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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Experts say that, to comprehend what’s happening now, you need to understand the history of the Mexican cartels. -
The city began returning to normalcy Monday, two days after members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel set vehicles on fire throughout Mexico. -
This increase in frequency and severity coincided with the replacement of the 17-foot border wall with a 30-foot wall. -
The federal U-Visa program provides a lifeline to undocumented immigrants who cooperate with police in crime investigations. -
Local experts say it may not have much of an impact on long border wait times. -
The Baja California legislature overwhelmingly voted to ban the debunked practice but the governor vetoed the ban in favor of regulations.
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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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