Adrian Carrasquillo

24 Hours Alongside an ICE Protester in Minneapolis Carolina Ortiz, an immigrant advocate, is preparing for ICE’s next onslaught.

"Ortiz grabs the keys of an SUV someone dropped off. She takes me with her as she fills up the gas tank for a community member who has legal status but is terrified of even going to the gas station." That's Minneapolis now. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/45pRQbT

"After reading about and reporting on this escalating conflict since the events of January 7, I decided it was time to go to Minneapolis myself to report on the ground."

And this is what @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote: lnk.thebulwark.com/45pRQbT

In the latest edition of Huddled Masses, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social writes on his time in Minneapolis alongside immigration advocate Carolina Ortiz: www.thebulwark.com/p/24-hours-a...

🚨News: ICE set to deport 18 yr old Zharick Daniels Buitrago Ortiz who is pregnant & experiencing shooting pain in her back/abdomen from ATL airport on a flight to Colombia at 2 pm ET

She applied for asylum, her mom received asylum. Father of her child was killed in Colombia, she learned recently

What makes Renee Good’s killing unique is that she was a blonde, white woman and a U.S. citizen. That's also what makes her so dangerous to the Trump administration.

The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qYK7tD

Why Renee Good Was, and Is, So Dangerous to Trump There are many ways to define an enemy. One is someone who isn’t afraid of you.

@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: “Latinos and immigrants have and will continue to die under this administration…It’s terrible but important to note that it took someone like Good dying the way she did for the media and the public to take notice.”
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Why Renee Good Was, and Is, So Dangerous to Trump There are many ways to define an enemy. One is someone who isn’t afraid of you.

This administration is threatened by people who aren't afraid of them. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qYK7tD

The Cowardice of Mark Zuckerberg He used to care about immigrants and Dreamers. Now he remains quiet when his voice would send a powerful message.

He used to care about immigrants and Dreamers. Now he remains quiet when his voice would send a powerful message. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on Mark Zuckerberg: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Nb0C7i

ICE Becomes Central to 2026 Democrats debate how best to push back against the rogue agency and its leaders.

The thirst for direct confrontation with the White House on immigration reflects a tectonic shift for the Democrats from just twelve months ago. But how to do it best?

The latest edition of The Opposition, from @lauren-egan.bsky.social with @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:

From having Dreamers in his home to kissing the ring at Mar-a-Lago. A few years can sure change a guy. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on Mark Zuckerberg's cowardice: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-coward...

The Cowardice of Mark Zuckerberg He used to care about immigrants and Dreamers. Now he remains quiet when his voice would send a powerful message.

Mark Zuckerberg is a coward.

@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-coward...

Scoop: ICE Plans to Descend on Phoenix Following L.A., Chicago, and Charlotte, DHS now intends to scale up arrests—and its network of detention facilities—in Maricopa County.

🚨Scoop: ICE Plans to Descend on Phoenix

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The MAGAfication of Norman Rockwell Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.

“Norman Rockwell was antifa.”

—His granddaughter, to @crampell.bsky.social

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Defiance works.

ICYMI, the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/48X3cq1

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The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year Faced with the Trump-Miller firehose of cruelty, many people rose up to defend their neighbors, friends, and fellow worshipers.

I am so glad @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote this. Immigration is an overwhelmingly sad and infuriating beat. So it's nice to highlight the heroes on occasion: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...

The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year Faced with the Trump-Miller firehose of cruelty, many people rose up to defend their neighbors, friends, and fellow worshipers.

"Americans, however, from Pennsylvania to Portland, from Los Angeles to Montana, have responded: No. These are my neighbors. These are my friends. We go to church together. She carpools my kids to school. Our children play soccer together."

Powerful story from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social ↘️

The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year Faced with the Trump-Miller firehose of cruelty, many people rose up to defend their neighbors, friends, and fellow worshipers.

Indiscriminate, mass deportation is not popular. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:

Im sure I’ve made informal White House naughty lists in the past, but this is the first official one that taxpayers funded. There really should be a ceremony for such an honor.

Trump Immigration Cruelty Fuels Surge in New Candidates These political newcomers are appalled by the sights and stories of the deportation regime.

"We see it in the pipeline of folks signing up to run, quite a few are naming immigration as one of their top issues," @amandalitman.bsky.social of Run for Something told The Bulwark. That's because of Trump. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4p29J7G

I made the White House’s naughty list Hey everyone, it’s Adrian.

"Here’s my reaction: It’s a badge of honor."

Bravo @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for being named to the White House Badge of Honor list!

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Screenshot from an Instagram post released on 11 Dec 2025 naming journalists on a "Naughty List" the Trump White House dislikes.

LOL, the White House press shop—because they're jackasses with less creativity than a lump of coal—posted a "Naughty" list of journalists they dislike. I'm delighted to report that my Bulwark colleague @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social made the cut.

Keep up the great work, Adrian! So proud of you.

Congratulations @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social, keep up the great work!

Of course Huddled Masses continues! Send me scoops there and on 2026 stories too. Thanks guys.

Some personal news:

After a year on contract @thebulwark.com we decided we like each other too much and I’m joining the staff as our new national immigration correspondent.

It’s a privilege to continue to cover how mass deportation is affecting communities across the nation

Trump Weighs Moving on From Noem The DHS secretary has overseen the president’s most controversial domestic initiative. But her future is increasingly in doubt.

@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social with news (to me, at least). I'd love to see HHS Sec. Noem gone, even though it's unclear what if anything would change. Also, Youngkin would be nuts to take this job. Anyone young enough for a future in politics would be. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-dhs-...

Trump Weighs Moving on From Noem The DHS secretary has overseen the president’s most controversial domestic initiative. But her future is increasingly in doubt.

NEW: "For weeks, a rumor has been circulating in political circles that Kristi Noem may soon be on the outs." What's real and what's just rumor? Our @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social digs into it.

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EXCLUSIVE: In conversations with three former DHS officials—who served in both the Biden and Trump administrations and are still in touch with current staff—it was made clear that Trump is indeed considering moving on from Noem. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social latest.

Trump Weighs Moving on From Noem The DHS secretary has overseen the president’s most controversial domestic initiative. But her future is increasingly in doubt.

🚨SCOOP: I’ve got inside information on Noem’s perilous job security, and sources who tell me her time heading DHS could be coming to an end soon.

www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-dhs-... only via @thebulwark.com

Great new newsletter from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social. Please, my American friends, boycott these companies, if you can. Of the companies mentioned in the article only Amazon is active here where I am, and I'm already avoiding them as much as I can.