What I Cover
This year I’m reporting on the machinery of deportation: the contractors, technologies and data streams that are powering the Trump administration’s top policy priority.
My Background
I joined ProPublica in August 2023 after two decades writing for magazines, including Harper’s, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek and The New York Times Magazine. My first book, the PEN Literary Award-winning “Windfall” (2014), was about climate change. My second, “The Hank Show” (2023), was about data and privacy. I’m drawn to stories that illustrate how people are affected by complex systems and how they react to them in unexpected ways. I don’t believe in heroes or villains.
My interests include immigration, the Arctic, property insurance, hedge funds, algorithmic decision-making and state vs. federal power. I welcome tips in English, Spanish, German, Russian, Italian and French.
Having done much of my early reporting in China, Russia and other countries, I am practiced at using discretion with my communications and sources. If you reach out, I’ll listen to you carefully and make sure I understand where you’re coming from, and I’ll treat the information, and your identity, with care.
