Uriel J. Garcia

El Paso

Immigration Reporter at Texas Tribune

Immigration reporter @TexasTribune. Contact me at [email protected]

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Deaths in the New Mexico desert surge after Texas' border crackdown reaches El Paso

4 days ago | lcsun-news.com | Uriel J. Garcia |Patrick Lohmann |Yuriko Schumacher

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector. Uriel J. Garcia, Patrick Lohmann, Yuriko SchumacherTexas Tribune, Source New MexicoThis article is co-published and co-reported with The Texas Tribune, an independent nonprofit newsroom. Editor’s note: This story includes images of skeletal human remains found by volunteers in the desert.
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

1 week ago | crossroadstoday.com | Uriel J. Garcia |Patrick Lohmann |Yuriko Schumacher

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — On a hot morning in September, after hours of trekking through the Chihuahuan desert, Abbey Carpenter and her partner James Holeman spotted a pile of scattered bones. Near a yucca plant, a human jawbone lay partially buried in the sand. Around it were vertebrae, femurs and ribs. Next to the bones, they saw a woman’s purple underwear with two tiny hearts on the corner and a Salvadoran passport. The bones were among six sets of human remains they found that month.
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Uriel J. Garcia |Patrick Lohmann |Yuriko Schumacher

Though many factors determine where and when someone crosses an international border — including federal immigration policies, organized crime and natural disasters — experts and advocates say any policy that pushes migrants into the desert will likely cost lives.
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

1 week ago | texastribune.org | Uriel J. Garcia |Patrick Lohmann |Yuriko Schumacher |Justin Hamel

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Key coverage Editor’s note: This story includes images of skeletal human remains found by volunteers in the desert. This article is co-published and co-reported with the Source New Mexico, an independent, nonprofit newsroom and affiliate of States Newsroom.
Texas Tribune Collaboration

1 week ago | sourcenm.com | Uriel J. Garcia |Patrick Lohmann |Yuriko Schumacher

This article is co-published and co-reported with The Texas Tribune, an independent nonprofit newsroom. Editor’s note: This story includes images of skeletal human remains found by volunteers in the desert. SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — On a hot morning in September, after hours of trekking through the Chihuahuan desert, Abbey Carpenter and her partner James […]
Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

2 weeks ago | elpasotimes.com | Alejandro Serrano |Uriel J. Garcia

Texas lawmakers finished this year’s legislative session by sending two bills to the governor that would further solidify the state’s role in enforcing immigration laws — but did not advance a variety of other immigration-related proposals. Lawmakers passed two priorities of Lt. Gov.
Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

2 weeks ago | gilmermirror.com | Alejandro Serrano |Uriel J. Garcia

By Alejandro Serrano and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 12, 2025 “Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

2 weeks ago | krgv.com | Alejandro Serrano |Uriel J. Garcia

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas lawmakers finished this year’s legislative session by sending two bills to the governor that would further solidify the state’s role in enforcing immigration laws — but did not advance a variety of other immigration-related proposals. Lawmakers passed two priorities of Lt. Gov.
Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

2 weeks ago | sanantonioreport.org | Alejandro Serrano |Uriel J. Garcia

Texas lawmakers finished this year’s legislative session by sending two bills to the governor that would further solidify the state’s role in enforcing immigration laws — but did not advance a variety of other immigration-related proposals. Lawmakers passed two priorities of Lt. Gov.
First immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border is acquitted

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Uriel J. Garcia

A federal jury and judge acquitted a 21-year-old woman from Peru of illegally entering a national defense area and military reservation after she crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas last month, in what lawyers say is the first trial of an immigrant since the Trump administration declared parts of the New Mexico and Texas border as a military zone.

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12 Jun 25

RT @ValOnTheBorder: Just in: Immigration advocates filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday over the Trump administration’s use of a proclama…

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11 Jun 25

RT @AaronTorres_: New: Patricio Galera was arrested two weeks ago in Dallas immigration court. In an interview from the Prairieland Deten…

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11 Jun 25

RT @kaylaguo_: On THC, Lt Gov Patrick got his way — and an explosion of backlash. As pressure mounts on the governor to veto a THC ban sen…

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Deaths in the New Mexico desert surge after Texas' border crackdown reaches El Paso

After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

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Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

First immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border is acquitted

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