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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A family fleeing Cuba’s dictatorship never thought the birth of their son could imperil their asylum claim. Until it almost did. -
The U.S. said it will offer protection to people who make an appointment through the CBP ONE app. But the reality is not so simple. -
Groups vowed to sue after President Joe Biden issued executive actions on June 4 that severely restrict asylum. -
Immigration advocates are concerned about the increasing use of invasion rhetoric ahead of the November election. -
The order signed by President Joe Biden this week effectively closed the border to asylum seekers crossing illegally. -
The executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday sharply curtails the number of migrants who can make asylum claims. It drew criticism from both sides of the political divide.
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During the Trump era, few issues have received more attention than migrant crime. But it's also been the subject of much misinformation. -
A judge has ruled that migrant children in makeshift camps along the border waiting to be processed by Border Patrol are in the agency’s custody. -
More than 800 migrants died while trying to enter the United States illegally during fiscal year 2022 — a new record.
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