Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Houston Bureau Chief

Molly Hennessy-Fiske has been a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times since 2006. She won a 2018 APME International Perspective Award; 2015 Overseas Press Club award; 2014 Dart award from Columbia University; and was a finalist for the Livingston Awards and Casey Medal. She completed a Thomson Reuters fellowship in Lebanon in 2006 and a Pew fellowship in Mexico in 2004. Hennessy-Fiske grew up in Upstate New York and graduated from Harvard College. She spent a year as Middle East bureau chief before returning to cover foreign/national news as Houston bureau chief.

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It’s illegal to destroy saguaro cacti. So why are they being removed for Trump’s border wall?

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It’s illegal to destroy saguaro cacti. So why are they being removed for Trump’s border wall?

The plants, sacred to Arizona’s Tohono O’Odham nation, have been chopped down. Federal officials say that most of the affected saguaros have been ‘carefully transplanted.’
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As leaders spar over homelessness in Austin, California becomes a punching bag

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As leaders spar over homelessness in Austin, California becomes a punching bag

‘No SF in TX,’ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, tweeted. He has feuded over homelessness with Steve Adler, Austin’s Democratic mayor.
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New ICE crackdown in sanctuary cities sparks backlash in L.A.

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New ICE crackdown in sanctuary cities sparks backlash in L.A.

L.A. officials are pushing back against a federal immigration push to send more agents, tactical officers and others to sanctuary cities.

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En Español: ICE anuncia despliegue de más recursos en ciudades ‘santuario’
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ICE plans to deploy more resources in ‘sanctuary’ cities, citing lack of cooperation

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ICE plans to deploy more resources in ‘sanctuary’ cities, citing lack of cooperation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that border agents and officers will be deployed in Los Angeles and other so-called sanctuary cities to assist in the arrests of immigrants in the country illegally.

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ICE subpoenas San Diego Sheriff’s Department; first time new tactic used in California
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Critics aghast at proposal to make classical America’s ‘default’ architectural style

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Critics aghast at proposal to make classical America’s ‘default’ architectural style

A proposed executive order would make Greek- and Roman-style buildings the default style for federal buildings. Trump hasn’t signed it yet, but architecture groups are already outraged.
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Immigration judges are quitting or retiring early because of Trump

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Immigration judges are quitting or retiring early because of Trump

Some judges said they left because they found it impossible to guarantee migrants their due process rights.
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Ready to move, Californians tour their top destination: Texas

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Ready to move, Californians tour their top destination: Texas

More than half of California voters have considered moving out of state. Many who do choose Texas, where lower housing costs come with trade-offs.
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This contractor says he can build Trump’s border wall faster and cheaper than the U.S. can

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This contractor says he can build Trump’s border wall faster and cheaper than the U.S. can

The pace of border-wall construction is picking up. Tommy Fisher, a private contractor, is building his own section of the wall, hoping to lease it to the federal government.

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Trump can’t let states, localities ‘veto’ refugee resettlement, judge rules

Judge orders attorney access for migrants who fear return under Remain in Mexico program
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Texas veteran’s family set to lose land to Trump’s wall: ‘Why should we sacrifice again?’

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Texas veteran’s family set to lose land to Trump’s wall: ‘Why should we sacrifice again?’

Generations of Mauricio Vidaurri’s family have served their country. But they fear President Trump’s border wall will separate them from their roots.
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U.S. to send asylum seekers to Honduras, bypassing American asylum

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U.S. to send asylum seekers to Honduras, bypassing American asylum

Under a September agreement, Central Americans seeking asylum at the southern border could be sent to Honduras without the chance to apply in the U.S.