What I Cover
Right now I’m reporting on immigration enforcement tactics around the country, whether that’s the profiling and detentions of U.S. citizens or how children get caught in the crossfire. I’m particularly interested in how immigration enforcement is changing communities in rural America and overlooked areas of the country.
My Background
I started at ProPublica in 2024 as a fellow before joining the national team in 2026 to continue covering immigration. Before that, I worked as an enterprise and investigative reporter across the West, often focusing on immigrants, Latino communities, farmworkers and inequality.
I previously worked for CalMatters, the Austin American-Statesman, the Idaho Statesman, the Idaho Press and the Orange County Register. I was a 2020 Community Impact Fellow for Stanford University’s John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship program and a 2019 Education Writers Association fellow.
My work has helped change laws and spur change: Following my coverage, an Idaho county overturned its rule mandating that poll workers speak only English to voters, Texas raised the minimum wage for caregivers, and California expedited aid to undocumented farmworkers devastated by historic flooding. My 2025 reporting for ProPublica on the widespread detention and mistreatment of U.S. citizens by immigration officials launched congressional investigations and reports.
I’m originally from California’s Central Valley but am now based in New York. You can send me tips in English or Spanish.
