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Reporting from the Borderland for @elpasotimes & @USATODAY. Adopted El Pasoan. Juaritos rifa. DM for whatsapp, Signal.
Dec 15, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
BREAKING: Mexico’s #AMLO congratulates #JoeBiden for his election win. Mexico’s President began his congratulations with “Our countries are linked as neighbors...” & finished with comments about sovereignty & non-intervention
Dec 14, 2018 9 tweets 6 min read
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in #BorderPatrol custody after crossing with her father & 161 other migrants in the #NewMexico Bootheel. @DHSgov officials just tried to explain to reporters how remote & dangerous the region is, but it's hard to convey if you haven't seen it. I've been covering the #Bootheel for years. Central American #migrants have been arriving for years, but not in the numbers seen in the past three months. When the latest group arrived, 4 agents were there to meet them. FOUR. The group included 50 unaccompanied minors.