Laura Barrón-López

Laura Barrón-López

@lbarronlopez.bsky.social

White House Correspondent for MS NOW. Formerly PBS News Hour, CNN. Signal: LBarron07.01

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Laura Barrón-López
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In letter to Washington’s SOS threatening legal action over alleged noncitizens on rolls, DOJ gets the date wrong for the election, writing Nov. 2, 2026. Election Day is Nov. 3. And they misspell voter rolls as “roles” MS NOW obtained a copy of DOJ letter demanding WA set aside ballots

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Eric Lipton NYT
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What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

nytimes.comA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
Laura Barrón-López
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EXCLUSIVE @ms.now: Trump administration officials have discussed attaching the president’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 Officials are circulating a list of government sites that could carry the president’s name www.ms.now/news/trump-f...

ms.nowTrump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s TheatreThe playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
Laura Barrón-López
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To be clear, our reporting does not suggest Trump himself is seeking to put his name on Ford’s Theatre. Our reporting: Administration officials have discussed attaching Trump’s name to Ford’s Theatre. And admin officials are circulating a list of government sites they could put Trump’s name on.

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News @ms.now: Fired immigration judge files first-of-its-kind whistleblower lawsuit, alleging she was fired after reporting ICE unlawfully detained an unaccompanied minor She told us her supervisor warned “the White House is watching,” when she resisted a policy change www.ms.now/news/immigra...

ms.now‘The White House is watching this’: Fired immigration judge alleges retaliation by DOJChloe Dillon says a supervisor cautioned her against resisting an ICE policy she had found unlawful.
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New: HSI has been hunting for noncitizen voter fraud since last summer. This week, DHS started a “surge” in 9 states But they’re short of 10s of thousands Trump says exist DHS subpoenaed GA for voting records on 13 individuals WI for 15 WA got DHS request for 2 www.ms.now/news/aggress...

ms.nowAggressive DHS hunt for voter fraud only finding a handful of possible noncitizen casesNine states have reportedly been targeted in the latest surge by the Department of Homeland Security to root out voter fraud. One state told MS NOW the findings there have been single-digit.

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James Downie
@jamescdownie.bsky.social

"The rapidly expanding campaign by the Department of Homeland Security to track down voter fraud is failing to produce proof that backs up President Donald Trump’s claims that tens of thousands of noncitizens are illegally registered and voting." — @lbarronlopez.bsky.social

ms.nowAggressive DHS hunt for voter fraud only finding a handful of possible noncitizen casesNine states have reportedly been targeted in the latest surge by the Department of Homeland Security to root out voter fraud. One state told MS NOW the findings there have been single-digit.
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New: Former intel officials call for probe into CIA note at heart of Trump’s 2020 election document dump The CIA doc in question is on China’s alleged efforts to undermine Trump in ‘20 Intel vets want to know when/why it was written, and who requested it www.ms.now/news/cia-not...

ms.nowFormer intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dumpOne of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.
Laura Barrón-López
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One senior national security lawmaker told MS NOW that they have a lot of questions about the document declassified by Trump They’re sending a list of questions to CIA. Key redactions like date and authorship are troubling to former Intel officials and the lawmaker www.ms.now/news/cia-not...

ms.nowFormer intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dumpOne of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.
Laura Barrón-López
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“Released under CIA letterhead, but with its author and publication date redacted, it has all the hallmarks of a memo built to serve the president’s political needs and the intelligence community’s authority turned against the American public” www.ms.now/news/cia-not...

ms.nowFormer intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dumpOne of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.
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Scoop: Her DACA status doesn't expire till 2027. ICE deported her anyway, separating Jessica Treviño from her 3 U.S. citizen kids “I'm not mad at the country, I'm more mad at the president,” said Sarah, Jessica’s 14yo daughter. “Why is he just separating families?” www.ms.now/news/trump-i...

ms.nowThe Trump administration is deporting ‘Dreamers.’ Their kids are paying for it.Jessica Treviño Villegas’ DACA status was still valid when she was deported to Mexico. Her children, who are U.S. citizens, are now navigating life without her.
Laura Barrón-López
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EXCLUSIVE: Deported Dreamer told he’ll be allowed back into U.S. Jose Contreras Diaz was deported in January, missing the birth of his son. Now, he’s heading home to TX. The Trump admin is reversing his deportation. Jose shared his story for the first time w @ms.now www.ms.now/news/deporte...

ms.nowDeported Dreamer told he’ll be allowed back into U.S.Jose Contreras Diaz had valid DACA status and no criminal record when ICE put him on a plane to Honduras. He missed the birth of his son. This week, he's going home.
Laura Barrón-López
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News/Update: Rep. Vicente Gonzalez sent a letter today to President Trump, DHS Sec Mullin calling on them “to exercise prosecutorial discretion to ensure the prompt release of Juan Sebastian Chavez and Jahasiel Pena Enriquez” Both arrested despite having valid DACA status, both have citizen kids

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NEW: ICE detained DACA recipient Juan Chavez Velasco 12 days after his youngest child was born prematurely. The father of 3 U.S. citizen kids was driving to deliver milk to her in NICU "I never got to hold her" Juan told me, sharing his story for first time w/ @ms.now www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

ms.now‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICUJuan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.

