In podcast episodes and essays, journalism students at USC follow immigrants and their families in Southern California as they orient even the most mundane details of their lives to a new reality.
For children growing up in immigrant families, fear follows them into classrooms, bedrooms and the quiet moments that should feel safe.
Produced by Lluva Chavez Fragoso.
When a family member is deported, the rest are left with an impossible choice: Stay in the place they call home, or leave it behind to start over somewhere new.
Produced by Karla Meza Cruz.
As raids continue across Los Angeles, many immigrant families have retreated from public life — avoiding work, school, even trips to the grocery store. But a church has quietly stepped in to help carry daily life forward. Produced by Jessica Dominguez.