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Daisy Zavala Magaña

@bydaisy.bsky.social

Bilingual journalist based in the U.S. - Mexico border community of Nogales, AZ.

102 Followers  |  70 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.5203

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“I Try to Focus on What’s Possible”: A Q&A with Judith Cabrera de la Rocha, Codirector of Border Line Crisis Center in Tijuana Greetings from the Border Invasion.

"We’ve always had massive deportations, but they just didn’t get media coverage. Now that the spotlight is on this issue, ironically, it’s been productive."

If you want to cut through all the bullshit about the border and learn about the reality, read @theborderchronicle.bsky.social.

25.02.2025 16:04 — 👍 30    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
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In Nogales, Sonora, migrants weigh options amidst uncertainty Mexican officials have transported recently deported migrants to a government shelter. Meanwhile, many asylum-seeking families have left the city.

Mexican officials assure deportations remain “low,” in Nogales, citing decreasing numbers of arrivals at a government-shelter. Meanwhile, many of the local shelters have begun to empty out. But some families at Casa de la Misericordia remain hopeful that asylum will be reinstated.

22.02.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Death in the Desert Migrants’ bodies pile up in New Mexico after Texas cracks down in the sprawling El Paso sector.

“On my first trip, I asked how I would know what a human bone looks like. They told me I would know. On the second day, I found a femur. After four months, I learned to spot chalky white remains from 50 to 100 feet away.”

21.02.2025 22:52 — 👍 99    🔁 38    💬 2    📌 3
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Military doctors prepare to deploy to Guantanamo for extended stay Orders to deploy medical personnel suggest the Trump administration is contemplating an extended stay for people at the U.S. base in Cuba.

Military medical personnel are undergoing prep in anticipation of being deployed to Guantanamo Bay. The orders, coordinated by the Southern Command, come as DHS is preparing to “ramp up” its operations on the naval base.

www.npr.org/2025/02/19/g...

20.02.2025 03:03 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
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A Spokane man who fled the Nicaraguan government in fear for his life is detained by ICE, again. His family is bracing for life without him Alberto Lovo Rojas feared returning to Nicaragua with a target on his back.

When President Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time, Alberto asked his coworker if he could put her phone number in his children’s school backpacks

A month later, she got the call that he had been detained

via @itsmonicacarrillo.bsky.social @alexdugganreports.bsky.social

13.02.2025 15:42 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

    The cover story for the January / February 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine shows a fentanyl test strip against a plain black background, with the headline: This strip of paper can prevent an overdose. It’s illegal in Texas by Jason Buch. Other stories include Trump’s Texas Roadshow by Justin Miller and The Frontera Fabulist by Francesca D’Annunzio.

The cover story for the January / February 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine shows a fentanyl test strip against a plain black background, with the headline: This strip of paper can prevent an overdose. It’s illegal in Texas by Jason Buch. Other stories include Trump’s Texas Roadshow by Justin Miller and The Frontera Fabulist by Francesca D’Annunzio.

Recap: The deadly cost of banning fenantyl test strips. Propaganda maker at the border. Trump's favorite Texas oligrachs. One of Cecile Richards' final interviews. And more in our January/February 2024 issue. www.texasobserver.org/issues/janua...

10.02.2025 18:44 — 👍 121    🔁 34    💬 3    📌 2
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Justice Department sues Chicago and Illinois over 'sanctuary' laws The federal lawsuit accuses those jurisdictions of "making it more difficult for, and deliberately impeding, federal immigration officers' ability to carry out their responsibilities."

BREAKING NEWS: The federal lawsuit accuses those jurisdictions of "making it more difficult for, and deliberately impeding, federal immigration officers' ability to carry out their responsibilities."

06.02.2025 16:57 — 👍 451    🔁 127    💬 68    📌 48
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Mexican National Guard troops have been visible in Nogales, Sonora since Trump’s election to reportedly assist with migrant responses in the city.

04.02.2025 18:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Help ProPublica Reporters Investigate the Immigration System We need your help to find productive ways to examine the country’s immigration system — what’s working and what isn’t. We especially want to hear from federal workers, attorneys, employers, labor advo...

things are changing quickly on the immigration beat. don't forget @propublica.org is still investigating the immigration system

Right now, I'm looking for info on citizens & others w/legal status caught up in raids & workplace enforcement issues
Contact info here: www.propublica.org/people/nicol...

04.02.2025 18:17 — 👍 280    🔁 96    💬 2    📌 3
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Sonora shelters see mix of asylum seekers, deportees As Nogales, Sonora begins seeing a small mix of asylum-seeking migrants and deportees, government officials begin preparing additional shelters.

As Nogales, Sonora begins seeing a small mix of asylum-seeking migrants and deportees, government officials begin preparing additional shelters.

01.02.2025 02:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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All the executive orders Trump has signed after 1 week in office President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, federal diversity programs and more.

President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, federal diversity programs and more.

28.01.2025 14:41 — 👍 285    🔁 73    💬 74    📌 18
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Know your rights for residents living within the 100 mile border zone.

23.01.2025 18:37 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Over a year, we collected & analyzed data on drowning deaths along Texas' stretch of the US/Mexico border on the Rio Grande

Yesterday our collaborative investigation went out on the front covers of @washingtonpost.com + @eluniversalmx.bsky.social @lhreports.bsky.social

09.12.2024 16:06 — 👍 34    🔁 26    💬 1    📌 1
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The Deep Roots of Deportation In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality.

“Their deportation could be a death sentence. They live with a lot of anxiety, usually in the form of PTSD.”

27.11.2024 21:05 — 👍 108    🔁 38    💬 1    📌 2
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‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas Media attention often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t leave?

“I have found so many amazing teachers and friends that support me that I don’t think people would even know that type of support is a thing in Texas.”

From our friends at @deceleration.bsky.social and @truthout.org : What happens to the #trans teens and their families who can't flee?

20.11.2024 16:34 — 👍 290    🔁 112    💬 7    📌 4
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Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

18.11.2024 20:19 — 👍 6235    🔁 2575    💬 664    📌 863

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