Eduardo Cuevas

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

WHO hub in the Middle East has frozen emergency assistance due to bombings. They've stalled shipments of medical supplies, eg $6m in medicines for Gaza & polio supplies to Afghanistan & Pakistan.

WHO says >100,000 people displaced from Tehran & >60K from Lebanon. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

How D.H.S. Retreated on Immigration Tactics After Minneapolis Agents have conducted more targeted operations, rather than street sweeps, leading to a dip in arrests — at least for now.

After months of high-profile, militarized immigration raids in major American cities, the Trump administration has scaled back its deportation strategy, leading to a dip in arrests last month, according to federal officials and internal government data.

Why did US launch military operations in Ecuador? Here's what we know Both Ecuador and the United States haven’t specified who they’re targeting, locations of operations, or the scope of military actions.

Ahead of President Trump's summit with friendly Western Hemisphere leaders, I wrote about ongoing US military operations in Ecuador and the drug war. "It is a reflection of how little we have absorbed the lessons of what works and what doesn’t work in combating crime."

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Esto es lo que un estudiante detenido por ICE quiere que sepas - Documented A Dylan López Contreras, un estudiante, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, ICE, se lo llevó en mayo. The Guardian lo invitó a él y a cinco de sus compañeros a compartir un poco de sus vi...

Nuestro artículo fue publicado en español por @documentedny.bsky.social ! Dylan López Contreras fue detenido por ICE en mayo. The Guardian lo invitó a él y a sus compañeros a compartir un poco de sus vidas y sueños...

One Family's Reverse Migration Story | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Caitlin Dickerson, staff writer at The Atlantic, shares the story of a mixed immigration status family who felt the risks of staying in the U.S. were too great, and moved to Mexico.

ICYMI, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social and the mixed-status family who moved to Mexico rather than risk separation:

www.wnyc.org/story/one-fa...

More states restrict what SNAP recipients can buy with food benefits Kansas, Ohio, Nevada, and Wyoming join 18 other states in restricting what SNAP recipients can buy with benefits.

More states restrict what SNAP recipients can buy with food benefits www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Breaking: President Donald Trump announced he was replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after lawmakers grilled her this week about a $220 million ad campaign that featured her prominently. bit.ly/46K337M

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Why did US launch military operations in Ecuador? Here's what we know Both Ecuador and the United States haven’t specified who they’re targeting, locations of operations, or the scope of military actions.

Both Ecuador and the United States haven’t specified who they’re targeting, locations of operations, or the scope of military actions.

Claudia Sheinbaum just shouted out Puebla York.

US, Ecuadorian forces launch operations against 'narco-terrorism' in Ecuador U.S. Southern Command launched operations in Ecuador in conjunction with the country's military, it announced March 3.

U.S. Southern Command launched operations in Ecuador in conjunction with the country's military, it announced March 3.

President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged a personal dimension to his decision to attack Iran, citing the country’s efforts to assassinate him in 2024 as a factor in ordering the joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. https://wapo.st/46wCLG4

Mamdani Announces First 2-K Seats in Universal Child Care Expansion Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to create a free, universal child care system during his tenure. On Tuesday, he named the diverse areas where the first 2,000 seats would be offered.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has chosen four areas of New York City to kick-start his push to provide free child care for 2-year-olds — an early step in what is sure to be a long road to fulfilling his promise to create a universal child care system.

Judge upholds New York City congestion pricing in blow to Trump DOT The federal judge, appointed by President Trump, wrote the decision to try to end the program was “arbitrary and capricious."

Judge upholds New York City congestion pricing in blow to Trump DOT, via @usatoday.com:

DHS a 'disaster' under Noem, GOP senator says in hearing. Live updates Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies at the Senate during a funding lapse for her department and heightened security amid Iran war.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies at the Senate during a funding lapse for her department and heightened security amid Iran war.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show became the most-watched performance in NFL history, with 4.157 billion worldwide views within the first 24 hours, according to Roc Nation, which produced the show. https://wapo.st/4rD9j9l

Nike Is Moving Jobs to Low-Wage Regions of Indonesia After moving manufacturing to the developing world to save on labor, Nike and other apparel brands are shifting employment in their Indonesian supply chain away from high-wage parts of the country and...

