Aline Barros
@alinebarr0s.bsky.social
Immigration Reporter | Producer, Broadcaster, Writer | NPF Fellow | Signal: ask me | ☕️ #Coffeedrinker #Latina
Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Pinned
Aline Barros
@alinebarr0s.bsky.social
· Feb 10
Hello, Bluesky! I’m Aline Barros, an immigration reporter at Voice of America. And I finally joined this community.
Algorithm, connect me with Bluesky #immigration! Say hi.
Looking forward to engaging with this community and learning from all of you. Let’s connect! #Journalism #Storytelling
Algorithm, connect me with Bluesky #immigration! Say hi.
Looking forward to engaging with this community and learning from all of you. Let’s connect! #Journalism #Storytelling
Reposted by Aline Barros
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Reposted by Aline Barros
Mary Sheffield (D) will be the first woman and first Black woman mayor of Detroit, the Associated Press projects.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Election 2025 live updates: Mamdani wins NYC mayor race, Democrats take governor races in N.J., Va.; Prop 50 to be decided
Voters in states across the country head to the ballot box in the first election since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Mary Sheffield (D) will be the first woman and first Black woman mayor of Detroit, the Associated Press projects.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Reposted by Aline Barros
Here's an updated list of who has signed and who is refusing to sign the Pentagon's press policy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here's an updated list of who has signed and who is refusing to sign the Pentagon's press policy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by Aline Barros
A historic Gaza peace deal — and the Voice of America is silenced.
For the first time in U.S. history, VOA cannot report to its 360 million weekly global audience. The world is watching, but America’s voice is gone. #SaveVOA
For the first time in U.S. history, VOA cannot report to its 360 million weekly global audience. The world is watching, but America’s voice is gone. #SaveVOA
October 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A historic Gaza peace deal — and the Voice of America is silenced.
For the first time in U.S. history, VOA cannot report to its 360 million weekly global audience. The world is watching, but America’s voice is gone. #SaveVOA
For the first time in U.S. history, VOA cannot report to its 360 million weekly global audience. The world is watching, but America’s voice is gone. #SaveVOA
Reposted by Aline Barros
"Dreams can come true if you work really hard."
That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.
Free the Merlos family.
bit.ly/47ZVdIE
That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.
Free the Merlos family.
bit.ly/47ZVdIE
After ICE arrests parents, Portland business owner takes in 4 kids - Portland Business Journal
Portland business owners Mimi Lettunich and Jackie Merlos have been friends for 20 years. With Merlos now in ICE custody, Lettunich is championing her case.
www.bizjournals.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Dreams can come true if you work really hard."
That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.
Free the Merlos family.
bit.ly/47ZVdIE
That's what Jackie Merlos shared when she was previously featured in the Portland Business Journal. Now, she's locked up in ICE custody, needlessly separated from her young U.S. citizen kids.
Free the Merlos family.
bit.ly/47ZVdIE
Reposted by Aline Barros
Imagine: you win asylum, a judge says you can stay—yet ICE still locks you up and tries to deport you to a country you’ve never lived in.
Dir. atty Jennifer explained to @motherjones.com, the law exists but, “historically, it hasn’t been used in this kind of abusive way.”
🔗 tinyurl.com/89d95y3f
Dir. atty Jennifer explained to @motherjones.com, the law exists but, “historically, it hasn’t been used in this kind of abusive way.”
🔗 tinyurl.com/89d95y3f
They’ve won in court, but ICE is still detaining and trying to deport them
Inside the “psychological torture” regime targeting migrants who can't be sent home
www.motherjones.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Imagine: you win asylum, a judge says you can stay—yet ICE still locks you up and tries to deport you to a country you’ve never lived in.
Dir. atty Jennifer explained to @motherjones.com, the law exists but, “historically, it hasn’t been used in this kind of abusive way.”
🔗 tinyurl.com/89d95y3f
Dir. atty Jennifer explained to @motherjones.com, the law exists but, “historically, it hasn’t been used in this kind of abusive way.”
