My stories often involve collecting and analyzing data to better understand the topics I cover. I also work across a variety of visual formats — charts, maps, photos, videos — in addition to reporting and writing. I am currently focused on immigrants in the U.S. and our immigration system.
I have always been interested in the intersection of data and journalism, or “math and words” as I often describe my job. As an undergraduate at Stanford, I studied both engineering and communication, and I wrote for the student-led magazine Stanford Scientific. I continued studying both data and journalism, earning a master’s degree in science, health and environmental reporting from New York University.
I also played collegiate soccer and in approximately one professional game in the Women’s Professional Soccer league, which folded in 2012. I’m an avid fan and follower of women’s soccer, and I’ve written about some of the world’s best players and leagues, along with those that continue to struggle for support and recognition. I grew up in San Diego.
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A conversation about the administration’s deportation strategy and what is to come.
By Natalie Kitroeff, Caitlin O’Keefe, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Jessica Cheung, Michael Benoist, Patricia Willens, Paige Cowett, Elisheba Ittoop and Chris Wood
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By Hamed Aleaziz and Todd Heisler
A Venezuelan man’s criminal past made him a target of immigration agents. His family was determined to stay in touch.
By Allison McCann
Restrictions on travel will affect people from more than a dozen countries worldwide. The administration is also considering adding more countries to the ban.
By Allison McCann and Pablo Robles
A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.
By Allison McCann, Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz
A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.
By Charlie Savage, Ken Bensinger and Allison McCann
The Trump administration is expected to use thousands more beds in these facilities as part of its mass deportation effort.
By Alexandra Berzon, Allison McCann and Hamed Aleaziz
President Trump’s promise to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. history is colliding with the practical difficulties of detaining people and transporting them across the globe.
By Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Arrests inside the country are up sharply relative to the Biden administration but below levels seen when agents made a show of force at the start of President Trump’s term.
By Albert Sun and Allison McCann
Documents and satellite imagery show how much buildup is underway at the military site.
By Allison McCann, Christoph Koettl and Carol Rosenberg