Two Towns Forged an Unlikely Bond. Now, ICE Is Severing the Connection
For years, rural Guatemalans traveled thousands of miles for jobs in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. A series of immigration raids is creating havoc in a town desperate for workers.
For years, rural Guatemalans traveled thousands of miles for jobs in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. A series of immigration raids is creating havoc in a town desperate for workers.
Monte Reel Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2018 30min Permalink
Everyone knows who killed Rodolfo Illanes. So why is his death such a mystery?
Monte Reel Bloomberg Business Mar 2017 20min Permalink
Uncovering Baltimore’s secret aerial surveillance program.
Monte Reel Businessweek Aug 2016 20min Permalink
“Super tunnels” are a speciality of the Sinaloa drug cartel – and its leader, El Chapo.
Monte Reel New Yorker Aug 2015 20min Permalink
Before he died, Sun Myung Moon, cult father to massive Unification Church (known better as the Moonies), sent 14 Japanese “national messiahs” deep into the Paraguayan jungle to build an utopian “ideal city.” Thirteen years later, the author catches a trading boat down river in search of their hidden town.
Monte Reel Outside Feb 2013 20min Permalink