About Me

I'm a Texas-based reporter who has worked for The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed News and the Los Angeles Times.

Before joining the Journal, I covered immigration and breaking news for BuzzFeed News where I wrote about asylum seekers on both sides of the southern border and the U.S. immigration detention system. In 2019, I moved to the Texas border to continue reporting on the impact of immigration policies on migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross the border.

Earlier in my career, I covered public safety, courts and breaking news for the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Sun and Pasadena Star-News. My reporting on the 2014 Isla Vista mass shooting for the Los Angeles Times was part of the coverage that was a Pulitzer finalist for breaking news.

I'm a Los Angeles native, a Spanish speaker and a graduate of Cal State Northridge.