Andrea López-Cruzado
@lopezcruzado.bsky.social
Latina, Immigrant, Journalist.
Freelance editor and fact-checker. Previously at Latino USA, Futuro Investigates @radio-ambulante, @elhilopodcast, @wsj, @bloomberg, Newmark J-School.
Freelance editor and fact-checker. Previously at Latino USA, Futuro Investigates @radio-ambulante, @elhilopodcast, @wsj, @bloomberg, Newmark J-School.
As ICE agents circled the workers around, thoughts began rushing through Don Lupe’s mind: The thought of abandoning his wife and children; the thought that his 27-year life in the U.S. was suddenly over. Nuanced and beautiful reporting by @rojeda.bsky.social @documentedny.bsky.social bit.ly/3XH2cj8
A Family's Fight to Bring Their Father Home - Documented
Don Lupe had been living in the U.S. for 27 years when he was detained by ICE agents during a worksite raid in New Jersey. Then his family fought to have him freed.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
As ICE agents circled the workers around, thoughts began rushing through Don Lupe’s mind: The thought of abandoning his wife and children; the thought that his 27-year life in the U.S. was suddenly over. Nuanced and beautiful reporting by @rojeda.bsky.social @documentedny.bsky.social bit.ly/3XH2cj8
Journalists Jorge Ramos and @paoramos.bsky.social are collaborating for the first time as co-hosts of The Moment. On Latino USA's latest, they discuss their father-daughter relationship, standing against the free speech and human rights attacks of the Trump Administration, and the “American dream.”
'Neutrality Doesn't Work Nowadays': Jorge and Paola Ramos on Journalism Under Trump - Latino USA
Jorge and Paola Ramos talk about press neutrality, human rights, and Latino voters reconsidering the American dream under Trump.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Journalists Jorge Ramos and @paoramos.bsky.social are collaborating for the first time as co-hosts of The Moment. On Latino USA's latest, they discuss their father-daughter relationship, standing against the free speech and human rights attacks of the Trump Administration, and the “American dream.”
Dominican-American actress Judy Reyes shares moments of her two-decade career, including #Scrubs and #HighPotential, and her feelings about the current political environment, media censorship and what gives her hope. Listen to her on Latino USA's latest episode out now!
Staying Silent Is Not an Option: Hollywood Star Judy Reyes Is Having a Moment - Latino USA
Latina actress Judy Reyes talks about her Hollywood journey, government censorship, ICE raids, and immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Dominican-American actress Judy Reyes shares moments of her two-decade career, including #Scrubs and #HighPotential, and her feelings about the current political environment, media censorship and what gives her hope. Listen to her on Latino USA's latest episode out now!
A shooting at two farms. Seven immigrant workers killed. One survivor.
How an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers heal from trauma through the keys and wails of the accordion.
Listen to Latino USA's latest collaboration with @eltimpano.bsky.social
How an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers heal from trauma through the keys and wails of the accordion.
Listen to Latino USA's latest collaboration with @eltimpano.bsky.social
Music Cures: The Healing Power of the Accordion After a Shooting - Latino USA
We travel to Half Moon Bay, where an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers victims of a shooting heal from their deepest wounds through the keys and wails of the accordion.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A shooting at two farms. Seven immigrant workers killed. One survivor.
How an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers heal from trauma through the keys and wails of the accordion.
Listen to Latino USA's latest collaboration with @eltimpano.bsky.social
How an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers heal from trauma through the keys and wails of the accordion.
Listen to Latino USA's latest collaboration with @eltimpano.bsky.social
El Salvador punishes women who have obstetric emergencies like miscarriages and stillbirths with prison under its no-exceptions abortion ban. Our team at Latino USA and Futuro Investigates traveled to San Salvador to speak to women who have been wrongly imprisoned. Listen to their stories here.
Podcast: From Pregnancy to Murder Charge: Living Under a Total Abortion Ban - Futuro Investigates
She was in labor, fainted, and woke up in handcuffs. In El Salvador, nearly 200 women have been incarcerated in the last 26 years after having obstetric emergencies, like miscarriages and stillbirths....
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September 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
El Salvador punishes women who have obstetric emergencies like miscarriages and stillbirths with prison under its no-exceptions abortion ban. Our team at Latino USA and Futuro Investigates traveled to San Salvador to speak to women who have been wrongly imprisoned. Listen to their stories here.
