Hannah J. Langenfeld

Active on IG • Freelance journalist working toward foreign correspondence • more tk🤨🗞️ • previously @thebarbedwiretx @TheEagleOnline

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

Tune in!!

[The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwiretx]

LIVE: Experts, Journalists Talk Texas Democratic Senate Primary on Election Day https://t.co/iFXcMhckKC

[The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwiretx]

Congressman @JoaquinCastrotx confirms that Juan Nicolás, a 2-month old at Dilley Family Detention Center who was recently hospitalized with bronchitis, was deported to Mexico with his parents — and his 16-month-old sister.

https://t.co/ZClG7nxkwp

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

New exclusive📢Very grateful this was my first byline w/@thebarbedwiretx Hearing TX state reps @RepMorales145 @ChrisGTurner & @JoseyforHD124 passionately share why they care about protecting constituents from ICE was insightful & perhaps reflective of the moment we are in

[The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwiretx]

EXCLUSIVE: 21 Texas state legislators have signed a new letter to Congress demanding major ICE reforms and declaring the agency “an unaccountable paramilitary force that threatens the constitutional rights and safety of the communities we serve.”
https://t.co/XwZbqL4d32

[Olivia Messer @OliviaMesser]

Texas’ @RepMorales145, on her 9-year-old grandson: “I asked him, ‘Why do you think Donald Trump hates Mexicans?’
And he said, ‘Because my friend at school, my best friend, is afraid that her parents will be deported.’”

[Olivia Messer @OliviaMesser]

Our first investigation of the year.

Through interviews with more than a dozen former employees and the review of internal documents and court records, @paulflahive found:

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

This crucial reporting keeps ongoing uncertainty, fear minor immigrants & those who defend them face top of mind. When big actors appear to drop the ball during an administration w/strikingly harsh policies attacking immigrant diasporas accountability is more important than ever

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

RAICES emerged as a go-to group protecting children from deportation & navigating the immigration system. They're accused of turning down millions in funding, abandoning clients under misrepresented circumstances @paulflahive reports for @thebarbedwiretx 1st 2026 investigation

[The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwiretx]

EXCLUSIVE: “They forced us or guided us to tell our clients that we no longer had the funds to continue the service to them,” said one former senior staff attorney. “When in fact, it was the decision of RAICES to shut down the program.”

https://t.co/ZZx6u5RLnY

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

"They just left all those minors," said Nadia Perez, a former legal assistant in RAICES’ San Antonio office. “Just dropped them like it was nothing.” https://t.co/Q17LPbVKz9

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

Even when media coverage of Uvalde and other school shootings subside, the unimaginable pain of losing one’s children never does for the families. Hard, emotional work done well by @thebarbedwiretx’s own fellow Juliana

[The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwiretx]

Families of the victims in Uvalde are angry that only two of 376 officers face charges.

As the first trial begins, prosecutors shed light on why they singled out Adrian Gonzales: He knew the gunman’s location before he entered the school and didn’t act.

https://t.co/L0U2H1RB3x

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

Beyond excited to have such a talent join us!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwiretx]

“Texas desperately needs a place where we can tell our stories, where we can be ourselves, mourn our losses, and celebrate our victories,” writes @KitOConnell.

Meet our newest newsletter writer and contributor 💕

https://t.co/tjiy1OaECU

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

Government bureaucracy bureaucrat-ing. Me crashing out trying to get things done:

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

@MayaCederlund Thank you for stepping forward too, Maya. We jumped together. Read full article here: https://t.co/lqHSyHDhaR

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

All of the brave, incredible strong women who trusted CJR with their stories now finally deserve to heal and move forward. While the collateral damage has been immense and everything has caused emotional wreckage to several people for so long including myself, the truth is out

[Columbia Journalism Review @CJR]

Wesley Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in journalism say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault. https://t.co/K2b7FpFiio

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

After reading this brilliantly written, unimaginable, emotional story & listening to @MrDanZak speak at BU's PoN Conference about his empathetic interviewing/reporting process, l've been transformed. Thank you for helping me become a better journalist https://t.co/iGuowWWKMZ

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @JeffreyGoldberg. https://t.co/vLTDk2wRet

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

https://t.co/btyf3wqmUe A reminder that diligent, ethical journalists in the field hold people in power to account. As more news may come to light and info is shed, it’s important to remember that no one should ever or be given the chance to wield influence or reputation for harm

[Hannah J. Langenfeld @hlondeadline]

Good going to @sophialehrbaum, one of the people who jumped first to share her upsetting & traumatic experience. We are in this together. The behavior that was allowed to continue indicates an institutional failure to protect students and women. Phenomenal journalism @CJR

[Sophia Lehrbaum @sophialehrbaum]

https://t.co/Mlp20pX0Ot
Read my statement about my experiences at the Investigative Reporting Workshop this past summer, here:

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