The Frontier

An Oklahoma father who moved to the US from Mexico at the age of 2 responded to a text message asking him to cut down some trees in Enid. When he got there, ICE was waiting for him instead.

New story this morning by Kevin Eagleson Immigration attorneys say they’re seeing a growing number of green card holders detained for past criminal convictions, some for cases that are years old.

Reporter Nick Bowlin will join The Frontier as part of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network’s 50 State Initiative

He was originally sentenced to death for the murder of his brother-in-law, Charles Keene, who family members said was a violent abuser.

They are legally in the U.S., but earlier this year, President Donald Trump ended the humanitarian parole program that gave them their status. Since then, the family has faced a legal and emotional rollercoaster as their case moves through the federal court system.

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Leovigildo Ramirez Castillo's death shines a light on the hazardous conditions faced by the thousands of workers, many of them immigrants, who keep eastern Oklahoma’s poultry plants running at breakneck speed — jobs that are often low-wage and high-risk.

Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.

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A yearlong investigation by The Frontier and ProPublica reveals that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission did not mandate that responsible companies clean up the pollution belowground, as state law requires “when feasible.”

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

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To investigate safety hazards in the plant, The Frontier spoke w/current and former employees, including workers from Mexico and Central America, and reviewed internal emails, autopsy records, inspection data, medical records, police and fire reports, emergency call recordings and other sources.