‘Real Women Have Curves’ was praised by the Tony Awards and across the country for its timeliness as it leaned heavily on one major topic: immigration. Still, the musical closed after just two months on Broadway. Why? Listen to lead actresses Florencia Cuenca and Tatianna Córdoba on Latino USA.
The Rise and Fall of 'Real Women Have Curves’ on Broadway - Latino USA
We talk to actresses Florencia Cuenca and Tatianna Córdoba about the rise and fall of “Real Women Have Curves,” the musical, and what it tells us about Latinidad on Broadway.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‘Real Women Have Curves’ was praised by the Tony Awards and across the country for its timeliness as it leaned heavily on one major topic: immigration. Still, the musical closed after just two months on Broadway. Why? Listen to lead actresses Florencia Cuenca and Tatianna Córdoba on Latino USA.
Politicians and private companies are billing carbon capture and storage projects as a climate solution, but critics say it’s just a way to keep fossil fuels alive, propped up by taxpayer money. Latino USA traveled to California, where the technology is being tested despite community concerns.
Trump Supports This Climate Solution: Is That A Bad Thing? - Latino USA
Carbon capture promises to fight climate change—but in California’s Central Valley, locals question who really benefits from this controversial technology.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Politicians and private companies are billing carbon capture and storage projects as a climate solution, but critics say it’s just a way to keep fossil fuels alive, propped up by taxpayer money. Latino USA traveled to California, where the technology is being tested despite community concerns.
ICYMI: FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social spoke on Latino USA about the recent Paramount/Skydance merger, government censorship, the Trump administration’s attacks on the First Amendment, growing up in Colombia, and why she’s willing to fight for democracy, even if it costs her her job.
FCC Commissioner Gomez Sounds the Alarm on the White House Trying to 'Control Everything' - Latino USA
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez warns of censorship and First Amendment threats under Trump—and why she’s risking her job to defend democracy.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
ICYMI: FCC Commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social spoke on Latino USA about the recent Paramount/Skydance merger, government censorship, the Trump administration’s attacks on the First Amendment, growing up in Colombia, and why she’s willing to fight for democracy, even if it costs her her job.
Don't miss Latino USA conversation with @aclu.org Executive Director Anthony Romero. He guides us through the ACLU’s current fight to protect our constitutionally enshrined rights in an era of raids, denaturalization threats and attempts at ending birthright citizenship. LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusawinfight
‘We Win to Live and Fight Another Day’: ACLU Executive Director on Trump's Attacks on Civil Rights - Latino USA
The Trump administration is facing more than 300 legal challenges, many of which are being litigated by the American Civil...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Don't miss Latino USA conversation with @aclu.org Executive Director Anthony Romero. He guides us through the ACLU’s current fight to protect our constitutionally enshrined rights in an era of raids, denaturalization threats and attempts at ending birthright citizenship. LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusawinfight
In this Latino USA episode, we speak with @padilla.senate.gov about his violent removal from a press conference held by Sec. Noem. What does this incident reveal about everyone else's freedom of speech? Listen today!
'The Padilla Incident' and Trump's Escalation Against Free Speech - Latino USA
Maria Hinojosa sits down with California Senator Alex Padilla to talk about how law enforcement officials forcibly removed him from a recent press conference and what the incident reveals about the st...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In this Latino USA episode, we speak with @padilla.senate.gov about his violent removal from a press conference held by Sec. Noem. What does this incident reveal about everyone else's freedom of speech? Listen today!
As ICE remains in L.A., so do Angelenos in the streets who want to protect their fellow immigrants or neighbors from raids. At Latino USA, we spoke with @calmatters.org reporter @sergioolmos.bsky.social to understand how we got here and the increasing repression from the administration. Listen ↘️
'It's Our Right as Americans': LA Protests Against ICE - Latino USA
On June 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began a series of raids in Los Angeles, and their actions were the boiling point after months of violent apprehensions.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As ICE remains in L.A., so do Angelenos in the streets who want to protect their fellow immigrants or neighbors from raids. At Latino USA, we spoke with @calmatters.org reporter @sergioolmos.bsky.social to understand how we got here and the increasing repression from the administration. Listen ↘️
This week marks one year since the passing of Johnny Canales, who helped Selena skyrocket to success and made many other Tejano artists highly visible. Celebrate —or learn about— Johnny's impact and legacy on this Latino USA episode.
Selena Was the Queen of Tejano, Johnny Canales Was the King - Latino USA
As we near the first anniversary of Tejano music icon Johnny Canales' passing, we look at the origin evolution and legacy of the genre, and the impact he had on it.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This week marks one year since the passing of Johnny Canales, who helped Selena skyrocket to success and made many other Tejano artists highly visible. Celebrate —or learn about— Johnny's impact and legacy on this Latino USA episode.
