Founding Members Update — Big Moves, Bigger Vision

Where we are as a newsletter — and where we're going next.

Dear Founding Members,

This is an update on what you’ve helped make possible at Migrant Insider — a boutique Beltway news outlet punching way above its weight.

We are now credentialed press at the White House and the Supreme Court. And just last week, we were officially admitted to the Senate Daily Press Gallery by unanimous vote of the Standing Committee of Correspondents.

That means our team now has the same institutional access as the biggest names in the game — from The New York Times to Fox News — but we’re bringing a perspective they never will.

That access matters. But what’s just as thrilling is that our audience is blowing up.

Our Instagram videos now regularly pull in tens of thousands of likes each — raw, unfiltered, migrant-first reporting that resonates across borders. If you haven’t yet, take a look: instagram.com/migrantinsider.

The subreddit we moderate tracking ICE raids — r/ice_raids — just surged by more than 40,000 subscribers this month alone. People want eyes on the s…