Jose Sandoval
Latino communities reporterJose reports on Latino communities in the Finger Lakes region for WXXI News as a Report for America corps member.
Prior to joining WXXI News, Jose acted as the bilingual local All Things Considered host and general assignment reporter for Blue Ridge Public Radio, where he reported on elections, language access, and contributed to BPR’s award-winning Hurricane Helene coverage.
His journalism career started as a producer for the Hola initiative at WNIJ and later as an intern with NPR’s content development team. An Illinoisan, Jose enjoys hiking, playing basketball, and listening to music from artists like J. Cole, Feid, and Bad Bunny.
Reach him at jsandoval@wxxi.org.
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The housing section of the upcoming 2026 Latinx Roundtable State of the Latino Agenda report outlines potential policy changes at the local, state and federal level aimed at addressing the disparities. -
German Machado Guillen, an IT technician at SUNY Brockport, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Tuesday morning outside his home in Batavia. -
A report released from the Children’s Agenda shows that in Monroe County, absenteeism rates are highest among Hispanic students. -
The Buffalo Service Processing Center in Batavia already is the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in New York state. -
“Sanctuary: Borders & Belonging in 2026,” is an exhibition at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center featuring 11 different installations by artists from across the country and the Rochester area. -
Members of the Rochester Area Community Foundation's Latino Giving Circle awarded more than $41,000 in grants Wednesday to 10 nonprofit organizations, making this year's investment the largest to date. -
The "leg-a-cy" exhibition is on display in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the Link Gallery inside Rochester City Hall. -
The Geneva Latino Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary this weekend, bringing music, food, and cultural performances to the city. -
Eugenio María de Hostos Charter School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August at its new facility on Joseph Avenue. The roughly $54 million secondary campus marks a major expansion for Rochester's longest-standing charter school and the area's only bilingual charter school. -
The "Protect Our Neighbors" campaign launched Tuesday in a response to increase immigration activity in the region and nationally.
