Israel and Max Makoka, the Hancock High School students whom ICE arrested on April 21, are free after U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker intervened on the brothers’ behalf.
Nick Judin
Investigative Reporter Nick Judin joined the Jackson Free Press in 2019, initially covering the 2020 legislative session before spearheading the outlet's COVID-19 coverage. Now at the Mississippi Free Press, his award-winning coverage of the Jackson Water Crisis, mass evictions in rural Mississippi, and the Trump administration's deportation regime has earned international recognition. He continues to travel the state, covering poverty, corruption, infrastructure and immigration.
