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Employers trust them in their homes. But can immigrant nannies and cleaners trust their employers? Domestic workers — many of them lacking permanent legal status — live in fear of their employers, who they say are now more likely to use their immigration status to exploit them.

From inside their employers’ homes, domestic workers — nannies, home cleaners and health aides — have watched attitudes on immigration shift to the right. They know some of the people who employ them may be the very people who want them out of the country.

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Domestic violence organizations turn away thousands each day. Julia was one of them. An already underfunded system is under even more stress, as cases have gotten more complex and the Trump administration has sown confusion.

Hope you'll spend some time w/ this incredible piece by @jazzmyth.bsky.social. It reveals how the underfunded system set up to protect domestic violence survivors is unraveling under immense strain. Expertly done & w/ a lot of heart, told through the eyes of a survivor.

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‘I can’t keep up’: Many single moms were struggling to get by. Then gas prices shot up. Single mothers, many of whom are commuting to work and shuttling their kids around, are among the hardest hit by rising gas prices due to the Iran war.

Single mothers, many of whom are commuting to work and shuttling their kids around, are among the hardest hit by rising gas prices due to the Iran war.

As a single mom, “you’re already underwater, and it’s almost like the gas puts weights on your feet.”
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The women leading the farmworker movement won’t let it be defined by Cesar Chavez The sexual abuse allegations against Chavez have rocked them. But their focus is still on protecting other women.

The community has been “shaken to its foundation,” said Monica Ramirez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women. She and other leaders are now trying to push forward the farmworker movement and continue the work that many women — not just Chavez — spearheaded.

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ICE has been deporting pregnant and postpartum immigrants. Now we know how many. The numbers offer the most detailed look at how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing people have been caught up in the immigration enforcement surge, despite federal policy discouraging the practice.

Between January 1, 2025, and February 16, 2026, 363 pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants were deported, DHS reported in response to questions submitted by Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat.

Sixteen miscarriages were recorded during that time period.
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Labor leaders and organizers: Following the NYT's investigation on Cesar Chavez, we are looking to speak to women in the farm workers movement about how this movement is also about their contributions -- not just those of Chavez.
📩 Reach out to me here or via email at ccarrazana [at] 19thnews.org

Widows are waiting months for the benefits meant to help them after loss Cuts to thousands of Social Security jobs led by Elon Musk’s DOGE have created a backlog that leaves grieving families struggling to access survivor benefits.

Cuts to thousands of Social Security jobs led by Elon Musk’s DOGE have created a backlog that leaves grieving families struggling to access survivor benefits.

"It feels like the system forgets that grief doesn’t pause the bills,” one widow said.
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For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be. A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

We spoke to Black women who started the Target boycott & who sustained it for a yr+. They'll likely never go back.

Teacher Laverne Mickens put it like this: “[Black women] will say if & when it’s over. And I can tell you right now: That will be the 15th of never ever.”
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Parents, the U.S. Government Accountability Office is conducting research for Congress on large, investor-funded child care centers. This 5-min questionnaire asks for parent and staff experiences at this group of centers. Here's the link if you want to share yours: gaosurvey.gao.gov/jfe/form/SV_...

A record share of U.S. workers now have access to paid leave There’s still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people.

There’s still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws in 13 states and DC now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people — a third of American workers. 19thnews.org/2026/03/paid...

📝For a story, I'm looking to speak to folks who have faced delays or challenges accessing Social Security survivors or disability benefits, either for themselves or their children.

You can reach me here or via email at ccarrazana[at]19thnews.org

How do you explain ICE to your child? Immigrant families are having 'The Talk' For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations.

For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations.

Just an expertly done story from @candicenorwood.bsky.social:
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The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

This story is SO brilliant. @jkutzie.bsky.social combs through the Epstein files to find how many prominent men in STEM privately disparaged women and excluded them from opportunities.
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Donate to Help Single Moms in Twin Cities stay Housed #ICEOUTMN, organized by B M Hello, My name is Bri, and I am reaching out to share the work I am doin… B M needs your support for Help Single Moms in Twin Cities stay Housed #ICEOUTMN

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When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.

A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.

ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.

Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story

Thank you so much!

A detail I don't want to get lost in this: So far, Bri and her network have helped more than 500 families with grocery deliveries and more than 300 with diapers and wipes. In just two months.

Donate to Help Single Moms in Twin Cities stay Housed #ICEOUTMN, organized by B M update- we have been able to pay one months rent for one family and help pur… B M needs your support for Help Single Moms in Twin Cities stay Housed #ICEOUTMN

Bri has a gofundme to help with essentials for other single moms gofund.me/94496b300

When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.

In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE.

Bri's story:
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Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti's death. Now they’re demanding justice. Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.

The impact of Alex Pretti’s death has reverberated across America, but perhaps more deeply among the nation’s nurses and health care professionals — who see themselves reflected in the actions he took before his death. My colleague @chabeli.bsky.social and I explore: 19thnews.org/2026/01/nurs...

Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti's death. Now they’re demanding justice. Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.

In Pretti’s final moments, Jean Stone saw a nurse.
To watch him come to the aid of a woman & reportedly askif she’s OK, “That’s something that a nurse says constantly in the process of a shift."
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At day cares in Minnesota, strangers are showing up at their doors as parents scramble to protect staff Parents are stepping in to be volunteer teachers or shuttle providers to work to protect an immigrant workforce.

The first time it happened, a man was outside the day care recording. “There’s nobody here,” he was saying into the camera on his phone.

“Can I help you?” she asked him. The man said he was there because of Nick Shirley’s video. He wanted to see the children.
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At day cares in Minnesota, strangers are showing up at their doors as parents scramble to protect staff Parents are stepping in to be volunteer teachers or shuttle providers to work to protect an immigrant workforce.

When Fay, the owner, went outside, a man was already there recording. “There’s nobody here,” he was saying into the camera on his phone.

“Can I help you?” she asked him. The man said he was there because of Nick Shirley’s video. He wanted to see the children.

@chabeli.bsky.social reports.

Mike!! Too kind!!!

Black women's unemployment has skyrocketed. Here’s what happened. The rate is now equivalent to White women’s during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.

Black women started 2025 with an unemployment rate of 5.4 percent. They ended it at 7.3 percent — the highest rate in four years. Black women’s unemployment is now equivalent to White women’s rate during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.
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Black women's unemployment has skyrocketed. Here’s what happened. The rate is now equivalent to White women’s during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession.

Black women’s unemployment is now equivalent to White women’s rate during the bleakest moments of the Great Recession. @chabeli.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.

Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.

Gutting story from @shefali.bsky.social

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Here's what's really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota Evidence is nowhere near the epidemic levels a viral YouTube video would suggest — but it hasn’t stopped a crackdown on child care funding. Here's a fact check.

A full fact check on what's going on in Minnesota, wading through the politics & spin of this story.

In short, there is no evidence of widespread child care fraud. We take you through the inspection data & government reports into the issue from the past decade.
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Here's what's really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota Evidence is nowhere near the epidemic levels a viral YouTube video would suggest — but it hasn’t stopped a crackdown on child care funding. Here's a fact check.

The real story behind child care fraud in Minnesota is far less nefarious than what is purported.

Here’s what we actually know about child care fraud in Minnesota and elsewhere, and how day cares and families may be impacted by the new changes.

@chabeli.bsky.social reports.