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 deaf and mute Mongolian man showed up at the San Diego border in February. More than 80 days later, he’s sitting in the Otay Mesa Detention Center facing deportation without due process, his lawyer says. -
Expert from Witness at the Border shares insights on tracking deportation flights and compares deportation efforts under Trump and Biden administrations. -
Jorge Lopez was among 15 men arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents during a workplace raid on March 27 at San Diego Powder and Protective Coatings. -
In a forum Tuesday, advocates said immigrants need more protections in light of the Trump administration’s increasingly harsh enforcement tactics. Sheriff Kelly Martinez stood by her decision to cooperate with ICE in cases involving immigrants with criminal histories. -
The email sent this month to people who entered the country legally through the Biden administration's CBP One mobile app tells them, “it’s time for you to leave the United States.” -
Some foreign students at local universities are afraid to post on social media and considering whether to leave the country.
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