🔗 tinyurl.com/89d95y3f
Reposted by Aline Barros
France recognized a Palestinian state on Monday, overcoming a months-long push by the Trump administration to intimidate and discourage countries from working with Paris on the initiative. https://wapo.st/4nDAD5o
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
France recognized a Palestinian state on Monday, overcoming a months-long push by the Trump administration to intimidate and discourage countries from working with Paris on the initiative. https://wapo.st/4nDAD5o
Reposted by Aline Barros
A Free Press Matters – Join the Vision
From Washington, D.C., VOA Spanish & Creole connected 790+ affiliates across the Americas, reaching 100M+ weekly. For decades, VOA has been a beacon of press freedom. Let’s keep it alive. #SaveVOA
From Washington, D.C., VOA Spanish & Creole connected 790+ affiliates across the Americas, reaching 100M+ weekly. For decades, VOA has been a beacon of press freedom. Let’s keep it alive. #SaveVOA
August 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A Free Press Matters – Join the Vision
From Washington, D.C., VOA Spanish & Creole connected 790+ affiliates across the Americas, reaching 100M+ weekly. For decades, VOA has been a beacon of press freedom. Let’s keep it alive. #SaveVOA
From Washington, D.C., VOA Spanish & Creole connected 790+ affiliates across the Americas, reaching 100M+ weekly. For decades, VOA has been a beacon of press freedom. Let’s keep it alive. #SaveVOA
Reposted by Aline Barros
“Flying into war-torn Sudan, I heard VOA on the pilots’ radios — proof of its global impact. VOA is America’s voice of truth and freedom. If it disappears, the world will ask why.” — Jim Malone
#JimMalone #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#JimMalone #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
August 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Flying into war-torn Sudan, I heard VOA on the pilots’ radios — proof of its global impact. VOA is America’s voice of truth and freedom. If it disappears, the world will ask why.” — Jim Malone
#JimMalone #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#JimMalone #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Reposted by Aline Barros
“The public deserves answers.”- Plaintiffs in the Widakuswara case
Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat, and Kate Neeper say Judge Lamberth’s order echoes months of frustration over blocked journalism and lack of transparency.
Read full statement: www.savevoa.com
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat, and Kate Neeper say Judge Lamberth’s order echoes months of frustration over blocked journalism and lack of transparency.
Read full statement: www.savevoa.com
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
July 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“The public deserves answers.”- Plaintiffs in the Widakuswara case
Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat, and Kate Neeper say Judge Lamberth’s order echoes months of frustration over blocked journalism and lack of transparency.
Read full statement: www.savevoa.com
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat, and Kate Neeper say Judge Lamberth’s order echoes months of frustration over blocked journalism and lack of transparency.
Read full statement: www.savevoa.com
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Reposted by Aline Barros
“[The Trump administration] has silenced, at least for now, the Voice of America (VOA), which had been operating every day since its birth in 1942”, Amb. Daniel Fried, reflects on the history and impact of the administration attempts in dismantling institutions such as VOA, NED, RFE/RL and others.
Who Will Speak for America?
NED, NDI, IRI, VOA, RFE/RL, Radio Marti, Radio Free Asia, and more were the instruments through which America advanced its interests by putting its back behind its values.
nationalinterest.org
May 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“[The Trump administration] has silenced, at least for now, the Voice of America (VOA), which had been operating every day since its birth in 1942”, Amb. Daniel Fried, reflects on the history and impact of the administration attempts in dismantling institutions such as VOA, NED, RFE/RL and others.
Reposted by Aline Barros
Alarm over Kari Lake deal to bring OAN content to Voice of America.
Reported by @npr.org @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
#SaveVOA
🧵
Reported by @npr.org @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
#SaveVOA
🧵
May 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Alarm over Kari Lake deal to bring OAN content to Voice of America.
Reported by @npr.org @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
#SaveVOA
🧵
Reported by @npr.org @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
#SaveVOA
🧵
Reposted by Aline Barros
On @theguardian.com : “I never in a million years thought I would have to fight for freedom of the press in the United States of America. And yet here we are,” says Patsy Widakuswara, VOA's White House bureau chief.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks
Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressive
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
On @theguardian.com : “I never in a million years thought I would have to fight for freedom of the press in the United States of America. And yet here we are,” says Patsy Widakuswara, VOA's White House bureau chief.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Working at #VOA was the realization of a dream that started when I was just a kid.
I knew I wanted to be a journalist in fifth grade — long before most people even thought about their careers.
I knew I wanted to be a journalist in fifth grade — long before most people even thought about their careers.
VOA’s immigration reporter @alinebarr0s.bsky.social says VOA’s silence leaves a dangerous gap in global news coverage, especially in places where press freedom doesn’t exist.
