Ryan J. Foley

Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility

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As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives.

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As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused

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ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement The agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S.

Here’s what we know about ICE officer Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Iraq War veteran. 18 years of service with Border Patrol and ICE. Seriously injured in a prior use of force incident last summer. apnews.com/article/immi...

Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It's left a trail of deaths and injuries Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries.

Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries.

DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

Dozens of protesters accused of assaulting federal agents in four cities have seen their charges reduced, dismissed or rejected by juries, a review by The Associated Press found.

A quiet corner of Arkansas has become a hot spot for US immigration crackdown, AP finds A corner of Arkansas best known as home to Walmart headquarters has emerged as a little-known hot spot in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.

How a single county jail in Arkansas helps ICE make hundreds of arrests, separating families and spreading fear through communities. Detentions often start with a traffic stop
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Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on his resume

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ICE arrests leader of Iowa's largest public school district, calling him a 'criminal alien' Federal immigration agents have arrested the leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators. U.S.

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Sen. Grassley calls delays at a benefits program for deceased officers 'absolutely unacceptable' A powerful U.S. senator is calling on the Trump administration to fix a growing claims backlog at the program that promises benefits when police and firefighters die or become disabled in the line of ...

Grassley calls on AG Bondi to fix mismanagement, claims backlog at benefits program for deceased officers apnews.com/article/gras...

Takeaways from AP’s investigation of US death benefits program for public safety officers A federal program that provides benefits to the families of police and firefighters who die and become disabled on duty is rapidly growing while facing criticism for increasing delays in deciding clai...

The program did recently pay the wife and kids of Ronald Donat, whose 2021 death in training in Georgia was the subject of an AP investigation in February. Read about that and other takeaways - apnews.com/article/publ...

A Border Patrol agent died in 2009. His widow is still fighting a backlogged US program for benefits When her husband died during a U.S. Border Patrol training program for new agents, Lisa Afolayan applied for the federal benefits promised to families of first responders whose lives are cut short die...

AP investigation: 16 years after a Border Patrol agent died in training, his wife and kids are still being denied federal benefits that have been paid out after several similar deaths. The case shows how more grieving families are waiting years and getting denied aid apnews.com/article/offi...

Experts call for action to prevent deaths at US police academies, citing AP investigation A panel of experts is calling for changes to prevent deaths linked to heat and exertion at the nation’s police academies.

Always great to see when an investigation has impact. Experts are pushing for policy and cultural changes to save lives after my reporting documented a surprising number of recruits dying from heat and exertion at police academies apnews.com/article/poli...

Really proud of the impactful journalism — and the remarkable AP, Frontline and Howard Centers team that produced it — that was honored today as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. See it here: www.pulitzer.org/finalists/22...

AFGE president says downsizing after Trump's order threatens the union's survival The president of the nation’s largest union for federal workers says the organization’s ongoing staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides members and threatens the group’s survival.

‘It’s going to be devastating’ — apnews.com/article/afge... AFGE president says downsizing after Trump's exec order threatens the union's survival

The email went to grantees working on research related to families, asking them to update their contact information in an attached spreadsheet. But the spreadsheet mistakenly included the department’s secret plans to terminate more than 150 research grants. My colleague Ryan J. Foley has the scoop.

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs A Department of Health and Human Services employee has emailed dozens of people this week, mistakenly including plans to slash research related to child safety net programs.

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Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff The largest union for federal employees plans to lay off more than half its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s anti-union executive orders have rapidly weakened the organization’s finance...

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This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere.

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Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected ...

GSA records obtained by AP contain a crucial detail that DOGE has not shared with the public: the dates when hundreds of federal offices and buildings will lose their leases this year apnews.com/article/doge...

Meet Amy Gleason, the DOGE administrator who may — or may not — be wielding extraordinary power Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service, is not a household name. But as Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically reduce the federal government faces a series of legal challenges, the...

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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save any money.

Hundreds of the federal contracts canceled by DOGE, nearly 40% in all, are expected to produce no savings to taxpayers

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8 -- Some are taking action to prevent future deaths. Several departments who have had deaths now screen for sickle cell trait. And Arkansas passed a law requiring instructors to get more training on health risks and medical intervention.

7 -- Typically there’s little or no investigation, in rare cases not even an autopsy. Departments characterize the deaths as one-off tragedies, rather than the potential result of more systemic issues.

6 -- Police recruits are treated differently than sworn officers who die in the line of duty. No organization tracks their deaths, and their relatives face uphill battles seeking death benefits and recognition on law enforcement memorials.

5 -- Sickle cell trait explains part of the racial disparity. Autopsies show the condition contributed to several deaths of Black recruits. Unlike the NCAA and military, police departments typically do not screen for it.

Takeaways from AP's investigation into dozens of deaths of police recruits When a sheriff’s deputy died at a police academy in Evansville, Indiana, two years ago, law enforcement leaders said he'd collapsed in routine training.

4 -- Nearly 60% of the recruits who died are Black, even though Black officers make up only about 12% of local police forces apnews.com/article/poli...

3 -- The number of deaths is growing at a time when departments are pushing to fill officer vacancies, tapping an older and more diverse pool. One expert warned about the deaths in 2023. But at least five more were recorded in 2024, including NYPD recruit Edgar Ordonez, who died of heat stroke

More police recruits are dying during training, AP investigation finds YouTube video by Associated Press

2 -- Most of the deaths came after intense exertion during training drills, sometimes during high temperatures. Others involved grueling fight-for-your-life simulations, boxing or high-stakes timed runs www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQTY...