Jude Joffe-Block
Senior Field Correspondent
Senior Field Correspondent Jude Joffe-Block (Las Vegas) began her career assisting a radio reporter in Mexico and has been happiest wearing headphones and pointing microphones ever since. Before joining the Fronteras Desk, she contributed stories on immigration and criminal justice to KALW in San Francisco and multimedia content in both Spanish and English to the Associated Press in Mexico. She's a graduate of UC-Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and Yale University. When not working, she's on a quest to find Las Vegas' best taco and enjoys hiking in the great Southern Nevada outdoors.
Recent Stories
Border Town Targets Underinsured For Medical Tourism
The Mexican border city of Mexicali wants more visitors. But not just any visitors: They are targeting Americans from the Southwest who are underinsured or have no medical insurance to travel south for treatment.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- May 21, 2012
As Need For Court Interpreters Grows, Who Pays?
More than 25 million people who live in this country have limited English. If they wind up in civil court, they would likely need an interpreter. But who pays?
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- May 10, 2012
Growing Language Needs A Challenge For Nevada Justice System
The climbing number of non-English speakers in Nevada is challenging the state’s cash-strapped court system.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- May 3, 2012
Medical Tourists Can Speed Through U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing
A new designated lane at the Mexicali-Calexico border crossing will allow foreigners to get medical treatment in Mexico and return to the U.S. without a long wait. The medical tourism lane is part of the city's plan to get more residents from the American Southwest to seek treatment from doctors in Mexicali.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- April 30, 2012
Former Nevada Latino Rights Leader Pleads Guilty To Felony Theft Charge
A past LULAC state director will have to pay back the Latino clients he scammed.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- April 13, 2012
A Corrido For The Colorado River
The four-state advocacy campaign, Nuestro Rio, is using music to mobilize Latinos around water conservation in the Southwest.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- April 13, 2012
Nevada Same-Sex Marriage Ban Challenged
Two months after the Ninth Circuit struck down California’s same-sex marriage ban, gay rights activists are challenging Nevada’s rules limiting marriage to heterosexual couples.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- April 11, 2012
Mistakes Campaigns Make Courting The Latino Vote
From “taco politics” to missteps in Spanish
Latino voters could very well decide the presidential race. But candidates have tried to appeal to Latino voters for decades, and have made plenty of blunders along the way.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- March 30, 2012
Home Loan Modifier Accused of Fraud; Targeted Latinos
Gustavo Anaya marketed his mortgage services to Spanish-speaking homeowners in Arizona and Nevada.
A Nevada man who marketed home loan modifications to Spanish speakers throughout the Southwest is facing criminal charges. His arrest is the latest effort by the Nevada Attorney General to crack down on mortgage fraud.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- March 23, 2012
Addressing Unlicensed Doctors & Illegal Medicine In Nevada
A new task force & bilingual awareness campaign aim to discourage patients from visiting unlicensed doctors, particularly in immigrant communities. The initiative comes after a Las Vegas woman died from illegal cosmetic surgery.
- By Jude Joffe-Block
- March 13, 2012
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