#SaveVOA
#SaveVOA
April 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Working at #VOA was the realization of a dream that started when I was just a kid.
I knew I wanted to be a journalist in fifth grade — long before most people even thought about their careers.
I knew I wanted to be a journalist in fifth grade — long before most people even thought about their careers.
Reposted by Aline Barros
VOA’s immigration reporter @alinebarr0s.bsky.social says VOA’s silence leaves a dangerous gap in global news coverage, especially in places where press freedom doesn’t exist.
#SaveVOA
#SaveVOA
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
VOA’s immigration reporter @alinebarr0s.bsky.social says VOA’s silence leaves a dangerous gap in global news coverage, especially in places where press freedom doesn’t exist.
#SaveVOA
#SaveVOA
Every time I read a new development or immigration news, I think about the stories I would’ve covered for the #VOA audience.
Three weeks since my last Voice of America story
Thought I would reminisce a bit with you
substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Every time I read a new development or immigration news, I think about the stories I would’ve covered for the #VOA audience.
Reposted by Aline Barros
VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara is leading the legal battle against the Administration’s silencing of @VOANews, because for her it’s more than just a job; it’s personal. #SaveVOA
April 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara is leading the legal battle against the Administration’s silencing of @VOANews, because for her it’s more than just a job; it’s personal. #SaveVOA
Reposted by Aline Barros
As immigration becomes a top policy issue under the second Trump administration, media experts and researchers are determining how to best navigate coverage in a way that balances the need to inform with the responsibility to not stoke fear. New work from fellow @cgcarroll.bsky.social.
‘Facts, not fear’: Journalists navigate coverage of immigration enforcement actions under second Trump administration
By Cat Carroll When federal agents arrived at a Chicago elementary school January 24, 2025, panic erupted as news spread of what many believed to be the start of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme...
ethics.journalism.wisc.edu
April 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As immigration becomes a top policy issue under the second Trump administration, media experts and researchers are determining how to best navigate coverage in a way that balances the need to inform with the responsibility to not stoke fear. New work from fellow @cgcarroll.bsky.social.
Reposted by Aline Barros
- OSC independent report concluded Michael Pack abused his authority, engaged in gross mismanagement, wasted public funds as USAGM CEO.
- Federal judge ruled Pack's actions (including targetting me) violated constitutional protections and VOA's statutory firewall.
www.wsj.com/opinion/voic...
- Federal judge ruled Pack's actions (including targetting me) violated constitutional protections and VOA's statutory firewall.
www.wsj.com/opinion/voic...
Opinion | Voice of America Is Broken and Can’t Be Reformed
The U.S. international broadcaster is politically biased, confused and ineffective. Tear it down.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
- OSC independent report concluded Michael Pack abused his authority, engaged in gross mismanagement, wasted public funds as USAGM CEO.
- Federal judge ruled Pack's actions (including targetting me) violated constitutional protections and VOA's statutory firewall.
www.wsj.com/opinion/voic...
- Federal judge ruled Pack's actions (including targetting me) violated constitutional protections and VOA's statutory firewall.
www.wsj.com/opinion/voic...
Reposted by Aline Barros
NEWS: Kari Lake & US government temporarily barred from dismantling Voice of America further
Story forthcoming
Ruling here
ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov/doc1/1271372...
Story forthcoming
Ruling here
ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov/doc1/1271372...
SDNY CM/ECF NextGen Version 1.7
ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov
March 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
NEWS: Kari Lake & US government temporarily barred from dismantling Voice of America further
Story forthcoming
Ruling here
ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov/doc1/1271372...
Story forthcoming
Ruling here
ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov/doc1/1271372...
“They can remain silent, they do not have to answer officers’ questions, and they can request to consult with a lawyer.”
February 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“They can remain silent, they do not have to answer officers’ questions, and they can request to consult with a lawyer.”
“The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.”
February 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
“The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.”
Reposted by Aline Barros
“More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security over President Donald Trump’s decision to allow law enforcement raids and arrests in churches and other sensitive locations.”
February 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security over President Donald Trump’s decision to allow law enforcement raids and arrests in churches and other sensitive locations.”
“I have worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career with the company.”
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
Private Prison CEO on Trump Deportation Surge: “One of the Most Exciting Periods in My Career”
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger could barely contain his excitement about the Laken Riley Act and Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders.
theintercept.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“I have worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career with the company.”
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...