Migrant Protection Protocols Articles

Former Presidio County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Democrat David Beebe places commemorative metal crosses at the gravesites of two unidentified migrants he buried during his tenure in Marfa’s Cementerio De La Merced.

December 14, 2022

In Rural Far West Texas, Justices of the Peace Confront a Death-Investigation System That’s Failing Unknown Migrants

As the migrant death toll rises, county officials, forensic laboratories, and locals work with little governmental assistance to process, identify, and repatriate the bodies.

By Mary Cantrell, Big Bend Sentinel

Julian Castro at migrant camp in Matamoros

Border & Immigration|

October 8, 2019

‘This Policy Is a Disaster’: Julián Castro Visits Increasingly Desperate Migrants in Matamoros

Asylum seekers subject to Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy wait in fear and boredom at a gritty tent encampment.

By Carlos Sanchez

Border & Immigration|

September 17, 2019

Migrants Stuck in Squalid Mexican Tent Camps Begin Asylum Process

At hearings in tent courtrooms this week, migrant families were confused and fearful about their prospects.

By Carlos Sanchez

Border & Immigration|

September 12, 2019

The Trump Administration Is Blocking the Public From Attending Asylum Hearings in Brownsville

On the first day of “return to Mexico” hearings, attorneys and journalists were turned away from the tent courtrooms where the hearings are taking place.

By Carlos Sanchez

Politics & Policy|

April 25, 2019

‘I’m in Danger’: Migrant Parents Face Violence in Mexico Under New Trump Policy

At hearings in El Paso, asylum seekers forced to stay in Juarez told of violence and fear.

By Robert Moore

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