Jazmine Ulloa

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A Startlingly Vivid Portrait of El Paso, and of America

An extraordinary review today.

It recognizes what fronterizos have long known: El Paso isn’t peripheral to the American story. It is the story — of migration, identity, memory, survival.

Deeply honored, grateful, and proud to see the border centered, not sidelined. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/b...

If you’re in Brooklyn on Monday, stop by!

Can’t wait for this conversation with Astead, who hung out with my friends and family in El Paso ahead of the 2024 presidential election for a border and immigration episode of The Run-Up.

Two Books on El Paso Two new books explore the past and present of the Texan border town of El Paso.

A short write-up of "El Paso" in Foreign Affairs calls it a “beautifully woven history”: “A journalist with deep roots in El Paso, Ulloa weaves together the history of the southwest U.S.-Mexican border with the stories of five families, including her own." www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/two-...

I’ve followed José’s work for years. So proud to be mentioned in this shoutout, and I could not agree more.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR

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Have We Underestimated El Paso All Along? The site of revolutionary ferment, intellectual tumult, and a radical ethic of caring, El Paso has always been a glorious mosaic.

Celebrating this fantastic review (!!!) in Texas Monthly ahead of my book’s release on March 3: "…a deeply moving record of our fitful attempts to become a state and a nation that welcome people from all over the world." www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View

The violence against immigrants, protesters and civilian observers in Minneapolis has sparked renewed calls for oversight of the Border Patrol. It is a pattern abuse with a long history in Mexican American communities on the border, icymi from me and Eileen Sullivan. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos

Lawyers for the federal government have filed a motion to expedite the deportation of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy in the blue conejo hat whose image rocketed around the world after federal agents detained him and his father in Minnesota last month. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Protections for Venezuelans

A federal appeals court in California has ruled that Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, exceeded her authority when she sought to end TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians, saying people have lost jobs, homes, and their ability to provide for their families. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

Amid lawsuits and protests, Trump signals changes to Minnesota immigration surge A federal judge on Monday considered the legality of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where backlash has intensified after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens this month.

A federal judge on Monday considered the legality of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where backlash has intensified after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens this month. n.pr/4sZJwd1

Minnesota’s Biggest Companies Call for ‘De-escalation’ of Tensions

Chief executives of multiple large Minnesota companies issued a public letter on Sunday calling for an “immediate de-escalation of tensions” in the state. The statement came one day after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis.

Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff

Reupping this from last week: As federal agents swarm the Twin Cities, their presence has also grown in medical centers. Doctors and nurses have been on the frontlines pushing back. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...

Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others

Alex Pretti, 37, was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about his work and his patients. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

One second before the shooting, the agent in the gray coat appears to pull a gun from near Alex Pretti’s right hip. He then begins to move away from the skirmish with the recovered weapon.

At the same time, another agent unholsters his firearm and points it at Pretti’s back.

The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset ...

“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”

Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff

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Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff

In interviews, nurses and doctors in the Twin Cities said federal agents have broken hospital protocol, refused to provide warrants and gotten into shouting matches with staff. Some compared the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown to the coronavirus pandemic. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...

This week the U.S.Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in a legal challenge to the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Haitians. Check out this report by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social for the NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.

SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan

Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says

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Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.

America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.

The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.

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Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act After Anti-ICE Protests in Minneapolis

Breaking News: President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minneapolis after an ICE agent killed a woman there last week.

Venezuelan Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Restore Deportation Protections

There’s the crackdown on the streets. Then, there are the legal battles in the courts to expand the pool of people the Trump administration can deport.

Today, in Pasadena, lawyers urged a court to preserve deportation protections for some 600,000 Venezuelans. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis

Reporting from the streets of Minneapolis: “Like a military occupation.” Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target.

The majority of people with Somali heritage in the United States are US-born, and more than 92 percent are US citizens. But a fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

Hi there, could you please send me an email with your contact information. Would love to speak to you about OD. My email is jazmine.ulloa@nytimes.com

CILP Faculty Co-Director and co-counsel for NTPSA v. Noem, Ahilan Arulanantham, contributed his expertise to this @nytimes.com piece by reporter @jazmineulloa.bsky.social full story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...

Renee Good’s Time at Old Dominion Included an Award-Winning Poem

“What I saw in her work was a writer that was trying to illuminate the lives of others,” Kent Wascom, director of the creative writing MFA program at Old Dominion University, told me today about Renee Good. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...