Sebastián Hidalgo y Salinas

At least 10 people were arrested at check-ins under an ICE monitoring program for immigrants and an alderman said he was thrown to the ground by agents while protesting the arrests. via @francialgh & photos by @photosbysebas/@BlockClubCHI blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/04/ice…

I’m a truly humbled to build community with 2025-2026 John S. Knight Journalism Fellows at @JSKstanford

Immigration policy hits incredibly hard on local communities. I’m thrilled to announce I'm joining @injusticewatch, where I’ll investigate the hidden machinery of the Chicago Immigration Court and examine how immigrants interact with Cook County courts. injusticewatch.org/staff-news/202…

✨️ We’re so proud to share that four of our Civic Reporting fellows were recently named finalists for the @headlineclub's #LisagorAwards for their work covering Migrant Labor. Check out their reporting here: citybureau.org/migrant-labor

Migrants in Ciudad Juárez who were waiting for their 1 pm CBP1 parole appointments learned 20 minutes ago that the app has shut down & those appointments are no longer valid.

@ataviawrotethis @BlockClubCHI @grace_hauck @IllinoisAnswers @jmetr22b @crepeau @RayLong @chicagotribune @lizzie_kane17 @talia_soglin @CiceroNoticias @MuckRock @MedillSchool @BrownInstitute @dgreising @reemadamin @chalkbeatCHI @MaxBlaisdell1 @ChicagoMag *HEALTH/SCIENCE* 🔹@emilyhoerner and @lschencker, @chicagotribune *IMMIGRATION* 🔹@MauricioPena, @KatrinaPham_, @nissarhee and @PhotosBySebas, @Borderless_Mag *INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING* 🔹@agrimm34, @SunTimes *INVESTIGATIONS* 🔹Emily Hoerner and Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune

Labor + the left have had so many losses since '68. That has consequences. For 50+ yrs the right has won and consolidated power. Ofc things wont suddenly turn our way. Its gonna take much sharper strategy, unity, and resources. There's no evidence we've built that yet on the left

If you tell a people so many times that they are horrible and criminals, they will turn away from their own people and run towards whiteness.

Los arrestos por invasión ilegal de propiedad se dispararon en un Home Depot del suroeste de la ciudad, y los jornaleros dicen que, como resultado, son acosados ​​y golpeados, alega una nueva demanda. @PhotosBySebas / @city_bureau: borderlessmag.org/es/2024/08/06/…

After a person reports their loved one as missing, how long does it take for officers to show up for a preliminary investigation? Currently the Chicago Police Department’s missing persons data makes it difficult to answer this question definitively. chicagomissingpersons.com/nobody-cares/

EXCLUSIVE: On Jan. 10, 2024, a video recording shows Luis, a Venezuelan day laborer, being placed in handcuffs & walked toward a Home Depot building by security personnel. He was dragged into a security room and allegedly beaten by an off-duty police officer working security.

Eréndira Rendón, vice president of immigrant justice at The Resurrection Project, advocates for an initiative to provide employment authorization for all undocumented immigrants. citybureau.org/newswire/2024/…

Five recently arrived migrants say criminal trespassing enforcement at a Southwest Side Home Depot has escalated to physical assaults by security personnel, including multiple off-duty Chicago Police officers. ✍️ @PhotosBySebas citybureau.org/newswire/2024/…

Pick up a copy of @chicagoreader this week for a print version of the @city_bureau article from Civic Reporting fellow @PhotosBySebas on allegations off-duty Chicago police officers have beaten, choked and threatened migrants looking for work at Home Depot.

Our reporting work from the City Bureau winter fellowship cycle is making rounds and @PhotosBySebas story is front and center! miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

the allegations in the above tweet are outlined in this story/lawsuit from interviews with multiple migrant workers: blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/06/the…

Read my first investigative story about abuses day laborers sustained by off-duty cops working as security personnel at the Home Depot hiring site on Western Blvd. Special TY to @city_bureau. Especially the goat @sarahanneconway and @arielfab blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/06/the…

Five migrants allege security and off-duty cops assaulted them outside Home Depot on Chicago’s Southwest Side. They reported being choked, thrown and slapped. These allegations are part of a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. @PhotosBySebas for @city_bureau:borderlessmag.org/2024/08/06/chi…

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Day laborers say they are being beaten, harassed and targeted by off-duty Chicago police working security at a Southwest Side Home Depot. ✍️ Exclusive coverage from our reporting fellow @PhotosBySebas citybureau.org/newswire/2024/…