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Didi Martinez

Didi Martinez is a producer with the NBC News Investigative Unit. 

Didi Martinez is a producer with the NBC News Investigative Unit. 


Latest from Didi Martinez

7h ago

Tennessee investigating plastics factory after workers trapped by Hurricane Helene floods died or went missing

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it is looking into allegations against an Erwin plastics factory where several workers died after they were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene and some were still missing.
7h ago

Grief and anger mix as Tennessee plastic plant survivors say permission to leave came too late

While some families confirmed the deaths of their loved ones, others were still waiting for news of the missing, who were swept away by Hurricane Helene floodwaters.

Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz

Vice presidential hopefuls JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in their first and only debate Tuesday night. Here's a fact check of what they got right and wrong.

Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

These changes, which go into effect on Tuesday, bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.

Both Trump and Harris say they'll build more border wall. In this county, the parts have been waiting, and rusting, since 2021.

In 2018 Kamala Harris and other Democrats called then-President Trump’s border wall a waste of taxpayer dollars. As a candidate for president, her border plan includes filling in strategic sections of the wall.

From 'rapists' to 'eating the pets': Trump has long used degrading language toward immigrants

Railing against undocumented immigration has been a consistent feature of Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, going back to his very first one.
14d ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs won't be released from jail, judge in bail appeal rules

Sex trafficking suspect Sean "Diddy" Combs will not be released on bail, a second judge ruled Wednesday afternoon.

Fact-checking the presidential debate between Trump and Harris

From conspiracy theories to flubbed facts, here's where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris erred during their presidential debate.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attacks Harris for busing migrants, then brags about his own busing program

MESA, Ariz. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, while campaigning for former President Donald Trump, criticized Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration for busing migrants to other parts of the country.
49d ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vows to keep busing migrants north. One problem: Not enough migrants.

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott's migrant buses have not been rolling on a consistent basis for months due to a steep drop in illegal border crossings.
54d ago

'Drastically less': The number of migrants in border towns and some big U.S. cities has plunged

Shelters on the U.S. border and in some big cities that were inundated with migrants a year ago say they are seeing sharp declines in migrants seeking refuge.