Sebastián Hidalgo y Salinas

2025-2026 JSK Fellow
Journalist & Photographer

[Colin Boyle @colinbphoto]

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
https://t.co/Af9lclkmaQ

[Sebastián Hidalgo y Salinas @PhotosBySebas]

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

[John S. Knight Fellowships @JSKstanford]

What do these 16 journalists working on some of the biggest issues in media have in common? They’re all part of the 2026 JSK Journalism Fellowship. 👏👏 Please help us welcome them to Stanford! https://t.co/8OCdaUHBR0

[Aura Bogado @aurabogado]

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. https://t.co/rD4rlKESdG

[City Bureau @city_bureau]

✨️ 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:
https://t.co/mxH2BJeKz9

[Arelis R. Hernández @arelisrhdz]

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for their 1 pm CBP1 parole appointments learned 20 minutes ago that the app has shut down & those appointments are no longer valid.

[Chicago Journ Assoc @CJA_Updates]

@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

[Esteban Kelly @Estebantitos]

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

[Maria Hinojosa 🥑 @Maria_Hinojosa]

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.

[Borderless Magazine @Borderless_Mag]

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:

https://t.co/LPfeI3MXXW

[City Bureau @city_bureau]

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.
https://t.co/KDjGBCthfG

[City Bureau @city_bureau]

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.

[City Bureau @city_bureau]

Eréndira Rendón, vice president of immigrant justice at The Resurrection Project, advocates for an initiative to provide employment authorization for all undocumented immigrants. https://t.co/caKZd4LTai

[City Bureau @city_bureau]

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
https://t.co/atIvwVcNF4

[Ariel Cheung @arielfab]

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.

[Abena Bediako @AbenaBediako94]

Our reporting work from the City Bureau winter fellowship cycle is making rounds and @PhotosBySebas story is front and center!

https://t.co/ZCgwvRo1B7

[Sebastián Hidalgo y Salinas @PhotosBySebas]

the allegations in the above tweet are outlined in this story/lawsuit from interviews with multiple migrant workers: https://t.co/IGnptZppyR

[Sebastián Hidalgo y Salinas @PhotosBySebas]

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

https://t.co/IGnptZoRJj

[Borderless Magazine @Borderless_Mag]

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:https://t.co/nmk8wgzGCi

[City Bureau @city_bureau]

🚨 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 https://t.co/atIvwVcNF4