NEW: Over the last decade, Nike has sharply expanded production in regions of Indonesia where workers don’t earn a living wage while cutting its workforce in places where they do.

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"Claude Castañeda, a 28-year-old freelance illustrator and library worker in San Diego...worries about how the violence will be used to #restrict the #border", reports @cuevasreports.bsky.social for @usatoday.com.

Mexican Americans worry about families after cartel violence Many Mexican Americans have family living in areas afflicted by organized crime and violent outbursts after drug lord's killing.

News: Recent unrest in Mexico, after a military operation that killed another most-wanted drug trafficker, is still giving many Mexican Americans stress and anxiety about what comes next for their families in the decades-long drug war. Outside jokes and memes, here is how some are processing this.

Iranian Americans divided in reactions to US attacks The US launched military strikes against Iran, sparking divided reactions among Iranian Americans and Muslim groups.

The US launched military strikes against Iran, sparking divided reactions among Iranian Americans and Muslim groups.

A large group of people, mostly men, standing in the rubble of a collapsed building. A headline reads: "Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says" Photo by Mehr News Agency

At least 115 people, most of them likely children, were killed in a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran on Saturday, health officials and state media said. It was not immediately clear which country hit the school. Our reporters are trying to confirm details of the attack. trib.al/HxXybV9

US-Iran updates: Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in 'massive' attack The United States has launched 'major combat operations' against Iran, President Trump said. Israeli forces also struck Iranian sites.

BREAKING: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint strikes with Israel on Iran, an Israeli source confirmed to USA TODAY. Reuters and CNN also reported that Khamenei had been killed during the operation.

Plaintiffs continue their outreach and report here on “the number of Plaintiffs who wish to travel independently to a U.S. port of entry or who wish to be flown from a third country to the United States for their court proceedings, understanding that in both scenarios they will be detained upon arrival.” ECF No. 247 at 7. There are nineteen (19) such Plaintiffs as of the date of this filing. Further details are submitted separately under seal, as ordered by the Court.

Incredible.
19 of the 137 Venezuelans whom Trump sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act, & who were swapped back to VZ & then escaped to 3d countries, seek to come back to the US to contest their Tren de Aragua designation—knowing they'll be detained (& God knows what else) by the Trump Admin.

Eyewitness video, verified by Reuters, showed damaged buildings and burning vehicles in a Tehran neighborhood after the US and Israel announced strikes in the region.

Reuters was not able to verify the exact time when the videos were filmed.

ICE has detained a growing share of people with no criminal record or charge A visual take on one of the biggest stories of the week.

ICE has detained a growing share of people with no criminal record or charge reut.rs/4qZsk4W

Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire

NEW: Trump's foreign policy is about resurrecting empire. He seeks to seize the territory and resources of sovereign peoples through force and threats. Rubio lamented the fall of the "great Western empires" in Munich. A new war with Iran looms. Gift link to my story: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

First 'Ripoff' Hearing Packed By Renters Eager to Connect Dots on Lousy Landlords Officials met directly with New Yorkers to hear about chronic problems and to learn how much tenant associations really help.

I went to the first Rental Rip-off Hearing of the Mamdani administration.

Lots of stories about tough situations. What struck me was that so many people showed up not just for themselves, but for their neighbors and for strangers elsewhere with the same landlords.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/26/r...

Journalists slain at record level in 2025, majority by Israel, watchdog says An increasing number of journalists were killed by drones, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The IDF said it “strongly rejects” the group’s findings.

Last year was the deadliest on record for journalists.

For the third year in a row, Israel killed more journalists and media workers than any other country amid the war in Gaza, according to a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her government is considering legal action after billionaire Elon Musk said drug cartels control her administration. bit.ly/4aDlKMP

📸: Raquel Cunha, Reuters

DHS agents detain Columbia University student on campus, school says DHS agents detained a Columbia University student after allegedly misrepresenting themselves to enter a residence hall, the school said.

Breaking: DHS agents detained a Columbia University student after allegedly misrepresenting themselves to enter a residence hall, the school said.

Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by Border Patrol A refugee who was almost blind died on the downtown streets of Buffalo, New York, after the U.S. Border Patrol dropped him off at a coffee shop.

A refugee who was almost blind died on the downtown streets of Buffalo, New York, after the U.S. Border Patrol dropped him off at a coffee shop.