I’m a bilingual investigative journalist and writer based in Chicago. I currently serve as lead reporter and immigration project editor at South Side Weekly, an alt-weekly on the South Side of Chicago, where I cover immigration, ICE raids, the immigration legal system, and issues affecting immigrant communities.

I also contribute to The Guardian and have worked as a freelance journalist, with bylines in Reveal, WTTW, Crain’s Chicago Business, The Sun-Times, and other outlets.

In 2023, I led reporting for Mindsite News and palabra (NAHJ), focusing on the intersection of immigration and mental health. I covered the experiences of families who survived the Darien Gap, exploring the lasting trauma and challenges they faced in accessing treatment.

Before taking on these current roles, I worked as a global health misinformation writer and fact-checker for a UNICEF program in collaboration with Public Good Projects, debunking COVID-19 misinformation that focused on Southeast Asia and North Africa.

I was also a digital producer for Univision Chicago, where I spearheaded the newsroom’s digital initiatives and covered the nightly breaking news. While there, I reported on the 2019 mayoral election, including Lori Lightfoot’s victory, as well as aldermanic races, COVID-19 developments, and the George Floyd protests.

In 2019, I was a Civic Reporting Fellow with City Bureau.

I studied literature and philosophy, training me to analyze texts, evaluate arguments, and interpret multiple perspectives—skills that sharpen my critical thinking and inform my reporting.

I am currently learning French, and lately I have been immersed in the work of Annie Ernaux. I’m currently reading The Years.