Ted Hesson

@tedhesson

DC-based immigration reporter

Washington, D.C. linkedin.com/in/ted-hesson/ Joined March 2009

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Ted Hesson @tedhesson Jun 23

I'm excited and humbled to share that I'll be joining @washingtonpost in early July as an immigration reporter. If we've previously been in touch, I hope we can continue that. If you would like to connect or share tips, I'm on Signal at tedhesson.23

Washington Post Communications Verified account @WashPostComms Jun 22

🚨 @tedhesson is announced as a new immigration reporter for The @WashingtonPost, joining us from @Reuters.

"Deeply sourced at and adjacent to DHS, he has broken stories on ICE operations, Trump’s refugee program for white South Africans, and war-displaced Ukrainians forced to leave the United States."

⤵️See the announcement below from Managing Editor @kyoshino & Deputy National Editor @DebbiWilgoren.

🎉Welcome Ted!

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Ted Hesson @tedhesson Nov 25, 2024

US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation reuters.com/world/us/us-fa…

www.reuters.com US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation Mass deportations could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson Nov 12, 2024

Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall - reuters.com/world/us/trump…

www.reuters.com Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs Donald Trump is expected to take a slew of executive actions on his first day as president to ramp up immigration enforcement and roll back signature Biden legal entry programs, a sweeping effort...

Ted Hesson @tedhesson Nov 12, 2024

Trump picks Kristi Noem for Homeland Security Secretary, sources familiar say - reuters.com/world/us/trump…

www.reuters.com Trump picks Kristi Noem for homeland security secretary U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next homeland security secretary, choosing a staunch ally who has little experience on the...

Ted Hesson @tedhesson Nov 8, 2024

US judge rules against Biden legalization program for immigrant spouses reuters.com/legal/us-judge…

www.reuters.com US judge rules against Biden legalization program for immigrant spouses A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday ruled against President Joe Biden's program offering a path to citizenship for certain immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, a blow that could keep the program blocked...