Addie Offereins

Features reporter for @WNGdotorg

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My latest Feature for WORLD. We received a slew of emails from readers wanting to know what's really going on in detention centers and who is getting detained. So we started doing some digging. Grateful for the people who entrusted me with their stories.

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For decades, immigration enforcement in the United States largely focused on border crossings and immigrants with criminal records. But under the Trump administration, detention has expanded to include asylum-seekers and longtime residents with unresolved legal cases and no criminal convictions.

@AddieOffereins reports how the Trump Administration is holding more immigrants than ever before behind bars:
https://t.co/KLTMsCWuTS

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When some people go through a traumatic event, they take time off. When a room full of reporters go through a traumatic event, they get to work.
My latest for @WNGdotorg
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From my latest feature for @WNGdotorg (link below)

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"Unsheltered homelessness climbed 47.1% between 2016 and 2019 even as the Golden State increased permanent housing units by 33% and overall homelessness funding by 101%."

Cicero's @SaltLakeDevon spoke with @AddieOffereins of @WNGdotorg about why the Housing Only approach to homelessness is failing:

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Are immigrants hurting or sustaining the American economy? Economists say the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

@AddieOffereins reports:
https://t.co/hNpangDut1

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For the first time in history, the majority of the earth's population has enough to eat—but at what cost?

In our November cover story, @AddieOffereins explores how industrial farming came with a side serving of erosion, pollution, and processed food:
https://t.co/lR3gk4n7GS

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From my WORLD Magazine cover story for @WNGdotorg on industrial agriculture

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"Chemical pesticides and fertilizers boost yields and reduce the portion of crop lost to pests, enabling farmers to produce more food on a smaller amount of land."

@AddieOffereins quoting @TheBTI's @danrejto:

https://t.co/YRx0NtOn1H

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Important story by my colleague @JoSHSHoomaker

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Read about other Afghan veterans in the same boat @WNGdotorg
https://t.co/czqcfKJZEL

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Check out my recent interview with BOP Deputy Director Josh Smith for @WNGdotorg. Smith discusses life after prison, the Bible and justice, and partnerships with prison ministries:

https://t.co/CftFqt78a5

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A super interesting read by WORLD’s Josh Schumacher:

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This piece came to be because my editor, the inestimable @lmlangdon, had a question: "Is the U.S. actually deporting more people than the rest of the world. And if so, why?"
Here's what we found ⬇️
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America’s asylum system was a refuge for the persecuted. Now, the system is overwhelmed by those seeking better economic conditions rather than fleeing danger, leaving legitimate asylum-seekers in limbo. Can the system be fixed?

@AddieOffereins explores:
https://t.co/KMyc6onYPm

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Afghan SIV holders--folks who assisted U.S. forces in Afghanistan--have been getting notices that their immigration status is at risk.

Read more @WNGdotorg
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After facing backlash, a PCA ministry removed a controversial webpage advising illegal immigrants on how to avoid authorities.

@AddieOffereins and @JoSHSHoomaker report how this situation highlights evangelical tensions over immigration:
https://t.co/WVNpqc7N7O

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A FUD-free, balanced report on H1-B visas from @WNGdotorg. Great reporting by @AddieOffereins and @AnnaJohansen_ .

@Heritage's Hankison exposes the practice of recruitment firms obtaining placeholder visas.
Bonus interview with a hometown lady.

https://t.co/wI8anVI1wS

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3 thoughtful analyses of what "mass deportation" might mean, the logistical & legal limiting factors & how both church & elected officials are responding & preparing:

@NOTUSreports' @byrdinator https://t.co/U716FY8S6y

@WNGdotorg's @AddieOffereins https://t.co/Sg4u6VM3OC

& this

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While ministries continue to do the work they've been doing to address the homeless crisis, is Newsom's executive order to tear down public camps just to score political points?

@AddieOffereins reports:
https://t.co/AQrkrqqyMl

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Read my cover story for WORLD Magazine investigating the food banking system and the rules and regulations that hinder effective compassion:

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America’s massive food banking system has a vested interest in keeping people dependent on regular handouts, argues @AddieOffereins.

“If you’re in a food bank line, life’s not going great. And so, you’re very vulnerable."
https://t.co/M5QLyL70Nl

[Warren Smith @WarrenColeSmith]

Really interesting story by WORLD reporter Addie Offereins. @WNGdotorg @AddieOffereins

https://t.co/MK7BVVkkCe

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Recent tragedies have exacerbated the national outrage over lax immigration policies.

But the desire for nuanced reforms that provide a pathway to legalization while also cracking down on the number of illegal crossings is difficult to reconcile.
https://t.co/oYb0RVnqgj

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Oregon lawmakers roll back nation’s most permissive drug law via @AddieOffereins @WNGdotorg

https://t.co/7FyWTs89pE