Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter
About
Gustavo covers race, identity, and immigration in the Pacific Northwest. His reporting is focused on tribal sovereignty, how a diversity of communities leverage their power to effect change in and beyond their neighborhoods, and the impacts of immigration policy at the state level.
He arrived to KUOW in 2023, and previously wrote about northern Nevada's tribal efforts during mid-term elections, addressing the legacy of state-funded boarding schools and the impacts of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples' epidemic. He's also written about healthcare access for undocumented Idaho farmworkers during the pandemic and Juneteenth celebrations in Idaho.
Gustavo was born and raised in the sagebrush of Boise, Idaho. He spent many years trying to get into a career in journalism, juggling work, school, and community radio before settling into the restaurant industry for eight years. He was able to work in award-winning kitchens before the pandemic threw him back into journalism. In his off time he takes documentary photography, participates in the Purépecha community, and dreams of pit barbecuing and carnitas.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: Founding Board Member, Voces
Stories
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'In deep': Seattle area man sentenced for stealing $70K-plus in green card scam
The new year has brought a sense of justice for three undocumented immigrant couples who were collectively defrauded of more than $70,000 by a man who said he would help them gain legal status. He took their money and never delivered, and is now serving time in state prison.
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Venezuelan migrants booted from Seattle-area hotel after nonprofit credit card maxes out
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Tukwila asylum-seekers take refuge in hotels as permanent shelter, warmer weather evades them
Following last week’s cold snap, asylum-seekers temporarily housed in hotels were supposed to head back to their camp near a Tukwila church. Instead, around 100 tried to stay past check-out time at the Homewood Suites in Tukwila, until other temporary housing was secured.
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Thursday Headlines
The FAA investigates Boeing, 72 people apply to be Seattle's newest councilmember, and state lawmakers tackle the rising cost of rent. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.
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'From the Central to the south,' Seattle neighborhoods ask for an engaged police force
This week, we're examining the Seattle Police Department and the communities they serve. And that relationship with people in the Central Area and Rainier Beach has been complicated. With or without the police, people have taken positive steps to improve safety in their neighborhoods.
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'They're our relatives.' Samish Indian Nation prepares to welcome new orca calf to Puget Sound
Since the recent birth of a southern resident orca calf, Coast Salish tribes have begun preparing for the naming ceremony that will officially welcome their new relative to the community.
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'This is everybody.' Residents of Seattle's Central District band together to tackle public safety
Seattle’s Central District has started to see small changes in the neighborhood after local government officials started attending monthly, community-led meetings. The goal for the meeting's organizers is to make residents feel more safe.
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Monday Headlines
Microsoft teams up with organized labor around artificial intelligence, Inslee wants $900 million more for climate projects, and Seattle leaders call on Hyundai and Kia to do more to prevent theft. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.
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Seattle nonprofit brings back in-person foot patrols to Central District
Starting this week, the nonprofit group Community Passageways will bring more foot patrols to Seattle’s Central District neighborhood during peak school commuting hours.
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Kids at gunpoint, casino casings: How south Seattle Asian immigrants became the target of home invasions
At least 14 homes were broken into during a two-months long run of violent robberies targeting Asian immigrants in south Seattle and nearby suburbs. These break-ins bore marks of unusual cruelty: guns shoved in mouths, jewelry roughly grabbed off victims, children led through their homes at gunpoint until they could produce cash and luxury handbags.
