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

Spencer Woodman, José Olivares — Oct. 8

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 — Jul. 27

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 — Apr. 5

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 — Mar. 24

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.

The War on ImmigrantsWeek of Hell: Dozens of African Detainees Allege Serial Abuse and Hate Crimes at Notorious Private Immigration Jail

Ryan Devereaux, José Olivares, Maryam Saleh — Mar. 24

The reported abuses, which happened over seven days, were so severe that complaints of hate crimes have been forwarded to the FBI.

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