Aaron Stigile
Aaron Stigile

Aaron Stigile graduated in May 2025 from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication with a bachelor’s in journalism and minors in Spanish and political science. He previously worked with Cronkite News, the school’s multiplatform news outlet, as a reporter and photographer covering politics and borderlands. He also interned in Argentina at Made in Córdoba, worked as a columnist and culture reporter at The State Press, ASU’s student-run news outlet, and he has freelanced as a photographer and writer.

Under Trump, ‘sanctuary’ cities, states come under fire over immigration policies

Trump threatened to revoke funding from so-called sanctuary cities and states, saying the policies make the country unsafe. Now, some towns wrangle with supporting immigrant residents without saying the “s” word.

Advocates fight for immigrant health care amid cuts to coverage, increased enforcement

Health care workers and advocates are fighting back against cuts to immigrant health care and enforcement in medical facilities. The assault is happening around the country – at the federal level, through the policies of the second Trump administration, and in blue states that have cut health programs for immigrants amid budget constraints.