Bio
Sebastián Hidalgo is a photographer, investigative reporter, and a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow focusing on the intersections of local law and U.S. immigration enforcement. His 2024 investigation into alleged beating of migrant day laborers at a Chicago Home Depot by off-duty police officers sparked an a federal lawsuit. Hidalgo contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning project for City Bureau on missing Black women and girls, and leads civic conversations on the importance of visuals to distill disinformation and fear. Sebastián proudly comes from Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, a predominate working-class migrant community known for its historic contributions to labor and art movements. His photographic work is permanently housed in the Library of Congress, the Harvard Art Museums, and the National Museum of Mexican Fine Art.