Tim Henderson

Tim Henderson

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Tim Henderson covers demographics for Stateline. He has been a reporter at the Miami Herald, the Cincinnati Enquirer and The Journal News in suburban New York. Henderson became fascinated with census data in the early 1990s, when AOL offered the first computerized reports. Since then he has broken stories about population trends in South Florida, including a housing affordability analysis included in the 2007 Pulitzer-winning series "House of Lies" for the Miami Herald, and a prize-winning analysis of public pension irregularities for The Journal News. He has been a member and trainer for the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting since its inception 20 years ago, specializing in online data access and visualization along with demographics.

Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May
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Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May

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Tim Henderson
Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released on Wednesday. The higher year-over-year inflation rate was...
First-time homebuyers face hurdles despite gradual improvement
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First-time homebuyers face hurdles despite gradual improvement

Jun 04, 2026
Tim Henderson
The idea started with a sermon Micah Longmire heard at his Presbyterian church in Ogden, Utah, about the importance of grandparents in a child’s life. Longmire, now 31, exchanged a look with his mother-in-law. “We were like, ‘I’d be OK...
Measles, whooping cough spike amid low vaccination rates
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Measles, whooping cough spike amid low vaccination rates

May 29, 2026
Tim Henderson
Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central Africa. Nationally there have been 1,983 measles cases...
Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave
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Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave

May 26, 2026
Tim Henderson
A surge in voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts is raising concerns that Trump administration tactics are unfairly pressuring immigrants into leaving the United States, even if they have a legal right to stay. Voluntary departures during the second Trump...
Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying
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Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying

May 22, 2026
Tim Henderson
Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday. “An alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return...
Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025
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Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025

May 14, 2026
Tim Henderson
Large, immigrant-rich cities saw population fall back between mid-2024 and mid-2025 after nation-leading increases the year before. Mid-sized cities led the pack in U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released May 14. The largest numeric increases for the year were...
New construction reduces housing shortage in most states
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New construction reduces housing shortage in most states

May 14, 2026
Tim Henderson
Housing shortages have eased in most states since 2020, as new construction has made apartments and houses more affordable. Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island are the only states that have lost housing units per capita since 2020, according to...
Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case
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Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case

May 12, 2026
Tim Henderson
As appeals courts split on the constitutionality of mandatory detention for millions of immigrants, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide the matter. A Trump administration policy threatening imprisonment without bond has been struck down by three appeals courts...
Single family housing starts in March at their highest since 2022
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Single-family housing starts in March at their highest since 2022

May 01, 2026
Tim Henderson
Single-family housing starts in March were at their highest since 2022, a fast start to the construction year that could bring more supply to home markets that are still painfully expensive. The new data from surveys was released April 29...
Immigration street sweeps led to more ‘collateral’ arrests of noncriminals
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Immigration street sweeps led to more ‘collateral’ arrests of noncriminals

Apr 30, 2026
Tim Henderson
A quarter of immigration arrests since August were labeled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “collateral,” a type of arrest and detention that’s been challenged in court as an end run around civil rights. Public outrage and lawsuits over...
Appeals court says Trump administration must open borders to asylum-seekers
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Appeals court says Trump administration must open borders to asylum-seekers

Apr 24, 2026
Tim Henderson
An appeals court on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s closing of United States borders to asylum-seekers. An executive order by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day last year, and later guidance to turn asylum-seekers around without a court hearing...
Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules
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Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules

Apr 23, 2026
Tim Henderson
Amal Khalifa “felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic violence. “When I walked into that precinct I...