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Uriel García

Uriel García

Abel Oviedo of Venezuela hugs his two sons, David, 4, and Matias, 2, on April 20 at a home where his family lived on the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez.

As Title 42 comes to an end, a Venezuelan family decides to risk crossing the border

By: - May 7, 2023

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO — On a recent windy afternoon, motorists in this border city stopped at a red light where a 4-year-old boy sat on the shoulders of his father, who held a cardboard sign that read: “Hello Mexican friend, we’re a Venezuelan family. Could you help us with something to feed the kids. God […]

Katia Escobar

With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

By: - September 1, 2022

EL PASO, Texas — When Katia Escobar finally got the money to pay her application fee for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal program that provides some undocumented immigrants work permits and temporarily protects them from deportation, it was a moment of relief for the 18-year-old, who has lived as an undocumented immigrant in […]