Valeria Fernández

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Freelance Journalist, Freelance
Managing Editor, palabra.
None, Freelance, palabra.

Phoenix

U.S. Regional, World

As seen in: palabra., CNN en Español, Medium, The Guardian, Junior Scholastic Magazine, Slate, Taylor & Francis Online, AL.com, NJ.com, MLive, The Oregonian and

Covers: Social justice, immigration, environment, people, elections, movements.

Doesn't Cover: Sports.

Mom in chief. Founder & ED @altavoz_lab Find me @valeriafernandez.bsky.social Former managing editor @palabranahj board @INN Coproducer @comadresalaire

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The Young Hands That Feed Us

It was the last day of March of 2018, the day before Easter, the season of onions. By mid-morning, 16-year-ol…

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The Mexican government says it will help people who are deported, but they often are left to make...

Halfway through the flight, the officers took off Omar Blas Olvera's handcuffs. He asked why. They had entere…

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Arizona's 'concentration camp': why was Tent City kept open for 24 years?

'Hitler! Hitler!" the prisoners chanted to the TV cameras in protest. It was 4 February 2009. More than 200 L…

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She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there's little time or resources to heal while seeking a...

Yocelyn's 18-month-old has chickenpox. Her younger brother, who is 21, caught it too. "I take the kids to the…

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An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation

The laundry bags kept falling from the stroller onto the uneven and narrow sidewalk. With her daughter, Sedon…

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The Void - Radio Ambulante

Reporter Valeria Fernandez took a trip to southern Mexico, the place where, for so many unaccompanied minors,…

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Sara's Demons Crossed the Border with Her: Where Could She Find Help for Her Mental-Health Proble...

Sara trembled, her eyes closed. Her small, 18-year-old figure was there in the passenger seat of my car, but …

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These asylum-seekers are being forced to raise their kids in immigration 'jails'

When Maria was detained by immigration officers, she was relieved that at least her children would stay safe …

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Impacts to health, livelihood continue 1 year after toxic mine spill in Mexico | Arizona Center f...

SONORA, MEXICO -- Zoila López holds a bottle of turbid water toward a window above her kitchen sink, swirling…

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Few Child Refugees Get to Stay Here Legally. Meet One of the Lucky Ones

Darlin Adonay Peña has a headache. On a Wednesday afternoon in May, he takes a break from his job flipping bu…

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