Seth Freed Wessler is a reporter in New York who currently writes for Colorlines.com. Seth has reported from across the United States, and from Mexico and the Caribbean on immigration, the safety net, criminal justice, national security and the human fallout of the financial collapse.

Seth led a groundbreaking investigation that revealed there are thousands of U.S. citizen children stuck in foster care whose parents have been detained or deported by federal immigration authorities. The investigation, for which Seth won a Hillman Prize and other honors, and a series of follow-up stories, led to a direct response from the federal government, as well as the passage of state-level legislation. Seth worked until 2012 as a researcher for the Applied Research Center where he authored research reports on racial inequality and the financial collapse, segregation in the restaurant industry, and the corrosive effects of immigration policies on child welfare systems.

Seth often discusses his reporting in national broadcast and his stories and investigations for Colorlines have been cited by outlets including the Associated Press, the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and NPR. He has produced stories for Good Magazine, the Texas Observer, NPR’s LatinoUSA, The Huffington Post, Root.com and other outlets. In addition to the Hillman Prize, Seth was a finalist for a Casey Medal and has won several Ippies Awards. He was the recipient of a reporting fellowship from USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism.

Check out Seth's media appearances here. Seth tweets at @sethfw.