Esmy Jimenez
Immigration Reporter
About
Born in Mexico and raised in rural Washington, Esmy Jimenez is a bilingual reporter covering immigrant communities in the Puget Sound and beyond.
A University of Southern California alum, her studies focused on environmental science and international relations.
Before the world of journalism, Esmy had stints as an Alaskan farmhand, a state park employee in the California redwoods, and in many kitchens and offices.
She eventually landed her first reporting job at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Yakima, Washington. Her work has appeared with High Country News, The Lily, and National Native News. She is an NPR Next Gen Radio and Maynard Institute fellow.
Send her your tips and chisme at esmy@kuow.org.
Hablo español
Stories
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How a pandemic and social unrest possibly drove up Seattle homicides in 2020
Seattle Police report 50 people were murdered in 2020 -- the highest number in 26 years. Experts think an unfortunate storm of stressors -- from the pandemic to economic turmoil to social unrest -- could be the reason behind this historic peak.
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New to Spokane, she avoids speaking Spanish. It's become that tense
"I don't know if they just don't like me because I'm brown or if they just don't like me because I'm new here."
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Officials report low Covid-19 cases at Northwest Detention Center. But others say transparency is lacking
While ICE publicly reports just 22 cases of Covid-19 at the Northwest Detention Center during the pandemic, human rights researchers question the agency’s transparency.
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'No masking, no checks.' This doctor shares her experience in Covid-safe New Zealand
This story is part of a series of first-person narratives documenting this moment in history, from the pandemic to the protests for racial equality.
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Border officials lied about targeted stops of Iranian Americans back in January
Last January, 277 people, many of them U.S. citizens or permanent residents with Iranian heritage or ties to the Middle East, were stopped by border agents, records obtained by the Council for American Islamic Relations in Washington and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project found.
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Seattleites are preparing for post-election unknowns in their own ways
With an uncertain Election Day outcome on the horizon, Seattleites say they are preparing for any and everything.
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150 days of protests for racial justice in Seattle: 'We're just getting started'
On the 150th day of protests for racial justice in Seattle, a call to action from organizers.
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3 staff test positive for Covid-19 at Tacoma’s immigrant detention center
After advocates sound the alarm that another guard at the Northwest ICE Processing Center has tested positive, court records confirm the finding -- it’s the third case in about a month.
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Dental floss and tiny trackers: Surreal photos show hunt for murder hornets
This weekend, on Saturday, scientists launched a "dawn assault" on a murder hornet nest near the Canadian border.
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How to hunt a 'murder hornet': Washington scientists capture and tag invasive bug
Scientists from the Washington Department of Agriculture have successfully captured and tagged a giant Asian hornet. Next comes an attempt to eradicate their nest, before they start preying on local honey bees.