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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The city’s poor infrastructure makes it especially vulnerable to storms. -
Have you recently moved to Tijuana because of housing costs? Or are you currently considering that move? We want to hear from you for a story about cross-border housing. -
Up to 40% of homes in Tijuana are not hooked up to the city’s sewer system. -
Rapid growth has overwhelmed Tijuana’s already fragile infrastructure, with sometimes deadly consequences. -
The all-star team won the Mexican national championship last month and is heading to Williamsport, Pennsylvania this week for the Little League World Series. -
A federal class action lawsuit claims the Biden administration is illegally turning away asylum seekers who haven't scheduled an appointment through a mobile phone app.
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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. -
Southwest isn't the only airline experiencing delays and cancellations, but it is by far the worst-hit, with about 5,500 of its flights canceled across the country in the last two days.
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