Brenda Medina
Brenda Medina is ProPublica’s Abrams senior reporting fellow.
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Brenda Medina is ProPublica’s Abrams senior reporting fellow.
Despite Audit, Doctors With Checkered Records Can Still Decide Fate of Green Card Seekers
Last year, the federal government promised to improve vetting of doctors who administer immigration medical exams. But ProPublica found doctors with records of unprofessional behavior, including sexual misconduct, drug abuse and fraud, still have the federal government’s approval.
When Transgender Travelers Walk Into Scanners, Invasive Searches Sometimes Wait on the Other Side
Transgender and gender nonconforming people say they have been pressured to expose their genitals during TSA searches at airports. The encounters stem from shortcomings in the agency’s technology and insufficient training of its staff.
How Do TSA Officers Screen Transgender Passengers? We Want to Talk to You.
We want to hear about issues transgender and nonbinary people have had during interactions with the TSA.
TSA Agents Say They’re Not Discriminating Against Black Women, But Their Body Scanners Might Be
The full-body scanners at airports across the country frequently give false alarms for Afros, braids, twists and other hairstyles popular among black women.
Have TSA Agents Searched Your Hair in Airport Security Lines? Tell Us.
In 2015, the Transportation Security Administration agreed to train airport security screeners in hair pat-downs. Help us figure out how it’s going.