Author Profile Monica Carrillo-Casas Monica Carrillo-Casas covers rural communities for The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Public Radio. She is a Murrow Fellow.
News WA student takes on family food truck after mother arrested by ICE Raul Gomez-Eudave of Othello said he’s been heading from school to the business, taking orders and greeting customers the way his mom had managed it. by Monica Carrillo-Casas The Spokesman-Review / March 3, 2025
News WA immigration advocates prepare for new legal challenges to DACA Ahead of a second Trump administration, activists say they plan to ramp up workshops and other resources for the state’s roughly 13,530 “Dreamers.” by Monica Carrillo-Casas The Spokesman-Review / January 1, 2025
Politics Eastern WA farmworkers fear deportation if Trump is reelected Some residents of agricultural towns like Othello, which is 77% Latino, worry about workforce reduction and family separation as the election nears. by Monica Carrillo-Casas & Orion Donovan Smith The Spokesman-Review / October 30, 2024 / Updated November 4, 2024