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Uriel J. García The Texas Tribune
Uriel J. García is an immigration reporter based in El Paso. Before joining the Tribune, he worked at the Arizona Republic where he covered police violence and immigration enforcement. He started his journalism career at the Santa Fe New Mexican where he focused on covering the city's immigrant community and criminal justice issues. Originally from Mexico, he grew up in Phoenix and graduated from Arizona State University.
Sheriff files criminal charges over FL’s transport of migrants from San Antonio to Massachusetts
By: Uriel J. García The Texas Tribune - June 6, 2023
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas says it has completed its investigation into the transport of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard last September by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and filed criminal charges with the local district attorney. A statement from the sheriff’s office says it has filed several counts of […]
Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency
By: Uriel J. García The Texas Tribune and Sneha Dey - January 8, 2023
EL PASO — President Joe Biden toured El Paso for about four hours on Sunday, visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since taking office in the White House. He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently […]
Joe Biden heads to El Paso for first border visit of his presidency
By: Uriel J. García The Texas Tribune - January 8, 2023
EL PASO — President Joe Biden is heading to the U.S. Mexico border Sunday afternoon for the first time since he’s taken up office in the White House. He’s scheduled to arrive in El Paso where he “will assess border enforcement operations and meet with local elected officials and community leaders who have been important […]
Supreme Court rules to keep Title 42, pandemic-era policy to quickly turn away migrants, for now
By: Uriel J. García The Texas Tribune and Alexa Ura The Texas Tribune - December 27, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to keep in place the emergency health order the federal government has used for more than two years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southwest border. The latest ruling replaces an order issued by Chief Justice John G. Roberts last week that halted the […]