John Washington

John Washington is an investigative journalist and staff writer at Arizona Luminaria, known for his deep reporting on immigration, border politics, and criminal justice. Beginning as a freelance journalist, he transitioned to Arizona Luminaria while maintaining contributions to national outlets like The Nation and The New York Review. His 2020 book *The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexico Border and Beyond* (Verso Books) established his expertise in migration narratives, followed by *The Case for Open Borders* in 2024, which critiques border militarization and advocates for systemic reform. Washington’s work is informed by his upbringing in a Romanian American immigrant community and his humanitarian efforts with organizations like No More Deaths, providing direct aid to migrants. His reporting combines historical analysis of nation-state formation with on-the-ground accounts of migrant experiences.