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ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADSWednesday 02 September 2026

8 outlets carried this. They resolve to 2 independent sources.

A reader sampling these outlets received 2 accounts, not 8.

As published

8 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

denver7.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finedenver7.com2026-09-02 11:18:55kristv.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finekristv.com2026-09-02 11:18:55kshb.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finekshb.com2026-09-02 11:18:55ktvz.com as published: He moved to Mexico after decades of being undocumented in the US. Then he got a $1.8 million fine from DHSktvz.com2026-09-02 11:18:55lex18.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finelex18.com2026-09-02 11:18:55tampabay28.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finetampabay28.com2026-09-02 11:18:55wmar2news.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finewmar2news.com2026-09-02 11:18:55wtxl.com as published: Undocumented immigrant who moved last year was hit with a $1.8 million DHS finewtxl.com2026-09-02 11:18:55

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    ktvz.com carried 9 details no other outlet reported.

    • The man's name is Hector "Alessandro" Negrete
    • He moved to Guadalajara, Mexico
    • He had been living in Los Angeles
    • He received the notice approximately nine months after moving to Mexico
    • He was three months old when he and his parents fled violence in their Mexican hometown and immigrated to California
    • The DHS notice cited failure to comply with a 2009 deportation order
    • His former roommate called him to tell him about the letter
    • He still files US taxes at his old address
    • CNN reviewed a copy of the notice
8outlets→2independent
What happened, for context

A man identified as Hector "Alessandro" Negrete, who had lived undocumented in the United States for decades before moving to Mexico approximately nine months prior to the story, received a $1.8 million civil penalty notice from the Department of Homeland Security for failure to comply with a 2009 deportation order. He was three months old when he and his parents fled violence in Mexico and immigrated to California.

Who reported it

    • denver7.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • kristv.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • kshb.comINDEP
    • lex18.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • tampabay28.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wmar2news.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wtxl.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • ktvz.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • An undocumented immigrant received a $1.8 million fine from DHSdenver7.com, kristv.com, kshb.com, lex18.com, tampabay28.com, wmar2news.com, wtxl.com, ktvz.com
  • The person had moved away from the United States in the year prior to receiving the finedenver7.com, kristv.com, kshb.com, lex18.com, tampabay28.com, wmar2news.com, wtxl.com, ktvz.com
  • The fine amount was $1.8 million or approximately $1,820,352denver7.com, kristv.com, kshb.com, lex18.com, tampabay28.com, wmar2news.com, wtxl.com, ktvz.com

Reported by one outlet only

  • The man's name is Hector "Alessandro" Negreteonly ktvz.com
  • He moved to Guadalajara, Mexicoonly ktvz.com
  • He had been living in Los Angelesonly ktvz.com
  • He received the notice approximately nine months after moving to Mexicoonly ktvz.com
  • He was three months old when he and his parents fled violence in their Mexican hometown and immigrated to Californiaonly ktvz.com
  • The DHS notice cited failure to comply with a 2009 deportation orderonly ktvz.com