Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Race & Identity Reporter
About
Gustavo covers the intersection of race and identity for KUOW, writing stories that center voices often not catered to in typical news. Previously he was at KUNR in Reno as a Bilingual Reporting Fellow focusing on Indigenous and Latine communities where he's covered topics about MMIWP, voting access, language justice, food sovereignty, food apartheid, indigenous boarding schools, and the effects wage disparities for Latinos, to name a few topics. He's most interested in covering how communities effect the levers of power they hold to affect change.
Before finding his way into journalism he spent nearly a decade in the restaurant industry, from busboy at a buffet to a line cook in nationally and internationally known establishments. Now all the cooking he cares about is making the perfect pot of beans and grits. Always on the hunt for a solid plate of hashbrowns or a solid bowl of menudo, let him know if you have a spot to recommend.
You can contact Gustavo on his work cell at 206-960-3698. Follow Gustavo on Instagram at @gus.chavo.
Location: Seattle
Languages: Spanish, English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Race & Identity
Video appears to show ICE agents targeting Latinos in Washington state, but are mass deportations coming?
Rumors had been rampant on social media about increased immigration action and arrests in Washington state. Much of those fears have been stoked by the Trump administration.
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29-year-old dad believed to be among immigrants sent to Guantanamo Bay
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Business
Seattle businesses join nationwide 'day without immigrants' strike
Up and down the business district of Seattle’s North Beacon Hill, several restaurants shut their doors on Monday. It was part of a nationwide strike aimed at showing how integral immigrants are to their local communities.
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Familias de inmigrantes en Seattle se preparan ante la amenazadora llegada de ICE
Desde que Trump asumió el cargo el 20 de enero, la aplicación de la ley se ha intensificado en todo el país. Si bien el estado de Washington sigue siendo un santuario para muchos, algunos inmigrantes están replanteando de cómo vivir su cotidianidad.
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Immigrant families in Seattle seek sanctuary and safety as ICE threat looms
Since Trump took office Jan. 20, immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country. While the state of Washington is still a sanctuary for many, some immigrants are reconsidering how they navigate their daily lives.
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Law & Courts
Washington farmworkers call for better work conditions amid Trump deportation threats
More than 100 farmworkers and their supporters traveled to Olympia from the state’s rural counties Tuesday to lobby lawmakers for more protections against unfair labor practices.
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Law & Courts
As some Washington law enforcement leaders vow to help with mass deportations, immigration advocates prepare to resist
A Washington law that’s designed to protect immigrant rights could see new challenges as President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The state’s sanctuary law restricts how local law enforcement can aid federal immigration officials, but some Washington state counties appear eager to help Trump fulfill his promise of mass deportations.
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Law & Courts
Tacoma ICE center ordered to pay detainee workers Washington’s minimum wage, $23 million in arrears
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that people held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center must be paid the state’s minimum wage for doing any work around the facility.
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Law & Courts
Acusan al condado de Adams de haber violado las leyes santuario del estado de Washington
Un hombre ha iniciado el proceso de demanda en contra de las oficinas del Sheriff del condado de Adams y del fiscal en el este de Washington por presuntamente violar las leyes santuario del estado y someterlo a discriminación y arresto falso.
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Adams County violated Washington's sanctuary laws by cooperating with Border Patrol, lawsuit alleges
The Adams County Sheriff's and Prosecuting Attorney’s offices in Eastern Washington are being sued for allegedly breaking the state’s sanctuary laws and subjecting a man to discrimination and false arrest.