Maria Hinojosa

United States

President and Founder at Futuro Media

Anchor and Managing Editor at Latino USA

Pres/Founder @futuromedia, author of #OnceIWasYou, anchor & EP @latinousa, host @inthethickshow, distinguished journalist in res @barnardcollege

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Articles

‘I Am a Political Prisoner’ Says Jailed Immigrant Rights Activist

1 week ago | peoplestribune.org | Maria Hinojosa

Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Democracy Now, and you can see the original interview here: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/28/jeanette_vizguerraWe speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa after she got extraordinary access to an ICE detention center in Colorado, where she interviewed the immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra.
Opinion | Like Mahmoud Khalil, I was a student green card holder. But Donald Trump wasn't president.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Maria Hinojosa

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I lived without fear as a little Mexican girl with a green card. Back then, Mexico had one-party rule. My family was so happy to be in the U.S., where it appeared to us that democracy was welcomed from the streets to the polling booths.
Some Latinos Want to Be White, And We All Want Respect (OPINION)

Nov 14, 2024 | latinousa.org | Maria Hinojosa |Luis Eduardo Luna

“Latinos want to be white.” As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew they would be misinterpreted. I was live on MSNBC with Jonathan Capehart, and he asked me to explain why the Democratic share of the Latino vote keeps shrinking. It’s a complicated question with many complex answers to fit into a 30-second sound bite. But if you are Latino, what I said might make sense to you. Maybe you’ve heard this phrase before: Hay que mejorar la raza.
Maria Hinojosa: Believe your own eyes, not what you are told about immigrants

Oct 29, 2024 | courant.com | Maria Hinojosa

I never called myself a “Nutmegger” until quite recently. Had it not been for the pandemic, I might never have. When we first moved in, our elderly neighbor, a minister, said off-handedly to my Dominican-born husband, “I hope you’re not gonna paint your house Puerto Rican colors.” His wife then commented that she was worried about gangs coming in across the border. That was in 1994! We were taken aback, but not surprised and we moved on.
Podcast: Un Sistema Fallido. Episodio 12, USA v. García Luna

Oct 11, 2024 | futuroinvestigates.org | PENILEY RAMIREZ |Peniley Ramírez |Maria Hinojosa |Juan Ramirez |Juan Ramírez |Roxana Aguirre

Government After a year since his conviction, Peniley and Maria dust off the hosts’ seats to continue telling Genaro Garcia Luna’s story as he is just days away from his sentencing hearing. On this episode, former State Department official, John Feely, sits down with our hosts and reveals the flaws in the American justice system that let Garcia Luna run free for many years after his crimes.
Podcast: A Broken System. Episode 12, USA v. García Luna

Oct 11, 2024 | futuroinvestigates.org | PENILEY RAMIREZ |Peniley Ramírez |Maria Hinojosa |Juan Ramirez |Juan Ramírez |Roxana Aguirre

Government Un año después de la condena del Genaro García Luna, quien fue Secretario de Seguridad Pública de México durante el sexenio de Felipe Calderón, Peniley y Maria vuelven como conductoras de USA vs García Luna y cuentan un nuevo ángulo la historia del exsecretario de seguridad pública mexicano, a pocos días de su audiencia de sentencia.
Journalist Roundtable: Unlocking the Latino Vote

Sep 22, 2024 | latinousa.org | Monica Morales-Garcia |Maria Hinojosa |Luis Luna

On an early morning in Aspen, Colorado, Maria Hinojosa met up with three super-star Latino journalists at Aspen Public Radio; John Quiñones, Maria Elena Salinas, and Paola Ramos. They all gathered in Aspen for the 4th Annual, Raizado Festival—celebrating Latine excellence and representation. And we at Latino USA, thought there was no better time than right then and there, to talk to three of the most influential journalists who have covered the Latine community for decades.
The Moving Border: Part Two, The South

Sep 8, 2024 | latinousa.org | Maria Hinojosa |Tara Terranova

With encouragement and financial assistance Mexico has been building itself up as more than a place asylum seekers transit through on the way to the U.S. — it wants to be a ‘destination’ for asylum seekers itself. Last year more than 70,000 asylum petitions were filed, double the amount from the year prior.
The Moving Border: Part One, The North

Sep 1, 2024 | latinousa.org | Maria Hinojosa |Tara Terranova

In this 2-part investigation The Moving Border, Latino USA delves into the increasing pressure put on refugees seeking safety in the United States via its southern border.
The Strange Death of José de Jesús, Part 2

Jul 7, 2024 | latinousa.org | Fernanda Echavarri |Marlon Bishop |Maria Hinojosa |Tara Terranova

In part two of our two-part special, we continue our investigation into the death of a man in a U.S. immigration detention center in 2015. José de Jesús turned himself into Border Patrol saying somebody was after him. Three days later, he died by suicide after stuffing a sock down his throat.