Press & Media
Reporting and interviews documenting operational leadership, migration response, public communication, cross-organizational coordination, and the human consequences of policy and funding decisions.
AZPM interviewed Diego, then Casa Alitas program director, about the cost of basic humanitarian services and prioritizing families with very young children as funding was expected to run out.
Summary, context & original source →KJZZ reported on Casa Alitas scaling back operations as federal support waned, including Diego's comments about sustaining basic care and reducing human suffering.
Summary, context & original source →KJZZ spoke with Diego about daily shelter volumes, the risk of street releases, and the human consequences if reception capacity disappeared.
Summary, context & original source →Cronkite News quoted Diego on how quickly conditions changed for shelters and why cross-organizational collaboration was central to keeping pace.
Summary, context & original source →KGUN covered Casa Alitas' rapid expansion into the former Benedictine Monastery and interviewed Diego about opening the site and adapting capacity.
Summary, context & original source →NPR's reporting documented the growth of Casa Alitas and quoted Diego on the shelter's history and rapid move into the monastery.
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