Paul C. Kelly Campos

Reporter

Paul C. Kelly Campos is a Report for America Corps member who covers democracy and community engagement for The Public’s Radio. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kelly is a writer, poet and translator of Irish and Nicaraguan descent. His bilingual work has appeared in NPR’s Next Generation Radio, The Washington Post, KQED Forum, KALW, Prism, The Golden Gate Xpress, Seen and Heard, The San Franciscan, and Borderless magazine. He graduated from SF State with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in English literature in 2021. In his spare time he can be found consuming pupusas, reading poetry, or playing with his cat ‘Dr. Otto Octavious Phd.’ all while “The Damned” plays loudly in the background.

Recently published
Agents used a battering ram to enter a home in the city’s South End, according to family members present
Fears about potential deportations are intensifying in New Bedford’s immigrant community after news last week of the arrest and detention of three Guatemalan men working at a car wash in the city
The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies have fostered fear in Central Falls, a majority-Latino city with a large undocumented immigrant population. Restaurants, bars and shops say it’s led to a significant drop in business.
Mayor Brett Smiley has said he is eager to see the Providence Public School District return to local control
In the wake of Trump’s numerous executive orders targeting immigrants and refugees, some parents in Rhode Island and the South Coast of Massachusetts are feeling anxious about their children’s safety at school