Monique O. Madan

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[Monique O. Madan @MoniqueOMadan]

I know I’ve been off this platform for a while— but now you can catch me on Substack! I launched my newsletter, Two Can Be True, please subscribe to get my posts straight to your inbox! 📥

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Inside: The tear down of Alligator Alcatraz.

[The Florida Trib @TheFloridaTrib]

NEW: As officials told the public they were shuttering the controversial Everglades immigration detention center “Alligator Alcatraz,” they internally discussed plans to repurpose it instead as a short-term transfer site.

via @MoniqueOMadan

https://t.co/J1mM1l53QH

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Meanwhile, this!

https://t.co/yAOcN8BPMH

[Doug Hanks @doug_hanks]

New: @MayorDaniella wants to sell the Alligator Alcatraz site to the National Parks Service. Miami-Dade owns it, but Fla seized it for immigration detention camp.

[Monique O. Madan @MoniqueOMadan]

#BREAKING: Florida officials said “Alligator Alcatraz” was shutting down. But was it really?

The answer, based on what sources say was happening behind the scenes, is basically: yes, no, yes — but not exactly how the public was being told.

In partnership with @TheFloridaTrib.

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Link to The Florida Trib: https://t.co/PS6fR5gBcD

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The Justice Department has reportedly withdrawn grand jury subpoenas to reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

The Associated Press and others are reporting that the subpoenas were issued earlier this year as part of the administration's broader crackdown on media leaks. A spokesperson for The Washington Post called the subpoenas a "clear violation of constitutionally guaranteed press freedom."

Speaking to reporters after an unrelated press conference, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche didn't say why the subpoenas were revoked, but he vowed to continue investigating what he called "breaches of national security."

[Nate Monroe @NateM_Tributary]

New @TheFloridaTrib | Florida officials said ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ was shutting down. Inside, the facility’s fate was far less clear

@MoniqueOMadan got the drop on today's surprise news conference last night.

[Aarón Torres @AaronTorres_]

Big Sandy Police is one of at least 300 agencies in Texas that has a 287(g) agreement with ICE.

ICE declined to say if it sent the 2 directives to every law enforcement agency in Texas

Here are the 2 directives ICE sent out

[Aarón Torres @AaronTorres_]

H/T to @MoniqueOMadan who first reported that ICE was telling state law enforcement in Florida and Texas to filter records requests to them

[First Coast Connect @FCConair]

Monique O. Madan "added coffee to her coffee" when she got a $48K bill for police public records.

The investigative journalist has been tracking ICE enforcement in Florida but says their practices are opaque -- and records sometimes prohibitively expensive.

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@TheFloridaTrib https://t.co/PiYqxVbS6C

[Monique O. Madan @MoniqueOMadan]

Thank you @fox35orlando for the thoughtful discussion about my recent investigation in partnership w/ @TheFloridaTrib.

You can watch the full interview about how ICE’s secret directive to local police is testing state sunshine laws:

https://t.co/C1IdhwAwS5

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Or if Substack links scare you, it was co-published here in @TheFloridaTrib.

[Monique O. Madan @MoniqueOMadan]

Full investigation out now in @thefloridatrib, co-published in my newsletter, Two Can Be True.

https://t.co/PiYqxVbS6C

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A secret ICE directive is raising new questions about who controls public records when local law enforcement helps carry out immigration enforcement.

Investigation in partnership with @TheFloridaTrib.

https://t.co/gtMqNFfz3i

[Monique O. Madan @MoniqueOMadan]

The question at the center of the investigation: when local agencies carry out immigration-related duties, who controls access to the records?

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The FBI has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into whether information was leaked to a reporter for The Atlantic, who wrote that FBI Director Kash Patel’s "excessive drinking” was causing deep concern in the bureau.

@IAmAmnaNawaz speaks @CarolLeonnig for more.