Brenna T. Smith

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@brenna__smith

@WSJ visual investigative reporter.
Past: @BaltimoreBanner, @nytimes, & @bellingcat. The other BTS.

thebaltimorebanner.com/author/brenna-… Joined June 2012

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Brenna T. Smith @brenna__smith Jan 23, 2023

I spent my hour long commute to and from high school listening to @ThisAmerLife. It's how I fell in love with journalism.

Fast forward to now. Hearing my reporting and Renee's story on the show was...simply surreal.

Listen here:thisamericanlife.org/789/the-runaro…

www.thisamericanlife.org Like The Show “48 Hours", Except A Lot More Hours - This American Life Reporter Brenna Smith tells the story of Renee, a mom who is determined to get back nearly $3000 worth of food stamps stolen from her.

Brenna T. Smith @brenna__smith Oct 2

DHS has been paying local agencies as much as $2 million per arrest in a nationwide immigration task force.

The result? A cash cow for local cops — and few arrests for ICE.

My latest w/ @marianne_levine & @jackgillum

wsj.com/us-news/immigr…

www.wsj.com Exclusive | How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests The Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force.

Brenna T. Smith @brenna__smith Mar 8

For the last year, the Trump administration claimed that immigration officers have been under attack.

Vehicle rammings. Bitten fingers. All signs of a rampant uptick in assaults against federal officers.

The government has labeled alleged perpetrators on X as "domestic terrorists" and "extremists."

But, who are they?

Citizens — for the most part. Yet none have been convicted at trial.

Read our latest story to learn how the Department of Homeland Security, created to protect Americans, has turned its force against them. 👇

wsj.com/us-news/immigr…

cc @HannaCritch @emmatscott @bellecushing @kdombsadof

www.wsj.com Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Brenna T. Smith @brenna__smith Jan 29

Grateful that I got to talk with @storybench about the reporting process behind our visual investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti.

Storybench's behind-the-scenes series is a resource I've used for years, and I'm honored my team's work is now a part of it.

Read it here: storybench.org/how-an-open-so…

www.storybench.org How an open-source investigation by the Wall Street Journal unmasked the official narrative of the... U.S. Border Patrol head Greg Bovino justified the shooting of Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal agents at a protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, saying the 37-year-old ICU nurse was aiming to...

Brenna T. Smith @brenna__smith Jan 10

🧵A fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis is one of 13 incidents since July where federal agents used deadly force against civilians in vehicles.

A WSJ investigation of visual evidence reveals how these stops escalate.

Read the full investigation ⤵️

w/@bellecushing, @jeffwilen & @HannaCritch

wsj.com/us-news/videos…

www.wsj.com Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.