Erin Siegal
Reporter, Fronteras DeskErin Siegal is part of the Fronteras Desk reporting team, based in San Diego at KPBS. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, a Soros Justice Fellow, and a Redux Pictures photographer. She was a 2008-2009 fellow at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Erin is the author of the award-winning book Finding Fernanda, (Beacon Press 2012), which examines organized crime and child trafficking in international adoption between Guatemala and the U.S. Previously, she wrote a column on public records and government accountability for the Columbia Journalism Review, "The FOIA Watchdog." She's contributed to various media outlets, including Univision, the New York Times, Time, Reuters, Newsweek, O Magazine, Businessweek, Rolling Stone, and more. She lives in Tijuana, Mexico. When she's not eating tacos or working, Erin can be found along the border at Rancho Los Amigos, riding horses and smoking cigars with her favorite vaqueros.
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Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Amid a growing U.S. maternal health crisis, especially for women of color, the film offers glimmers of hope: women finding their voice and autonomy; nurses listening to women; and hospitals treating the community holistically. It paints a joyous portrait of babies coming into the world, and of heroic efforts to catch new mothers before they fall through the broken health safety net. -
In the U.S., where more women die in childbirth than in any other wealthy nation, the joys of pregnancy and motherhood are often overshadowed by fear. Amid a growing maternal health crisis, especially for women of color, "American Delivery" explores glimmers of hope, such as women finding their voice and autonomy, nurses listening to women and offering birth choices, and hospital leaders making community-based decisions. The film interweaves the stories of women and their families across the U.S. as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy, mental health, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It paints a joyous portrait of the moment babies come into the world and the heroic efforts of families and communities to catch new mothers before they fall through the broken health safety net. -
El juez confirmó una decisión preliminar por escrito que había emitido el día anterior, en la cual se afirmaba que "MTS presentó evidencia de que el despido de la demandante se basó en problemas de desempeño legítimos y documentados", y no en algo relacionado con Fletcher.Ask ChatGPT -
Una jueza federal accedió el viernes a bloquear temporalmente los intentos del gobierno del presidente Donald Trump para expandir las deportaciones rápidas de inmigrantes que ingresaron legalmente a Estados Unidos bajo un proceso conocido como permiso condicional humanitario, un fallo que podría beneficiar a cientos de miles de personas. -
Her latest single has a new sound (wistful '90s acoustic pop), and a new vibe (toughing out whatever NYC public transportation throws at you, from rats to trash to unexpected encounters with your ex). -
In a rural Vermont county, spotty cellphone coverage is the norm. But a local tinkerer is using old technology to help his community stay connected free of charge.
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