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Clarissa-Jan Lim
@clarissajanlim.bsky.social

ICE detained a DACA recipient who was going to visit his preemie daughter in the NICU. His DACA status expired last week while he was in custody. The government did not respond to the renewal application he submitted in November. exclusive by @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

ms.now‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICUJuan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.
Laura Barrón-López
@lbarronlopez.bsky.social

NEW: ICE detained DACA recipient Juan Chavez Velasco 12 days after his youngest child was born prematurely. The father of 3 U.S. citizen kids was driving to deliver milk to her in NICU "I never got to hold her" Juan told me, sharing his story for first time w/ @ms.now www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

ms.now‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICUJuan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.
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Minnesota SOS Steve Simon tells @ms.now states now have to plan for “federal interference with our elections” like fed agents showing up at polls “This now belongs in the same category as a power outage, a bomb threat” New reporting w/ @davidrohde.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-e...

ms.now‘Trump is showing us the playbook’: Officials scramble to protect against election interferenceElection officials across the U.S. are taking Trump’s latest threats seriously, bolstering their defenses against federal efforts to block their constitutionally mandated role running elections.
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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Breaking MS NOW: The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week. The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.

ms.nowICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrantsAn estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community ...
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Scoop: Trump admin plans to remove ~400 individuals, including children and families, to Mexico in first known restart of controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy during Trump’s 2nd term, sources tell me and Jake Traylor @ms.now They’re set to be removed as early as Tuesday from TX and AZ to Mexico

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“Remain in Mexico” forced migrants to stay in Mexico border cities while waiting for court dates. Often staying in unsafe conditions and exposed to kidnapping and extortion. Source believe some of the families set to be moved could be from Minnesota, and a number used CBP One app to enter legally

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David Rohde
@davidrohde.bsky.social

Exclusive: ICE plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings of thousands of protesters in Iran. Two of the deportees are gay & terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says. w/ @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

ms.nowTrump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in IranTwo of the deportees are gay and are terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says.

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MS NOW
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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “The deportation flight is scheduled to depart from Arizona on Sunday, these people said, just days after the country’s hardline regime crushed mass protests by killing at least 3,000 demonstrators.” www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

ms.nowTrump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in IranTwo of the deportees are gay and terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says.
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A lawyer on her Iranian national client set to be deported on a Sunday flight: He “calls every 45 minutes begging me to save his life.” Relative of another Iranian national, who has U.S. citizen kids, and also set to be deported: “It’s completely destroyed our family” www.ms.now/news/trump-d...

ms.nowTrump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in IranTwo of the deportees are gay and terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says.
Laura Barrón-López
@lbarronlopez.bsky.social

These troops are with the Army’s 16th Military Police Brigade and at least one battalion (500) were put on prepare-to-deploy orders, two sources told @ms.now

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NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg

Laura Barrón-López
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ICE operations in Maine are starting. @ms.now reported last Weds that ICE HSI were eyeing Maine to target Somali immigrants, with op similar to Minnesota www.ms.now/news/trump-m...

ms.nowTrump targets Maine’s Somali population as federal officials consider new enforcement operationThe potential movement comes as President Donald Trump ramps up attacks on Somali immigrants, repeatedly saying he wants them out of the U.S. and calling them “garbage.”
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NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg

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MS NOW Reports
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President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. MS NOW Reporter Nnamdi Egwuonwu and MS NOW White House Reporter @lbarronlopez.bsky.social report. Former DC Homeland Security & Intelligence Chief Donell Harvin shares his insights. www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...

ms.nowTrump threatens Minnesota with Insurrection Act after overnight ICE clash with protestorsPresident Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after protestors and law enforcement clashed overnight. MS NOW Reporter Nnamdi Egwuonwu is on the ground in Minneapolis. MS NOW W...
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Multiple sources who read/were briefed on Pentagon IG's Signalgate report told MS NOW: DOD Secretary Hegseth’s actions put troops “at risk" Hegseth refused interview request Hegseth would not turn over his phone, per two sources, including one who read report www.ms.now/news/watchdo...

ms.nowWatchdog: Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at riskThe Pentagon Inspector General found that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of a group chat risked the potential compromise of information that could harm military personnel and missions, accord...
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Senators gave themselves a tailor-made ticket to court to sue federal gov for damages But Americans who’ve been arrested/detained by fed immigration agents, or suffered collateral damage, have no effective, direct legal path to sue federal gov or individual fed agents www.ms.now/msnbc/news/u...

ms.nowIt’s nearly impossible for normal Americans to sue the government. Not so for U.S. senatorsThe House is likely to repeal the controversial provision. But Senate action is unclear.
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New from @msnbc.com: Pentagon officials are expected to brief House Armed Services Committee on Thursday about US military strikes against alleged drug boats, five lawmakers told us. Officials expected to brief include legal counsel to Joint Chiefs, officers overseeing special operations

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One House Democrat said the administration has provided “nothing” on the identities of who has been killed, their direct links to narcotics trafficking groups and no explanation of the administration’s long-term strategy in the campaign.

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A House Republican told MSNBC “our oversight is not being maximized” due to the shutdown. The House Republican was “skeptical” that Trump would seek congressional authorization if the president escalates to land strikes.

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A group of Senate Dems led by @warren.senate.gov want answers from the nonprofit entity managing $$ from big companies funding Trump’s $300M ballroom Is the entity responsible “facilitating corrupt access to and favor-seeking from President Trump” they write www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

msnbc.comTrump demolishes the East Wing — and White House normsThe East Wing's rapid razing bypassed a detailed process for major federal renovation projects in Washington. Now, Senate Democrats are demanding answers.
Laura Barrón-López
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Many of the companies donating funds for the 90k sq ft ballroom have business before the federal gov, some (like Google) face DOJ lawsuits, others would need federal approval for mergers The WH has not provided the amount of each donation made by donors