@jack_brook96

@AP via @Report4America Previously in Cambodia and now based in New Orleans. Signal: jackbrook.88

New Orleans
Joined January 2014
U.S. soldiers who survived a deadly Iranian attack in Kuwait told us that Army leadership disregarded stark warnings about their vulnerability to a drone strike. More than seven months after the attack, the families of soldiers who were killed say they deserve answers.
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Proud to work with an amazing team to tell this incredibly important story - the lingering questions and aftermath of the Iranian strike that killed 6 soldiers in March. Feat: @jack_brook96, @watson_julie, and @russbynum
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A 36-year-old Costa Rican man is the third detainee to die at a Louisiana ICE facility in less than six months. His girlfriend, sister and a detainee in a nearby cell all told @AP that he was not receiving regular insulin doses for his type 1 diabetes: apnews.com/article/ice-detai…
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This will be a long thread. Please stick with it. The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
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I spoke with Libby Klinner by phone, but she also a full statement she is seeking to put out:
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New from @AP: The ex-police officer who was accused of planning to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival was quietly released from custody after a grand jury found there was not enough evidence to charge him with a crime. Link in comment. ⤵️
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1. Exonerated after 42 years in prison, Elvis Brooks is eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation. But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica @veritenewsnola
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NEW: Scenes of chaos reported today in immigration courtrooms after attorneys are showing up claiming the Trump administration asked them to take over the children’s cases, without having given prior notice to the judge, attorney of record or child. apnews.com/article/migrant-c…
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President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found. apnews.com/article/military-…
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The Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. military service members, the AP found. Yet military recruiters continue to promise immigration benefits for soldiers' families even as the administration rolls back these protections.
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We found soldiers had to take leave of their duties to care for small children after their spouse was detained. In another case, a soldier who was deployed to the southern border and spent nine months supporting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol had his own father detained.
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BREAKING (AP): The ICE officer who shot a Colombian migrant in Maine has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to relatives. He should never have been given a badge and gun, they say.
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Last winter, David Brouillette told his ex-wife that someone should slit her throat in a voicemail. That's about when he joined ICE, she said. An immediate relative said he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a kid. His daughter also said he was suicidal at times.
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Reporting by me, @mikesisak Amanda Swinhart and @clairegalofaro
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