After SCOTUS ruled in 2016 that mandatory life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional, a flurry of resentencing hearings followed across the country. But for juvenile lifers incarcerated in Tennessee, it was as if nothing had ever happened. Find out more on Latino USA's latest! ↘️
Tennessee’s Push to Punish Kids as Adults - Latino USA
Tennessee’s Supreme Court ruled the state’s mandatory life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional. The state legislature responded by proposing a number of “tough on crime” bills aimed at juven...
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May 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
After SCOTUS ruled in 2016 that mandatory life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional, a flurry of resentencing hearings followed across the country. But for juvenile lifers incarcerated in Tennessee, it was as if nothing had ever happened. Find out more on Latino USA's latest! ↘️
A MUST WATCH!
Don't miss @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social's interview with activist and former TIME100 listee Jeanette Vizguerra, who is under ICE detention for her relentless fight in favor of immigrant rights. Watch it today on Latino USA's YouTube channel.
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Don't miss @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social's interview with activist and former TIME100 listee Jeanette Vizguerra, who is under ICE detention for her relentless fight in favor of immigrant rights. Watch it today on Latino USA's YouTube channel.
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‘I’m a political prisoner’: Exclusive with Jeanette Vizguerra from an ICE detention facility
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May 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A MUST WATCH!
Don't miss @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social's interview with activist and former TIME100 listee Jeanette Vizguerra, who is under ICE detention for her relentless fight in favor of immigrant rights. Watch it today on Latino USA's YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=siYQ...
Don't miss @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social's interview with activist and former TIME100 listee Jeanette Vizguerra, who is under ICE detention for her relentless fight in favor of immigrant rights. Watch it today on Latino USA's YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=siYQ...
Peruvians are claiming Pope Leo as one of their own. After all, he does have Peruvian nationality and has spent more than half of his life in Peru.
Don't miss this Latino USA special episode on Papa León and hear our listeners' reactions to his selection.
Don't miss this Latino USA special episode on Papa León and hear our listeners' reactions to his selection.
New Pope: From Chicago to Chiclayo - Latino USA
In the news this week: Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Peruvians are claiming Pope Leo as one of their own. After all, he does have Peruvian nationality and has spent more than half of his life in Peru.
Don't miss this Latino USA special episode on Papa León and hear our listeners' reactions to his selection.
Don't miss this Latino USA special episode on Papa León and hear our listeners' reactions to his selection.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a federal judge's ruling that preserves TPS for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. But in the courts —and the streets— Venezuelans are fighting back. Listen to Latino USA's new episode ↘️
Venezuelans, ‘The Most Vulnerable Diaspora,’ Fight Back - Latino USA
Doral is a small city in Miami Dade County affectionately known as “Doralzuela” for its large population of Venezuelans. One...
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May 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause a federal judge's ruling that preserves TPS for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. But in the courts —and the streets— Venezuelans are fighting back. Listen to Latino USA's new episode ↘️
As the cardinals of the world set to choose a new leader next week, at Latino USA we look back on Papa Francisco's legacy, his most praised achievements and his most criticized shortcomings.
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Francisco: The Legacy of the First Latin American Pope - Latino USA
Pope Francis, history’s only Latin American pope, died on April 21st, the day after Easter Sunday. By his own request...
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May 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As the cardinals of the world set to choose a new leader next week, at Latino USA we look back on Papa Francisco's legacy, his most praised achievements and his most criticized shortcomings.
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Don't miss this Latino USA episode on the Abrego García case and exclusive reporting on another Venezuelan immigrant deported to El Salvador without due process.
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'We Are in a Constitutional Crisis': A Mega Prison and What's at Stake - Latino USA
What began as an ordinary traffic stop for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father, escalated into a nightmare scenario. He...
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April 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Don't miss this Latino USA episode on the Abrego García case and exclusive reporting on another Venezuelan immigrant deported to El Salvador without due process.
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LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusacrisis
'It felt like being buried alive.'
Don't miss this first-hand account of a Venezuelan migrant who was sent to Guantánamo accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. And then a conversation with one of Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers, Ramzi Kassem.
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Don't miss this first-hand account of a Venezuelan migrant who was sent to Guantánamo accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. And then a conversation with one of Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers, Ramzi Kassem.
