Uriel J. García is an immigration reporter at The Texas Tribune. Based in El Paso, he focuses on immigration enforcement and the intersection of criminal justice issues, drawing on his background covering the immigrant community in various regions. Uriel's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Truthout, Yahoo News, and Texas Monthly.
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Uriel J. García's coverage primarily focuses on local and national government policies, particularly related to immigration, border security, Texas, migrant rights, and US politics. His articles often include legal policy regulation updates and government announcements.
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By: Uriel J. García, Kayla Guo, Gabby Birenbaum
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversing
The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.
By: Kayla Guo, Gabby Birenbaum, Uriel J. García
It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause.
By: Uriel J. García
Since President Trump returned to office in January 2025, his administration has renewed efforts to erect border barriers in parts of the U.S.-Mexico border that don't currently have any.
By: Alejandro Santos Cid, Uriel J. García
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to sell three warehouses in El Paso County it purchased last year for $123 million to convert into detention centers that could
By: Uriel J. García
Daniel Tirado Pantoja, who was a backseat passenger in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van when he was shot by ICE officers in July, is the second witness to be ordered released by a federal judge.
By: Alejandro Serrano, Uriel J. García
Brian José Morales García had only been installing air conditioners in the Texas heat for a few months when the construction crew he was with got pulled over near Fredericksburg by a Texas Department of Public Safety officer.
By: Uriel J. García, Alejandro Serrano
The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.
By: Uriel J. García, Alejandro Serrano
The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.
By: Alejandro Serrano, Uriel J. García
The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.
