Leighton Woodhouse
Leighton Woodhouse is a journalist, filmmaker, and graphic designer in Los Angeles.
For Two Immigrant Artists, American Dream is Uncertain
Co-published with KQED. What would our local arts communities look like without DACA?
Deported to El Salvador, Trapped between Gangs and Trump
Co-published with The Intercept. After 17 years in Houston, Escobar became one of more than 40,000 people arrested for deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement between January and May under President Trump’s “bad hombres” pledge.
Tijuana is a Hub of Exile and Hope for Deportees and Migrants
Co-published with The Intercept. With such a vast displaced population, Tijuana is a place where people who did not intend to live there learn to become a community.