José Olivares

José Olivares is a multimedia journalist and an associate producer with WNYC’s “The Takeaway.” His work has been published by NPR, USA Today Network publications, NACLA Report, and others. He is originally from Mexico City and is based in New York.

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The War on ImmigrantsHow Solitary Confinement Kills: Torture and Stunning Neglect End in Suicide at Privately Run ICE Prison

José Olivares, Travis Mannon — Aug. 29

Guards at an ICE jail put Efraín Romero de la Rosa in solitary confinement despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He killed himself after 21 days.

The War on ImmigrantsImmigrant Detainee Called ICE Help Line Before Killing Himself in Isolation Cell

Spencer Woodman, José Olivares — October 8 2018

Jeancarlo Alfonso Jimenez-Joseph repeatedly brought his suicidal thoughts to the attention of officials at a private ICE detention center run by CoreCivic.

The War on ImmigrantsICE Detainee Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Spent 21 Days in Solitary Confinement, Then Took His Own Life

José Olivares — July 27 2018

Efraín Romero de la Rosa's suicide was the second in 15 months by a detainee with a history of mental illness at a privately run ICE detention center.

The War on ImmigrantsTrump’s Attacks on Migrant Caravan Underscore How the U.S. Outsources Immigration Enforcement to Mexico

José Olivares — April 5 2018

Mexico's work staunching the northbound flow of migrants is supported by U.S. security assistance — despite human rights abuses.

Mexicans Fear Abuses as New Law Empowers Military — but U.S. Security Aid Keeps Coming

José Olivares — March 24 2018

With its support for Mexico’s war on drugs, the U.S. government is funding a force that has been regularly implicated in violence against its own people.

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