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Daisy Contreras

Reporter and EditorThe World
Daisy was the lead editor for the CPB-funded project, “Every 30 Seconds” which explored the young Latino electorate in the United States.For several years, Daisy reported from both rural and urban Illinois, covering politics, business, the economy, education, the census, and how many of these issues intersect with immigrant life.She was also a part of the Chicago Reporter team that investigated how police misconduct cases are handled. Daisy, a fluent Spanish speaker, also earned a master’s in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois, Springfield.Daisy is an active member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists. She is a member of the 50 Women in Journalism 2019 inaugural cohort, which is part of Take The Lead’s 50 Women Can Change the World Leadership Program.Daisy was born in Mexico City and grew up in Chicago. She is fluent in Spanish and wishes to learn another language.
Families separated at border under Trump-era policies still seeking compensation
Haitian immigrants sue US government over abuse allegations at the border
Activists brace for Chilean presidential election
Undocumented immigrants lead labor movements, unionize workplaces
US citizens sue ICE after unlawful detention
New York City might soon allow noncitizens to vote locally 
Alternatives to immigration detention are at a record high under Biden
The latest immigration plan in Congress is falling short
Puerto Ricans fight for benefits, waiting on SCOTUS
Washington state detention center owes detainees minimum wage
Group of migrants in southern Mexico heads toward Mexico City, US border
Biden to resume ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next month
The US farmworker labor shortage is spurring farmers to lobby for immigration reform
A new round of US green card lottery opens this week
Cuba’s new decree on social media
Biden to overhaul asylum system, faces other setbacks
Cross-border vaccination program is a success but vaccine hesitancy is an issue
Former residents of this Washington neighborhood look to preserve its history 
California had a 70-year eugenics campaign. Now, survivors in this Mexican American community are getting reparations.
Immigrant farmworkers continue to struggle with extreme heat
First Guantanamo detainee transferred under the Biden administration
Berta Cáceres murder conviction 
Liberian green card program lacking applicants
A new generation of DACA recipients comes of age 
US states, schools consider mandating Asian American history in classrooms 
US Supreme Court rules some TPS holders can’t apply for green cards
Mexican citizens abroad get representation in local Congress
Immigrants with TPS fight for permanent residency
Local governments act on ending ICE contracts with county jails
Poet Roya Hakakian on the immigrant experience, culture and women’s rights 
Organizations prepare as Biden increases refugee cap
As temperatures rise, farmworkers ask for federal heat safety protections 
NY undocumented workers to get economic relief 
South Texas organization helps migrants released by Border Patrol
Migrant women allege gender discrimination in US seasonal work, petition USMCA to investigate 
Public health experts push CDC to end Title 42 for migrants, asylum-seekers
Growing hunger in Central America leads to more migration
Seasonal migrant workers still fighting for safe working conditions 
The complicated legacy of a US-Mexico guest-worker program
Venezuelans in the US get temporary protection
Honduran undocumented immigrant leaves sanctuary church after more than three years
Biden administration reopens influx centers for unaccompanied minors
Grassroots organizations debunk myths around COVID-19 vaccines in farmworker communities 
Immigration advocates push Biden to end for-profit detention, ICE contracts with county jails
Young conservative Latino voter doesn’t identify with Republican Party 
Biden moratorium pauses deportations for 100 days 
Young, Texan Latino voter says country must move on together
Venezuelan migrants in the US seek legal protections
Immigrant rights groups mobilize to submit DACA applications after court decision
North Carolina Latino voter weighs in on election results 
Georgia organizations mobilize Latino voters ahead of runoffs 
The Latino vote in the Rio Grande Valley 
encampment
Migration
A group of Haitian migrants says they were abused at the US-Mexico border. They’re suing the US govt.
The office of the Culinary Workers Union is seen through a car window in Las Vegas, Nov. 9, 2020. The union represents 60,000 people, most of them immigrants, in the Las Vegas area who work in the hospitality industry. 
Jobs
Undocumented people bring grassroots organizing skills to the labor movement
Cars head along FDR Drive next to the Manhattan skyline in New York
Immigration
A New York proposal could allow noncitizens in the city to vote in elections
Workers are shown in the kitchen of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, during a media tour, Sept. 10, 2019.
Justice
A federal jury ruled that a Washington state detention center owes detainees minimum wage