How Spotlight PA reported its Detained and Denied investigation

How Spotlight PA reported its Detained and Denied investigation

Detained and Denied is the result of more than six months of reporting by Spotlight PA journalists Gabriela Martínez, Kate Huangpu, and Danielle Ohl. On March 28, Spotlight PA received an email from a woman named Brenda Joves with the subject line “URGENT.” Brenda’s brother Carlos had been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement four days prior. She was desperate for someone to check in on her brother, who is hearing-impaired and blind, …