Caitlin Dickerson
I'm a @nytimes immigration reporter. Formerly an investigative reporter at @npr. Reach me at [email protected]
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How the Pandemic Defeated America
A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.
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Caitlin Dickerson
This piece has the historical, global and sociological context I've been craving for months... which is why it was so devastating to read. ICYMI, it's essential.
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Trump Considers Banning Re-entry by Citizens Who May Have Coronavirus
Under the proposal, the government could block a citizen or legal resident’s entry if an official “reasonably believes” the person had been exposed to or was infected with the communicable disease.
Trump Delays Effort to End Protections for Immigrant ‘Dreamers’
After the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump failed to present a valid rationale for ending DACA, the administration said it would conduct a “comprehensive review” of the program.
A Rare Look Inside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Draws Legal Threats
A new documentary peers inside the secretive world of immigration enforcement. The filmmakers faced demands to delete scenes and delay broadcast until after the election.
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NEW: Two filmmakers gained unprecedented access to the immigration officials carrying out Trump's hardline agenda. Then, they say they were threatened, told to delete scenes that made officers look bad and delay publication under after the election.
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Vulnerable Border Community Battles Virus on ‘A Straight Up Trajectory’
In the Rio Grande Valley, poverty and chronic illness are aggravating the coronavirus outbreak. Ambulances stack up outside emergency rooms, where patients wait for beds.
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NEW: List the illnesses that lead to severe Covid-19 complications and you will have described much of South Texas. I embedded in a hopsital and witnessed both new life and death at close range. The region is overwhelmed and there's no relief in sight.
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‘I Couldn’t Do Anything’: The Virus and an E.R. Doctor’s Suicide
Dr. Lorna Breen was unflappable — until she faced a new enemy.
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Caitlin Dickerson
In reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in South Texas this week, I have seen example after example of why this tragic story is so essential to understanding the full toll of the virus, including on healthcare workers.
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Sleeping Outside in a Pandemic: Vulnerable Renters Face Evictions
As the coronavirus prevents people from going back to work and pay their rent, evictions have begun, often targeting vulnerable people such as unauthorized immigrants.
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Caitlin Dickerson
My latest story, discovered and photographed by @rcjonesphoto, is about the many vulnerable renters who have already been forced out of their homes because of the pandemic. A lot are immigrants without legal status.
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A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It’s Already Being Tested.
Blocks from where George Floyd drew his last breaths, residents have vowed to avoid the police to protect people of color. The commitment is hard to keep.
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Caitlin Dickerson
A lot of white Americans say they plan to rely less - or not at all - on the police after watching George Floyd's killing on video. I wrote about an uber liberal neighborhood where that commitment is already being challenged.
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Court Halts Deportation of Migrant Boy in Challenge to Border Closure
While a judge reviews the Trump administration’s closure of the land borders to halt the spread of the coronavirus, a 16-year-old Honduran asylum seeker can stay in the United States.
In the Turmoil Over Race and Policing, Children Pay a Steep Emotional Price
Young people are reeling from their losses and harboring pent-up depression that often comes pouring out in panic attacks and breakdowns, relatives say.
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Caitlin Dickerson
Wanted to share this story by @Yamiche I think back on a lot about some of the kids that have been left behind after police-involved deaths.
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March Peacefully or ‘Take the Streets’? Protesters Debate What Comes Next
What began as a protest over one man’s death in police custody in Minneapolis has grown into a nationwide movement with diverse activists, tactics and demands.
‘In Every City, There’s a George Floyd’: Portraits of Protest
The people giving voice to their anger are individual pieces of a movement, like drops of water to a wave.
‘Please, I Don’t Have Insurance’: Businesses Plead With Protesters
Businesses ranging from national chain stores to neighborhood pizza shops have been damaged in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Stunned store owners were still assessing their losses.
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“I can make some money again,” said Kester Wubben, whose business may not survive damage it suffered over the weekend of unrest. "But you can’t start George Floyd’s life back over. It’s ended.” My story about business owners reacting the demonstrations.
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What We Know About the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
Mr. Floyd died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by an officer’s knee, in an episode that was recorded on video by a bystander, sparking condemnation and protests.
How the Trump administration is leveraging COVID-19 to tighten immigration
The Trump administration is saying increased security on the U.S.-Mexico border is necessary to prevent the coronavirus' spread. As a result, more than 900 migrant children were deported in March and April shortly after they reached the border --...
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Caitlin Dickerson
Here's my segment on the @newshour with @johnyangtv talking about the kids who've been deported alone during the coronavirus pandemic.
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More Than 900 Children Have Been Expelled Under a Pandemic Border Policy
Since the coronavirus broke out, the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrant children alone — in some cases, without notifying their families.
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Caitlin Dickerson
More than 900 kids have been expelled from the border amid the pandemic. Dozens of others have been deported from within the interior of the country. My latest story
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Pork Chops vs. People: Battling Coronavirus in an Iowa Meat Plant
After President Trump’s executive order, meat plants are reopening. Can they do so without endangering their low-wage workers and their communities?
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Caitlin Dickerson
This quote from the governor of Iowa speaks for itself: "We’re making sure that the work force is protected and, most importantly, that we’re keeping that food supply chain moving,” Ms. Reynolds said."
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Before Covid-19, Trump Aide Sought to Use Disease to Close Borders
The president’s chief adviser on immigration, Stephen Miller, had long tried to halt migration based on public health, without success. Then came the coronavirus.
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NEW: If you're wondering how we got to the point of closed borders amid the pandemic, here's the backstory behind a years-old idea of Stephen Miller's that was repurposed to fit Covid-19. My latest with help from @shearm and @KannoYoungs
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Married to an Undocumented Immigrant? You May Not Get a Stimulus Check.
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal payments to help families during the coronavirus pandemic. So are their spouses, even if they are U.S. citizens.
‘My World Is Shattering’: Foreign Students Stranded by Coronavirus
When the pandemic shuttered colleges, many international students had no idea where to live or whether they would ever be able to return to class.
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When Covid-19 closed universities, many international students had nowhere to go & had lost their incomes because of visa restrictions against working off campus. Some may have to give up their educations after major sacrifices to get them here. My latest
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