Francesca D'Annunzio

3 weeks ago | sacurrent.com | Francesca D'Annunzio

Simply being in the United States without a legal immigration status is a civil matter — not a criminal one. Yet Donald Trump’s regime increasingly treats immigrants like criminals. In March, the administration sent more than 200 immigrants to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a mega-prison with a history of human rights abuses. The Trump administration has claimed — without providing evidence in any court — that men sent to CECOT were criminals and gang members.

1 month ago | sacurrent.com | Francesca D'Annunzio

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and X. Three months into his second presidential term, Donald Trump appears well off pace to hit his promised record numbers of deportations.

Mar 1, 2025 | sacurrent.com | Francesca D'Annunzio

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and X. Since he began touting it on the campaign trail, the idea that President Donald Trump could enact “mass deportations” — totaling perhaps a million a year or more — has been criticized as a tall order.

Feb 22, 2025 | sacurrent.com | Francesca D'Annunzio

By Francesca D'Annunzio, The Texas Observer on Sat, Feb 22, 2025 at 9:13 am This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and X. President Donald Trump seeks to fundamentally alter how the United States approaches immigration.

Feb 20, 2025 | codastory.com | Francesca D'Annunzio |Melissa del Bosque |Monica Camacho

Jaeson Jones is trained as a cop—not a journalist. Yet the 51-year-old holds a lucrative correspondent contract at one of the country’s most prominent MAGA-aligned television networks. Jones began his police career as a jailer in Hays County, south of Austin, before becoming a narcotics agent and later a captain in the intelligence and counterterrorism unit in the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). After a nearly 30-year career, he retired in 2016.