Gustavo Solis
Investigative Border ReporterGustavo became the Investigative Border Reporter at KPBS in 2021. He was born in Mexico City, grew up in San Diego and has two passports to prove it. He graduated from Columbia University’s School of Journalism in 2013 and has worked in New York City, Miami, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In 2018 he was part of a team of reporters who shared a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. When he’s not working - and even sometimes when he should be - Gustavo is surfing on both sides of the border.
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It used to be rare for immigrants to be arrested at entrances to military bases, but there have been dozens of arrests since President Donald Trump returned to power last year. -
Lawyers who spoke to KPBS said immigration judges are now ordering bond amounts that previously were only used for criminals on international wanted lists. The U.S. Department of Justice says the courts are following the law and that the claims are “baseless.” -
Despite facing a challenge from Francisco Tamayo, Republican Mayor John McCann takes the lead. -
The Trump administration is avoiding environmental review on construction that is destroying boulders that have been on Kuchamaa Mountain, near the border city of Tecate, for more than 100 million years. -
The group Bikes del Pueblo wants to bring attention to the San Diego Association of Government’s contract with immigration agencies. -
Federal immigration officials said in statements Thursday that more than two dozen people arrested in April at the Port of San Diego were deported. Experts question why they weren’t charged in federal court.
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KPBS brought together a panel of journalists and policy experts to answer Reddit users' questions about federal immigration policy under President Donald Trump. -
Since President Donald Trump was sworn in, nearly 5,000 people have been arrested by ICE in San Diego and Imperial counties. -
Federal agents detained Viktoriia Bulavina, who is married to a U.S. citizen, following a green card interview late last week.
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