stopped existing. One tries to forget about that, but the feeling remains.” – Edinson, a Venezuelan migrant who returned to his home country: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...

The Great Reverse Migration

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Paola Ramos @paoramos.bsky.social · Aug 27

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As a growing group of migrants reverse migrate, many are letting go of the American Dream, a concept that has shaped the American story for decades. What happens when generations of immigrants stop looking North?

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As more migrants self-deport and turn around before they get to the border, their new future comes into focus

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Paola Ramos @paoramos.bsky.social · Aug 27

Could not have done this reporting without @typeinvestigations.org and their incredible team

Type Investigations @typeinvestigations.org · Aug 27

As more migrants self-deport and turn around before they get to the U.S. border, @paoramos.bsky.social investigates what happens when migrants stop looking to America as a land of safety and opportunity, in partnership with @rollingstone.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...