@MrOlmos

Investigative reporter @CalMatters | | [email protected] | signal: sergioolmos.71 | 🇲🇽

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Breaking: Feds charge 28 alleged noncitizen voters across California amid broader election fight with state (w/ @brittny_mejia): latimes.com/california/story…

Feds arrest alleged noncitizen voters in California amid broader election fight with state

Federal authorities have charged 28 people from across California with illegally registering to vote or casting ballots in federal elections despite not being U.S. citizens — escalating an election...

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Mike Baker@ByMikeBakerOct 18
NEW: O.J. Simpson. A secret informant. The missing murder weapon. An accomplice tale. And law enforcement records that were kept secret for 30 years — until now. nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/oj…

O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery (Gift Article)

An “extremely reliable” informant told authorities about the missing murder weapon, according to newly unsealed records. The informant’s brother told The Times his sibling was at the crime scene.

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Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristofOct 16
Extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians today and also a veteran Washington Post photographer, Heidi Levine, who wore a press vest and was kicked repeatedly as she lay on the ground.
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@washingtonpostOct 16
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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Max Tani@maxwelltaniOct 16
Email from executive editor Matt Murray to WaPo staff this morning responding to the incident
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@DanLamotheOct 16
Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photographer, was "knocked to the ground, "kicked repeatedly and stripped of her cameras and phone" today in the West Bank as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathering olives, my colleagues in the region report.
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Nick Miroff@NickMiroffOct 16
NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. Story with @nancyayoussef theatlantic.com/politics/202…

He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.

When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.

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Jazmine Ulloa@jazmineulloaOct 15
Breaking: An ICE operation in Houston left a Mexican man struck and injured by an S.U.V., but a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter told us. nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/ic…

ICE Agents Who Rammed a Worker in Houston Were Chasing a Dead Man, Family Says (Gift Article)

An ICE operation in Houston left a Mexican man struck and injured by an S.U.V., but a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 15
In 100th lawsuit against Trump, California challenges immigration arrests near courthouses (w/ @brittny_mejia): latimes.com/politics/story/2…

In 100th lawsuit against Trump, California challenges immigration arrests near courthouses

California sued the Trump administration for the 100th time, challenging the growing practice of ICE agents arresting people for civil immigration violations at or near courthouses.

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Kevin Rector@kevrectorOct 14
Justice Dept. demands California prove citizenship for lists of voters or withhold ballots latimes.com/politics/story/2…

With midterms underway, Justice Department presses California to withhold flagged voters’ ballots

Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

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Ian James@ByIanJamesOct 14
'The chaos is escalating.' In the Central Valley, a surge in ICE operations has disrupted farming communities, sparked confrontations and left families scrambling to locate detained relatives. @brittny_mejia @LATvives latimes.com/california/story…

'Very few people out in the streets': ICE surge rattles California’s Central Valley

Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias said the enforcement operations led to a drop in school attendance and sparked student protests Friday.

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NEW: These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. propublica.org/article/domes… @msanchezMIA @annaleighclark

These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump...

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Brittny Mejia@brittny_mejiaOct 10
Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say The shooting comes amid a reported surge in ICE arrests in Fresno and Madera. latimes.com/california/story… w/ @iriskkwok

Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say

When officers arrived, they found David Gonzalez, 32, in handcuffs, with a gunshot wound to his midsection, according to a Fresno Police statement.

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Priscilla Alvarez@priscialvaOct 8
NEW: ICE leadership told agents nationwide this week to increase arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests. They were also instructed to try to reach 19,000 arrests per week. cnn.com/2026/10/08/politics/…

Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide on Tuesday to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests,...

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Hamed Aleaziz@HaleazizOct 8
SCOOP: The Trump administration is considering using ships, including a 500-foot training vessel and ferries, to deport migrants to Central and South America on journeys that could take days and cost millions of dollars, according to two U.S. officials.
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Nicole Foy@nicoleMfoyOct 8
Our new investigation into 500+ U.S. citizens held by immigration agents also features a searchable database for incidents involving minors, tear gas & Americans held 24 hours + My main takeaway? This is only the tip of the iceberg projects.propublica.org/amer…

More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in...

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administr...

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Brittny Mejia@brittny_mejiaOct 8
Out where Feds and local authorities hit tents on Skid Row as part of a drug trafficking takedown. Here are some of the signs left behind on tents
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Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 8
Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"
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CalMatters@CalMattersOct 5
CalMatters won first place for immigration reporting for “Agents of Chaos: Tracking Border Patrol Operations Across the US,” a joint project with Evident Media and Bellingcat. CalMatters was also a finalist for a single newsletter for “My Legislator.” cal.news/4dPyEs8
Online Journalism Awards graphic announcing “Agents of Chaos” as a 2026 winner for topical reporting on immigration and “My Legislator” as a 2026 finalist for excellence in newsletters.

ALT Online Journalism Awards graphic announcing “Agents of Chaos” as a 2026 winner for topical reporting on immigration and “My Legislator” as a 2026 finalist for excellence in newsletters.

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ProPublica
@propublicaOct 6
New: The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration. propub.li/4zmkdnX

More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in...

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administr...

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Brittny Mejia@brittny_mejiaOct 5
Adam Iza, the so-called crypto 'godfather' who used L.A. sheriff's deputies against his enemies sentenced to prison Five former sheriff's deputies were sentenced to prison tied to this sprawling case. latimes.com/california/story…

Crypto 'godfather' who used L.A. sheriff's deputies against his enemies is sentenced to prison

Adam Iza, 26, hired off-duty L.A. County sheriff's deputies to act as his personal enforcers, using them to set people up for arrest, extort money and commit other crimes.

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She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame a Fox News star. So do two former Fox high risk security consultants. My story: npr.org/2026/10/04/nx-s1-573…

She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter

The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.

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