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15 Days in Guantánamo - Latino USA
In 2022, “Juan” posed for a picture that changed the course of his life. He was at the beginning of...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
'It felt like being buried alive.'
Don't miss this first-hand account of a Venezuelan migrant who was sent to Guantánamo accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. And then a conversation with one of Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers, Ramzi Kassem.
LISTEN HERE on Latino USA ➡️ bit.ly/lusaguantanamo
Don't miss this first-hand account of a Venezuelan migrant who was sent to Guantánamo accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. And then a conversation with one of Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers, Ramzi Kassem.
LISTEN HERE on Latino USA ➡️ bit.ly/lusaguantanamo
The Trump administration is deporting Venezuelans to El Salvador and thanking president Bukele for his "friendship." Who is Bukele? How has he been running El Salvador?
On Latino USA's newest: The increasingly closer relationship between the U.S. and El Salvador.
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On Latino USA's newest: The increasingly closer relationship between the U.S. and El Salvador.
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Can El Salvador Really Jail Americans? - Latino USA
In early February, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele made an unprecedented and controversial offer: to incarcerate U.S. citizens in El Salvador....
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March 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Trump administration is deporting Venezuelans to El Salvador and thanking president Bukele for his "friendship." Who is Bukele? How has he been running El Salvador?
On Latino USA's newest: The increasingly closer relationship between the U.S. and El Salvador.
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On Latino USA's newest: The increasingly closer relationship between the U.S. and El Salvador.
LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusaelsalvador
On Latino USA's latest, a conversation with author and anthropologist @jasondeleon.bsky.social about the unstoppable migration movement and the humans behind human smuggling. Don't miss it!
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LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusahuman
The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León - Latino USA
Renowned anthropologist Jason De León was at a migrant shelter in Chiapas, Mexico in 2015 when he was getting ready...
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March 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On Latino USA's latest, a conversation with author and anthropologist @jasondeleon.bsky.social about the unstoppable migration movement and the humans behind human smuggling. Don't miss it!
LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusahuman
LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusahuman
The U.S.-Mexico relationship is complicated, to put it lightly. At Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa spoke with long-time reporters @ajcorchado.bsky.social and Angela Kocherga to review key moments of the past 25 years that help us to understand how got us here. LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusarelation...
The U.S. and Mexico: A Complicated Relationship - Latino USA
To say that the United States and Mexico have a complicated relationship is to put it lightly. There is so...
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March 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The U.S.-Mexico relationship is complicated, to put it lightly. At Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa spoke with long-time reporters @ajcorchado.bsky.social and Angela Kocherga to review key moments of the past 25 years that help us to understand how got us here. LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusarelation...
Don't miss this, at moments, intimate conversation with Mexican-American actor Harvey Guillén. He reflects on his childhood, the recent fires that hit his community in L.A., and how his perseverance got him where he is today.
Listen to the full conversation on Latino USA today! bit.ly/lusaharvey
Listen to the full conversation on Latino USA today! bit.ly/lusaharvey
Harvey Guillén: Breaking Hollywood Molds - Latino USA
When Harvey Guillén auditioned for the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, he had to convince the powers...
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February 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Don't miss this, at moments, intimate conversation with Mexican-American actor Harvey Guillén. He reflects on his childhood, the recent fires that hit his community in L.A., and how his perseverance got him where he is today.
Listen to the full conversation on Latino USA today! bit.ly/lusaharvey
Listen to the full conversation on Latino USA today! bit.ly/lusaharvey
As part of Latino USA new series "Hombre: Understanding Latino Men," we interviewed two Mexican-American voters from Texas with similar backgrounds, but different political views to better understand their choices.
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Hombre: Understanding Latino Men ft. Two Voters, Two Views - Latino USA
Last month, we launched a new series, Hombre: Understanding Latino Men, to dig deeper into the reasons that moved Latino...
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February 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
As part of Latino USA new series "Hombre: Understanding Latino Men," we interviewed two Mexican-American voters from Texas with similar backgrounds, but different political views to better understand their choices.
LISTEN to them ➡️ bit.ly/lusahombrevo...
LISTEN to them ➡️ bit.ly/lusahombrevo...
Don’t miss Latino USA’s new interview with @aoc.bsky.social ! www.latinousa.org/2025/02/02/a...
AOC: 'I’m Not Going to Give Them My Fear' - Latino USA
A lot has happened with just a few days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. There’s been...
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February 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Don’t miss Latino USA’s new interview with @aoc.bsky.social ! www.latinousa.org/2025/02/02/a...