Senior Producer @FuturoMedia @fuhinvestigates @LatinoUSA. Pulitzer Prize winner #SuavePodcast @futurostudios. Justice, immigration & incarceration.🖊 Sin miedo.
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#Opinión En Stewart, donde se ubica un gran centro de detención migratoria en EU, también hay un pequeño oasis que ayuda a los detenidos y a sus familias.- Peniley Ramírez (@peniley_ramirez) vía @reformaopinion
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I’m really proud of this story that I did for @LatinoUSA. I hope you’ll take a listen. Also shoutout to my editor @ItsJMartinelli & thanks to @JusticeInMotion for trusting me with this story & thanks to @elfaroenglish & @_elfaro_ for co-publishing with us.
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3 Nov 2025
Thousands of immigrant children were separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border during the first Trump administration. Hundreds still remain apart. With @LatinoUSA, we travel to Guatemala to meet a father deported six years ago without his son.
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9 Nov 2025
🧵Families who were separated under Trump's first term were recently deported, despite having legal protection to be in the U.S. and no criminal record
In my story for @LatinoUSA I meet a Honduran mother who was ripped away from her daughter...
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4 Nov 2025
These days the best journalist in the country is John Oliver and his writers’ room. I will not take questions.
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5 Oct 2025
We travel to Half Moon Bay, where an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers victims of a shooting heal from their deepest wounds through the keys and wails of the accordion.
Produced in collaboration with @el_timpano.
Listen ➡️ bit.ly/lusacures
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8 Sep 2025
After 9/11, Congress zeroed in on drivers licenses as a “vulnerability,” and passed the REAL ID ACT in 2005. Producer @itsjmartinelli tells us what it’s like to navigate a life when IDs become weaponized against undocumented communities.
Listen ➡️ bit.ly/lusa911immigration
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2 Sep 2025
Our September Series Essential unfolds into an extraordinary narrative of freedom and friendship.
Meet Suave, a man who unexpectedly leaves prison after receiving a life sentence, and @Maria_Hinojosa, a journalist who has kept up with him for decades.
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13 Aug 2025
The world of visas and legal migration can be a labyrinth. And for many seeking to migrate, there’s no “right way” avenue available.
In this episode, @ItsJMartinelli sits down with @felipetmedinaa to talk about his book, "America Let Me In."
LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusacomedy
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10 Aug 2025
After navigating the U.S. immigration system, @felipetmedinaa realized even his smartest American friends didn’t understand how it works.
So he wrote "America Let Me In," a choose-your-own adventure book that breaks down the world of migration.
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10 Aug 2025
"Just do it the right way.” But what is the right way to immigrate to the U.S.?
Comedian and @colbertlateshow writer @felipetmedinaa breaks down the maze of U.S. immigration law with humor in his new book.
Produced by @ItsJMartinelli.
LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusacomedy
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J Martinelli retweeted
19 Jul 2025
"‘We Win to Live and Fight Another Day’: ACLU Executive Director on Trump’s Attacks on Civil Rights" dropped on July 18. It was produced by @ItsJMartinelli, it was edited by @lopezcruzado and it was mixed by @julzeats
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19 Jul 2025
On this episode of @LatinoUSA, @ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero joins us to discuss today’s most urgent civil rights issues, how the ACLU is protecting constitutional rights in court, and how you can get involved.
Produced by @ItsJMartinelli.
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18 Jul 2025
Ready to meet Suave? Start with the first episode here. #ApplePodcasts20 ⬇️
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18 Jul 2025
2021: Suave 💜
This @PulitzerPrizes-winning podcast from @futuromedia showcases the development of a complex friendship between journalist @Maria_Hinojosa and Luis "Suave" Gonzalez, a man serving time for a crime we aren't sure he committed.
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18 Jul 2025
As civil liberties come under attack and the Trump administration faces over 300 legal challenges, we speak with @ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero about the latest court cases and what’s next.
Produced by @ItsJMartinelli.
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2 Jul 2025
RT @JasGarsd: A report issued today American Enterprise Institute projects the decrease in migration will reduce the GDP by .3 to .4 percen…
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2 Jul 2025
Truthfully, I’ve always wanted to be a clue on a crossword puzzle 🤓🧩 check us out on today’s crossword from @Apple News ! #suavepodcast @futuromedia @futurostudios @Maria_Hinojosa @MarloniousThunk
2 Jul 2025
Check out this special Apple News crossword inspired by the 20 Shows We Love.
P.S. Any icons look familiar here?
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J Martinelli retweeted
26 Jun 2025
It’s official. For 20 years, we’ve been helping listeners find their next favorite podcast. 🎧💜
To celebrate two decades of podcasts at Apple, we rounded up 20 shows that showcase the past, present, and future of this incredible medium. #ApplePodcasts20
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J Martinelli retweeted
26 Jun 2025
Congrats to @Maria_Hinojosa, @ItsJMartinelli, Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, and the entire Suave team who through their passion, creativity and endurance managed to deliver something so powerful ❤️
Listen to Season 1 and Season 2 of Suave here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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