cam rodriguez 🔎 🇲🇽
@camrodriguez.bsky.social
meddling kid / journalist. map nerd, midwest defender, chicago fanatic. 🇲🇽🇺🇲.
tips? love letters? [email protected]
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to introduce me and my work... my name is cam, and i'm a chicago-based investigative reporter. i've worked on anything and everything that comes across my desk and get to be nosy for a living. right now, i'm doing a one year fellowship focused on local investigative reporting with @nytimes.com
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
HOLY THUNDERSNOW!!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
HOLY THUNDERSNOW!!!
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ICIRR posted this video on their IG of a man and a baby struggling after they’ve both been pepper sprayed by federal agents.
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ICIRR posted this video on their IG of a man and a baby struggling after they’ve both been pepper sprayed by federal agents.
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I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.
Threading several of these pieces below.
Threading several of these pieces below.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.
Threading several of these pieces below.
Threading several of these pieces below.
I'm not a big personal essay person. I haven't written a lot of them, and I feel like I struggle to find my voice in them. I've been absolutely blown away by the warmth and outpouring of support and love people have sent our way.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
buttondown.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'm not a big personal essay person. I haven't written a lot of them, and I feel like I struggle to find my voice in them. I've been absolutely blown away by the warmth and outpouring of support and love people have sent our way.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
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If you read nothing else on bluesky today, please read this essay by Cam Rodriguez.
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
buttondown.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you read nothing else on bluesky today, please read this essay by Cam Rodriguez.
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Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gave a brief interview while federal officers stopped at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action earlier today on Chicago’s southwest side. Story TK
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gave a brief interview while federal officers stopped at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action earlier today on Chicago’s southwest side. Story TK
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Lot going on here
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Lot going on here
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In 2023, students at Ohio State blocked the doors to the president's office.
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
Scoop: Inside DHS's vast college football surveillance effort
If you go to a college football game, the feds have cameras on you.
www.foiaball.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In 2023, students at Ohio State blocked the doors to the president's office.
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
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This—agents driving around in circles and provoking the community—has gone on for hours at this point with no discernible goal other than to inflict terror.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
Border Patrol is out and about in Little Village this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This—agents driving around in circles and provoking the community—has gone on for hours at this point with no discernible goal other than to inflict terror.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
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“While my abuela declined, and it was painfully clear we’d all be attending a funeral soon, I’d scan social media for possible sightings of ICE as family went out to go to Kohl’s or Macy’s and get a suit or dress.”
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
buttondown.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“While my abuela declined, and it was painfully clear we’d all be attending a funeral soon, I’d scan social media for possible sightings of ICE as family went out to go to Kohl’s or Macy’s and get a suit or dress.”
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i’m at damen/belle plaine in chicago’s north center neighborhood for an emergency anti-ice rally.
around 7 a.m. this morning, masked federal agents chased a preschool teacher *into* nearby rayito del sol and abducted her—in front of traumatized children, parents, and coworkers.
around 7 a.m. this morning, masked federal agents chased a preschool teacher *into* nearby rayito del sol and abducted her—in front of traumatized children, parents, and coworkers.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
i’m at damen/belle plaine in chicago’s north center neighborhood for an emergency anti-ice rally.
around 7 a.m. this morning, masked federal agents chased a preschool teacher *into* nearby rayito del sol and abducted her—in front of traumatized children, parents, and coworkers.
around 7 a.m. this morning, masked federal agents chased a preschool teacher *into* nearby rayito del sol and abducted her—in front of traumatized children, parents, and coworkers.
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A Border Patrol agent who shot a woman five times on Chicago’s Southwest Side later bragged about his shooting skills to friends:
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol agent 'bragged' about shooting woman in Brighton Park, defense attorney says
Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later text...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A Border Patrol agent who shot a woman five times on Chicago’s Southwest Side later bragged about his shooting skills to friends:
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
“I’m up for another round of ‘f--- around and find out.’”
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
buttondown.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
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For years, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their own emissions.
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For years, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their own emissions.
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
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My kids’ school is on lockdown. Because of ICE. On fucking Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My kids’ school is on lockdown. Because of ICE. On fucking Halloween.
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kristi noem promised federal agents would continue to terrorize chicagoland—and that’s exactly what they’re doing.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
kristi noem promised federal agents would continue to terrorize chicagoland—and that’s exactly what they’re doing.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
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“The letter said the Sun-Times would file a lawsuit for intellectual property right infringement immediately if the photos are not removed from government social media accounts.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The letter said the Sun-Times would file a lawsuit for intellectual property right infringement immediately if the photos are not removed from government social media accounts.”
It looks like maybe related to federal agents in Albany Park
choppers circling around NW side not showing on radar btw
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It looks like maybe related to federal agents in Albany Park
choppers circling around NW side not showing on radar btw
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
choppers circling around NW side not showing on radar btw
pub just went from a Duffy deep cut to Fontaines D.C., I love it here
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
pub just went from a Duffy deep cut to Fontaines D.C., I love it here
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just got notifications from the kids’ elementary school
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
just got notifications from the kids’ elementary school