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Molly has covered migration, security and foreign policy worldwide for more than a decade, for newspapers, magazines, wires and websites. Here are some of her favorite stories.
The Out Crowd - This American Life
Nov 15, 2019
Reports from the frontlines of the Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. We hear from asylum seekers waiting across the border in Mexico, in a makeshift refugee camp, and from the officers who sent them there to wait in the first place.
This episode won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting, the first ever given for audio journalism.
Asylum - Biden’s got an app for that
June 6, 2021
An exclusive report revealing that the Biden administration had quietly deployed an app for asylum seekers — CBP One — with privacy risks and surveillance beyond the border.
Read at The Los Angeles Times.
The Nepali man who came back from the dead
Oct 28, 2020
From Nepal to Saudi Arabia, reporting how a dead man came back to life — and unearthing the dark truth of modern slavery.
Read at The Los Angeles Times.
And the “Reporter’s Notebook” story-behind-the-story, here.
Article Archive
A selection of stories.
Exclusive: Biden has quietly deployed an app for asylum seekers. Privacy experts are worried Los Angeles Times - June 6, 2021
‘Sitting ducks for organized crime’: How Biden border policy fuels migrant kidnapping, extortion Los Angeles Times - April 28, 2021
Biden promised change at the border. He’s kept Trump’s Title 42 policy to close it and cut off asylum Los Angeles Times - March 19, 2021
Trump put migrants in border limbo. So far, Biden’s kept them there. Los Angeles Times - Jan 20, 2021
‘Betrayed’ Black asylum seekers say Trump administration is ramping up deportations by force and fraud Los Angeles Times - Nov 27, 2020
The Nepali man who came back from the dead Los Angeles Times - Oct 28, 2020
A renewed surge of migration from Central America could pose early test for a President Biden Los Angeles Times - Oct 27, 2020
Family separation returns under cover of the coronavirus Los Angeles Times - May 27, 2020
Under Trump policy, U.S. plays custody keep-away with migrant children Los Angeles Times - May 18, 2020
In El Salvador, gangs are enforcing the coronavirus lockdown with baseball bats Los Angeles Times - April 7, 2020
Central America fears Trump could deport the coronavirus Los Angeles Times - March 29, 2020
$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn’t reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances Los Angeles Times - Nov 19, 2019
The Out Crowd — Reports from the frontlines of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy. Los Angeles Times - Nov 15, 2019
Trump administration appears to violate law in forcing asylum seekers back to Mexico, officials warn Los Angeles Times - Aug 28, 2019
Facing Trump’s asylum limits, refugees from as far as Africa languish in a Mexican camp Los Angeles Times - July 8, 2019
John F. Kelly says his tenure as Trump’s chief of staff is best measured by what the president did not do Los Angeles Times - Dec 30, 2018