#TedHesson
Our country is run by evil, vindictive psychopaths
March 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I'm excited and humbled to share that I'll be joining The Washington Post in early July as an immigration reporter. If we've previously been in touch, I hope we can continue that. If you would like to connect or share tips, I'm on Signal at tedhesson.23. cc: @washingtonpost.com
June 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
NEW

He told a judge his driver’s license had been revoked. He’d had health issues. His ex says he’s the ICE officer who shot Johan Duran.

By @SilviaElenaFF @tedhesson & me

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE officer’s troubled past renews questions about vetting
Ashley Brouillette said her former spouse, David Brouillette, told her he is the ICE officer who shot and killed an immigrant in Maine. She and others said Brouillette has a volatile history.
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July 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
@Reuters: 🔊In May, Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller imposed a 3,000 daily ICE arrest quota. ‘After that we saw that ICE operations appear to become much more indiscriminate,’ @tedhesson says on this weekend's On Assignment podcast. Listen now https://t.co/9P8WCAjnDF
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August 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'The agricultural industry foremost has been out in front saying that they need this workforce ... And they don't believe Americans would do those jobs.' @tedhesson on how immigration raids are fueling worries among employers and undocumented workers https://t.co
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June 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'There are places where potentially if immigration officers wanted to look for people who may be deportable, they could look more closely at those places.' @tedhesson weighs in on the immigration raid at an Omaha meat-packing plant https://t.co/xlHckh4YsU
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June 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'Even among Republicans there are some voices who are saying that this is devoting too much to immigration enforcement.' On Reuters World News today @tedhesson on opposition from Republicans in Congress to elements of the immigration goals in the bill
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May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'President Trump has had an ongoing fight with Harvard University since he took office.' @tedhesson on what's behind Trump's latest move against Harvard https://t.co/sYCsPyEvth
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May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 ' I interviewed a woman in Pennsylvania... and she had a final order of removal. She's from El Salvador, and she'd been in the US for about 10 years.' @tedhesson on Trump’s plan to fine migrants who don’t leave the US after a final deportation order
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May 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'I've spoken to a few former Biden officials who've ... said that these are textbook cases that would've deserved some form of relief or discretion if they had still been in office.' @tedhesson on the Cuban mother's deportation, on Reuters World News https://t.co
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April 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'Trump has framed this around the rule of law and saying that under Biden, that millions of people were entering the country who shouldn't have, and that now action needs to be taken.' Listen to @tedhesson explain Trump's deportation plans https://t.co/w02aT4mejm
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April 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 The US has deported another 10 people that it alleges are gang members to El Salvador, as its president prepares to visit the White House. @tedhesson looks at the latest developments on the Reuters World News daily podcast https://t.co/1NDBLXZRQs
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April 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 'We saw within minutes of Trump taking office ... that people who were waiting in Mexico saw that their appointments were canceled.' Listen to @tedhesson on the Reuters World News podcast on Trump’s immigration crackdown https://t.co/Qu4ZQ8CJPD
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January 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@Reuters: 🔊”Even though there's a recognition that immigration can increase economic activity … there's an element of this that is cultural.” @tedhesson explains why Republicans want stricter immigration law. Learn more on the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/4ZaGnkgZ
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November 3, 2024 at 8:02 PM
@Reuters: 🔊Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both want to reform immigration. Learn what’s gone wrong with the system and what they say they’ll do to fix it with @tedhesson on Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/YHCFdGo5mQ
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November 3, 2024 at 12:02 PM
@Reuters: 🔊Immigration and the US Election: Why has the debate become so charged? @hpschneider and @tedhesson explain the challenges voters face as cities and towns absorb new arrivals. Listen to this special edition of Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/MB1LRCoh2g
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November 3, 2024 at 3:02 AM
@Reuters: 🔊Why is the immigration debate central to the US election? @hpschneider and @tedhesson share their insights on how it could influence who becomes the next president. Listen to the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/vtkNQRW9da
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November 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM
@Reuters: 🔊 President Joe Biden is expected to allow immigration relief to spouses of US citizens. @tedhesson talks about why the election-year move could energize some liberal voters – listen to Reuters World News daily podcast https://t.co/yzpMjw4KmA https://t.co/5y40tkQxpS
June 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM