Nicole Foy
Investigative reporter Nicole Foy joins the Latino Newsletter Podcast to discuss her groundbreaking ProPublica investigation that uncovered more than 170 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents as of October 2025 — a number she describes as a “vast undercount.”
Foy reveals the systemic failures behind these detentions, from citizens being kicked and dragged during arrests to spending days in federal custody without access to lawyers, phone calls, or basic necessities. Her reporting exposes how heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration has led to unprecedented community resistance and collateral damage, with U.S. citizens — including children and people with cancer — caught in the crossfire.
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This episode of The Latino Newsletter podcast was produced by Joaquín Cotler, Juan Diego Ramírez, and Michelle Zacarias. Julio Ricardo Varela edited the conversation. The music is by Cast of Characters via Soundstripe.
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What We’re Reading
The 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE: From the New York Times, “A 5-year-old boy wearing a Spider-Man backpack and an oversized hat was detained with his father by immigration authorities on Tuesday, one of four students recently apprehended in a suburban Minneapolis school district, school officials said.”
Minnesota Protest: Via the Guardian, “A ‘no work, no school, no shopping’ blackout day of protest was kicked off by community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions on Friday in protest” against ICE.
Julio Ricardo Varela edited and published this edition of The Latino Newsletter.