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.

Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions
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Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions

Aug 12, 2026
Tim Henderson
A largely overlooked part of the executive order President Donald Trump issued this week scaling back the schedule for childhood vaccines threatens legal action against the four states that don’t allow personal or religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements. Those...
With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests
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With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests

Aug 10, 2026
Tim Henderson
Federal immigration agents are employing new tactics — from arresting academics at airports to setting up a checkpoint at a popular creek in a National Forest — to boost their arrest numbers, leading to more arrests in July than in...
US employers shed 23,000 jobs in July
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US employers shed 23K jobs in July

Aug 07, 2026
Tim Henderson
U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and the employment count for earlier months was revised downward by 103,000 jobs as labor shortages begin to weigh on hiring, according to new statistics released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor...
Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers
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Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers

Aug 03, 2026
Tim Henderson
Today’s children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid. They may even see a surplus of housing to make their lives even easier...
Undocumented immigration population reached as high as 15.8M, report finds
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Undocumented immigration population reached as high as 15.8M, report finds

Jul 29, 2026
Tim Henderson
New estimates put the U.S. undocumented immigrant population in mid-2024 at 14.6 million to 15.8 million, a sharp increase from around 11 million in the 2010s. Since then the non-citizen population has likely dropped, but the number is unclear since...
Measles cases have reached a 35-year high
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Measles cases have reached a 35-year high

Jul 24, 2026
Tim Henderson
Measles cases this year have surpassed all of 2025 to become the worst since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, with cases now in 44 states and the District of Columbia, according to a federal report released Friday. There...
As national death rate dips, some states did better than others
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As national death rate dips, some states did better than others

Jul 23, 2026
Tim Henderson
The nation’s death rate may have fallen to a historic low last year as many of the killers of young people such as drug overdoses, gun homicides and traffic accidents continued receding in 2025, according to new federal statistics. States...
Trump administration claims court victory in mandatory detention
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Trump administration claims court victory in mandatory detention

Jul 22, 2026
Tim Henderson
The Trump administration claimed a rare court victory for its embattled immigration detention policy when an appeals court, covering three states with large detention centers, agreed to stay court rulings that freed three Texas immigrants during an appeal. The 5th...
State jobless rates remain stable in June as men’s World Cup helps in some areas
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State jobless rates remain stable in June as men’s World Cup helps in some areas

Jul 21, 2026
Tim Henderson
State unemployment rates in June were little changed in a month in which some hoped for a boost from World Cup-related tourism and socializing. That failed to materialize nationally, but some states saw a positive effect from fans. Texas saw...
ICE arrests reach new high
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ICE arrests reach new high

Jul 21, 2026
Tim Henderson
Immigration arrests reached 1,593 per day in early July in a new push to detain and deport immigrants that has led to deaths in traffic stops. There were more than 43,000 arrests in June, the highest recorded by the Trump...
Trump administration ramps up pressure on indefinite immigrant detention
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Trump administration ramps up pressure on indefinite immigrant detention

Jul 20, 2026
Tim Henderson
Seeking to stop a “flood” of court cases freeing immigrants from mandatory detention, the Trump administration is asking an appeals court to put three immigrants back in detention. The immigrants were freed by Texas federal judges in February and March...
Appeals court reverses decision on immigrant detention, leaving no-bond policy in place
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Appeals court reverses decision on immigrant detention, leaving no-bond policy in place

Jul 13, 2026
Tim Henderson
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a July 2 panel decision requiring bond hearings for immigrants held under the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. For now, that means many immigration prisoners from all over the country can...