Part one in our weekly series with The Nib on inequity in the time of pandemic.
Laura C. Morel
Reporter
Laura C. Morel (she/her) is a reporter for Reveal, covering reproductive health.
She previously covered immigration during the Trump administration. Before joining Reveal, Laura was a reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, where she covered criminal justice issues.
She was a 2022 finalist for the Livingston Award, which recognizes young journalists, along with Reveal data reporter Mohamed Al Elew for an investigation that exposed racial disparities within a federal lending program. She was also a Livingston finalist in 2017 as part of a team of reporters that investigated Walmart’s excessive use of police resources.
Posted inCOVID-19, Kids on the Line
Detained and exposed
Social distancing and hand-washing are meant to keep us safe from the coronavirus. But in immigrant detention centers, those measures are impossible.
Posted inImmigration, Inequality
Inside ICE lockdown: Face masks made of socks, no hand sanitizer and growing tensions
As the tally of detainees and staff testing positive for COVID-19 rises, asylum seekers in crowded settings continue to be denied parole.
Posted inAccountability, COVID-19, Immigration, Inequality
How federal agencies put immigrants and immigration workers at risk amid coronavirus
As American life grinds to a halt, the immigration system – with agencies across two federal departments – has often continued with business as usual.
Posted inAccountability, Immigration
Miami police reform how they handle immigrant victims following Reveal investigation
“When they are a victim of a crime, they need to know we’re going to help. We’re not going to be an obstacle,” says one police leader.
Posted inImmigration
Building a wall out of red tape
While debate has raged over the border wall, there’s less attention to invisible barriers affecting immigrants seeking U.S. visas and citizenship.
Posted inUncategorized
La visa U debe ayudar a solucionar delitos y proteger a indocumentados. Pero la policía la socava
El análisis de Reveal de las políticas de más de 100 agencias policiales que atienden a grandes comunidades de inmigrantes identificó que casi 1 de cada 4 crea obstáculos no previstos en el programa de visas U.
Posted inImmigration
How law enforcement agencies undermine the U visa
How U visa certification requests were handled in the 10 states with the largest immigrant populations.
Posted inImmigration
The U visa is supposed to help solve crimes and protect immigrants. But police are undermining it
Among more than 100 law enforcement agencies serving large immigrant communities, nearly 1 in 4 create barriers never envisioned under the program.
Posted inKids on the Line, Uncategorized
N.C. shut down a group home last year. The US just gave it a contract to house migrant children
As the Office of Refugee Resettlement rapidly expands its shelter network, it’s adding providers with little experience and troubling track records.