Hi I’m Farah! I’m a journalist based out of Seattle, Washington.

I am currently an investigative reporter for Cascade PBS, where I cover housing, immigration, migrant workers’ rights and other issues relating to government oversight.

In my time there, I led a series of stories uncovering allegations of misconduct and unfair rental practices by Washington-based mobile home landlord Hurst & Son LLC — which resulted in the Attorney General’s Office reimbursing $5.5 million back to tenants and the investigative team’s first documentary, Priced Out: Fear and resistance in mobile communities. Both projects were recognized in first place award categories by Society of Professional Journalists.

I’ve also exposed Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for making up false criminal charges against a detainee in the Northwest ICE Processing Center, and had GEO Group, the private detention company that runs the facility, attempt to take my newsroom to court over a records request I had filed.

My stories have also taken me from fishing vessels on Westport’s marina to deep into Olympic National Forest to report on exploitation of migrant workers within the fishing and brush harvesting industries.

Prior to Cascade PBS, I was a fellow at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, where I was a part of two major projects: Stand Your Ground and The New Front in Voter Suppression.

I graduated from Arizona State University in May 2022 with both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism. My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, National Geographic, Texas Tribune, The Arizona Republic and more.

You can view my resume here and LinkedIn profile here.