Javier Tovar

Javier Tovar Guédez is AFP correspondent in Los Angeles. He formerly reported from Rio de Janeiro and Caracas.

Native Americans

Could Deb Haaland be the First Native American Woman in Congress?

We have people in Congress right now who… don’t know what it’s like” to be without food or proper health care

Mother and Son Separated for 45 Days by Trump Policy Tell their Story

Otilia Asig-Putul’s voice breaks when she recalls the interminable 45 days she was separated from her son

“We Want the Children Free!” “I Really Care!”: Cries from Inside Migrant Detention Camp

A group of people held at the center had been separated from their children as part of President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy