Jean Guerrero
Investigative ReporterJean Guerrero is a former KPBS reporter with extensive experience covering Latin America. Her KPBS reporting focused on family separations at the border, Trump's wall, deportations, and migrant caravan. Her work was recognized by the San Diego Press Club, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Pacific Southwest Chapter, and the Society for Professional Journalists, including "Best Body Of Work" in 2018.
She started her career at the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in Mexico City as a foreign correspondent. She won the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize in 2016. Her book "Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir" was published in 2018 by One World (Random House).
Jean holds a B.A. in journalism and a minor in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. She also has an MFA degree in creative nonfiction from Goucher College.
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Unrest in Northern Baja Leads to Gas Station Closures, Port Of Entry Blockades -
San Diego activists launched a campaign to prepare young immigrants for Trump's possible revocation of DACA, an immigration program benefiting thousands of them. -
A petition containing more than 1,100 signatures calling for the city of San Diego to stop penalizing the homeless was submitted to Mayor Kevin Faulconer Tuesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionTijuana saw more than 900 homicides in 2016, surpassing a previous record of 844 in 2008.
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Artists from the United States and Mexico are painting an extensive mural on the border fence in Tijuana, focusing on bright, uplifting scenery and positive messages. -
More than 200 volunteers participated in an effort to save migrants' lives by leaving water and winter clothing in the desert near the border.
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