@lomikriel

Investigative reporter @texastribune. Prior @propublica @houstonchron @reuters etc. Polk Award winner, Pulitzer finalist. 🇿🇦 grown. [email protected]

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Taniel@Taniel19h
Startling stat — a police officer in a small Texas town handed arrested and handed over immigrants to ICE at such volume that the total number is the equivalent of 10% of his town's population. nytimes.com/2026/10/25/magaz…

He Helped Deport 200 People. Now He Has Misgivings.

A deputy in small-town Texas became the local face of ICE’s national crackdown.

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This is a town of three stoplights, five gas stations, five Mexican restaurants, and five churches. It is — or was — 45% Latino. Yet within a year of the flood, the town’s tiny PD had delivered the equivalent of 10% of Ingram to ICE.
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So as I headed to Ingram for the first time in March, I wanted to know who the local faces of the national immigration crackdown were. Who was driving the black Dodge Charger? propublica.org/article/depor…

A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart.

Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of...

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Early this year, I visited Ingram, a TX town of ~1,900, to check out a tip. The area was starting to recover from its worst flood in a century. But as Latino workers drove to jobsites to help rebuild, the tipster said, a cop in a black Dodge Charger kept stopping them ... 🧵
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A federal appeals court ruled Friday that immigrants who entered the country illegally don't have the right to seek bond while they're in custody, even if they've set roots in the U.S. texastribune.org/2026/10/23/…

Immigrants in ICE custody don’t have right to bond, court rules

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that detained immigrants don’t have a constitutional right to a bond hearing after they enter the country illegally.

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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyOct 23
What this means in practice: Judges in the 5th Circuit have been ordering the release of hundreds of ICE detainees on due process grounds, claiming their prolonged or indefinite detention violates the constitution. The circuit has cut off that argument.
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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyOct 23
BREAKING: The 5th Circuit has ruled that ICE detainees with pending immigration proceedings have no constitutional right to a bond hearing, regardless of the length of their detention. The en banc ruling appears to be 10-7. s3.documentcloud.org/documen…
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KPRC 2 Houston
@KPRC2Oct 23
A man’s family says an ICE vehicle hit him from behind near Old Foltin and Essie roads in northwest Houston on Thursday, while DHS disputes their account. The crash is under investigation.
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New: Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. w/@JinATX, @msweetharris and @zachdespart propublica.org/article/ken-p…

Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company.

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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Rural Republicans have long been the floodwall that’s held back hopes of a blue wave big enough to flip Texas. But some rural voters are revolting, angry over the sudden proliferation of data centers, massive power lines and other Big Tech development. bit.ly/4yZbWX4

Data center backlash cracks rural Texas Republican wall

Rural Republicans have long undercut Democrats’ gains in cities and suburbs. Will enough defect to make a difference this fall?

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A deep dive into the Latino vote in Texas, and why many both suspect a swing towards Democrats is coming and caution against assuming it's durable texastribune.org/2026/10/22/…

Latino voters’ leftward swing could decide Texas’ 2026 midterms

Latino strategists and voters say this year’s swing is driven by anger at those in power and hinges on individual candidates. Democrats and Republicans alike agree it may not last.

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Latest dispatch from Springfield, Ohio, a lovely place where its economy has taken a hit as Haitian immigrants sequester in their homes or leave after the Trump administration canceled their temporary protected status. wapo.st/4z1bS9l

‘There are no people’: Springfield, Ohio, faces loss of Haitian residents

The city’s economy has taken a hit as Haitian immigrants sequester in their homes or leave after the Trump administration canceled their temporary protected status.

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Jeff Stein
@jstein_sunOct 21
.@arelisrhdz reporting from Springfield Ohio
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Texas Comptroller Don Huffines issues series of "executive orders," raising questions about his office's authority texastribune.org/2026/10/21/…

Texas comptroller’s “executive orders” akin to agency tidying

The authority to issue executive orders traditionally belongs to the chief executive, like the governor or a county judge.

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Kayla Guo@kaylaguo_Oct 21
A second Democratic sheriff on @GregAbbott_TX’s endorsement list says he did not endorse the governor. Val Verde Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez’s statement:
Jonathan Richie
@JRichieTXOct 19
The endorsement of Webb County Sheriff Martin Ceullar has been removed from @GregAbbott_TX's campaign website. Sheriff Ceullar, the brother of U.S. Rep. Henry Ceullar (D-Laredo), was indicted by the DOJ earlier this year for allegedly defrauding his office during COVID-19.
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Taniel@TanielOct 20
ICE arrested a 56-year old green card holder, i.e. a lawful permanent resident, and detained him in the Rio Grande Processing Center, where he died. texastribune.org/2026/10/19/…

Man who died in Texas ICE facility was lawful permanent resident

ICE said Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias obtained his legal status fraudulently because he failed to disclose a 2004 arrest for theft. His daughter disputed that.

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Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, who died while in ICE custody on Saturday, was a lawful permanent resident. ICE said he was detained bc he failed to disclose a 2004 arrest for theft while applying - but his daughter says he did. @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2026/10/19/…

Man who died in Texas ICE facility was lawful permanent resident

ICE said Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias obtained his legal status fraudulently because he failed to disclose a 2004 arrest for theft. His daughter disputed that.

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We asked the candidates for U.S. Senate in Texas to share their views on a variety of issues. James Talarico and Ted Brown answered our questions; Ken Paxton did not, so we used his past public statements to describe his positions. bit.ly/4je4ORI

Texas U.S. Senate 2026: Paxton, Talarico and Brown on the issues

Ken Paxton and James Talarico are in a close race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, with Ted Brown also on the ballot. See where they stand on THC, data centers and Flock cameras. Talarico and Brown...

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I am dumb and posted the wrong link. Here is the correct one: texastribune.org/2026/10/18/…

Migrant found dead at Laredo Processing Center run by ICE

The death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell. He’s the seventh person to die while detained by ICE this year.

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Both stories are important to read!
Robert Downen@RobertDownen_Oct 18
A 56-year-old Mexican man was found dead in a Laredo ICE cell on Saturday. His family says he was denied medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition. He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year. texastribune.org/2026/10/07/…

Texas Republicans are refusing to debate for the election

The last U.S. Senate race in Texas to go without a debate was in 2000. Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, debated his Democratic opponents in each of his last three campaigns.

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Robert Downen@RobertDownen_Oct 18
A 56-year-old Mexican man was found dead in a Laredo ICE cell on Saturday. His family says he was denied medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition. He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year. texastribune.org/2026/10/07/…

Texas Republicans are refusing to debate for the election

The last U.S. Senate race in Texas to go without a debate was in 2000. Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, debated his Democratic opponents in each of his last three campaigns.

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Early voting has begun. @TexasTribune is your election HQ. We have a personalized sample ballot that includes local elections and guides to explain who is running and what each state office does. We have trackers for polls, campaign cash and a quiz. texastribune.org/2026-vote/

Voting Guides: Who is on the ballot? - The Texas Tribune

How to vote in Texas.

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