Jill Replogle

Jill is a reporter for the Fronteras Desk in San Diego.

Jill Replogle is a Fronteras reporter in San Diego. She has been a journalist for more than 10 years, reporting from Central America, Mexico, and California.
She has produced radio and video features for PRI's The World, KALW (San Francisco), Current TV, and the Video Journalism Movement. Her print stories have been published in The Miami Herald, Time.com, The Christian Science Monitor and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as in Guatemalan newspapers SigloXXI, ElPeriodico and Inforpress Centroamericana.
Jill has a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Colorado Boulder and a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley. She's covered everything from local and international politics, to crime and drug violence, to environmental and public health issues.
When she's not on the job, you might find her biking, scrambling up a rock somewhere, or otherwise exploring the outdoors.
A man drinks a soft drink at a store in Mexico City. Last year, the Mexican government has imposed a 1 peso per liter tax on soda and sugary drinks to combat obesity.

Mexico's soda tax is starting to change some habits, say health advocates

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg couldn't do it in New York. But Mexico adopted a soda tax last year, and health advocates say they're starting to see some results.

Mexico's soda tax is starting to change some habits, say health advocates
A woman sells banana leaves at a market in Managua, Nicaragua.

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua

Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua
The World

With help from a flood, scientists and activists nurse a bit of the Colorado River Delta back to life

With help from a flood, scientists and activists nurse a bit of the Colorado River Delta back to life

Mexicans are dealing with the same drought as their northern neighbors, but with less water

Mexicans are dealing with the same drought as their northern neighbors, but with less water
A Guatemalan woman recently deported from the U.S. makes a phone call at a migrant shelter in Guatemala City, In addition to avoiding gang and drug-related violence, Central Americans are also fleeing to the US for economic reasons.

For Central Americans, fear is increasingly the reason for entering the US

For Central Americans, fear is increasingly the reason for entering the US
Planned housing developments continue to be built on the outskirts of Tijuana. Mexican authorities say they want to promote infill development and sustainable housing.

Mexicans are abandoning their suburban dreams and their 'birdcage' homes

Mexico built tens of thousands of suburban houses to support a home-owning boom, with the hope that cities would expand around these communities. But it's not working out that way. Now the country has 600,000 abandoned homes.

Mexicans are abandoning their suburban dreams and their 'birdcage' homes

One Iraqi Family Adjusts to a New Life in the US

Reporter Jill Replogle, of the public radio collaboration Fronteras Desk, follows up with a family from Iraq who moved to San Diego as refugees six months ago. Now, Replogle finds that some members of the family are struggling to adjust to their new life.

One Iraqi Family Adjusts to a New Life in the US

US border fence skirts environmental review

There's considerable time and money being put into building a substantial fence along the US-Mexico border. Environmentalists had succeeded in delaying sectors that could harm the environment, so Congress gave the Department of Homeland Security permission to waive any law that stood in its way.

US border fence skirts environmental review

Border Fence Skirts Environmental Review

Construction of hundreds of miles of proposed new fence on the US-Mexico border would be exempt from environmental regulations under the new immigration law pending in Congress.

Border Fence Skirts Environmental Review

Why San Diego is the Biggest Entry Point for Mexican Meth

During a recent five-year period, three times more meth was seized at San Diego ports of entry than all other US-Mexico border crossings combined. And meth seizures this year are on track to far surpass 2012.

Why San Diego is the Biggest Entry Point for Mexican Meth
The World

Iran and the US: An Interpreter Working For Both Sides Hits a Wall

A California man who used to take pride in his role in helping facilitate communication between US and Iran may be facing a forced career change.

Iran and the US: An Interpreter Working For Both Sides Hits a Wall

Ríos Montt and Guatemala's Genocide Trial

In Guatemala, this week marks the start of a landmark trial. Jill Replogle from the public radio collaboration, Fronteras Desk, reports on what this trial means to people in the US, from human rights advocates to Guatemalan immigrants.

Ríos Montt and Guatemala's Genocide Trial
US army Captain Blake Hall in Iraq.

A Soldier's Promise and an Iraqi Family's Journey to the US

Afghanis and Iraqis who work with American troops often place themselves and their families in great danger by affiliating themselves with the US. In exchange, a path to the US–and to safety–can be offered. At least that's what's supposed to happen.

A Soldier's Promise and an Iraqi Family's Journey to the US

Struggling to Counter Maritime Immigrant Smuggling

Maritime smuggling of illegal immigrants is rising along the coast of southern California and so are the dangers. Jill Replogle spoke with a man who runs a boat rescue team for abandoned or stranded boats off of San Diego.

Struggling to Counter Maritime Immigrant Smuggling

Development Bust is Environmental Boon in Baja California

Coastal development in Mexico's Baja California and the Sea of Cortez hit a wall in the 2008 crash. That was bad news for investors, but good news for conservationists, who recently have been busy protecting rare landscapes and wildlife habitat.

Development Bust is Environmental Boon in Baja California