Uriel J. García
@ujohnnyg
Immigration reporter @TexasTribune. Contact me at [email protected]
Historically, Border Patrol’s El Paso sector — which includes New Mexico’s border with Mexico and El Paso and Hudspeth counties in west Texas — has had among the fewest migrant deaths across the southern border.

Stockton-born Miguel Silvestre has spent 26 years haunted by a wrongful deportation. An apparent error by the immigration service put him on notice of another potential removal. sfchronicle.com/us-world/artic…
'We lived through hell,' say Venezuelans released from mega-prison in El Salvador "Beatings were part of the daily routine" bbc.com/news/articles/… From @gusocandoalex
Latino tenants sued their landlord. A lawyer told them they would be ‘picked up by ICE.’ latimes.com/california/sto…
Families feared they'd never see their loved ones again. Now, more than 250 Venezuelans who were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador’s CECOT prison are finally home. Their return — and the painful journey to get there w/ @teoarmus @SilviaElenaFF washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.” wired.com/story/dhs-and-…
A top Boston immigration official testified in federal court that supervisors instructed him to prioritize the arrest of Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk, the first time he’s ever received such a directive. trib.al/nGCM27s
These are not strays. Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.
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Historically, Border Patrol’s El Paso sector — which includes New Mexico’s border with Mexico and El Paso and Hudspeth counties in west Texas — has had among the fewest migrant deaths across the southern border.
A must read story by my @propublica colleagues. The IRS is building a vast system to share tax records with ICE and just last month the immigration enforcement agency requested the addresses of 7.3 million taxpayers. propublica.org/article/trump-…
Another SCOOP from @mariasacchetti @CarolLeonnig ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings wapo.st/40e4rfK
BREAKING: A judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. apnews.com/article/califo…
Federal judge’s ruling is in, she’s temporarily halting alleged indiscriminate immigration stops latimes.com/california/sto…
Nearly 80% of U.S. adults believe immigration is good for the country, the highest level ever recorded. trib.al/0Dknwd5
Navy Federal Credit Union will no longer have to refund $80 million to servicemen and women for illegally charging them overdraft fees on their accounts. The President Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved to dismiss the case. apnews.com/article/navy-f…
NEW: Bondi made changes to DOJ policy that may have helped her former client. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
ChatGPT can be used for everything – including getting pregnant. inside the lives of women who are turning to the chat bot for conception tips, ovulation timing, and psychic channeling of their future babies latest @RollingStone:
"If they can do this sort of thing to Abrego Garcia, to 238 people that nobody knows, and send them to CECOT forever with no due process, they can do that to anyone,” said Mr. Reuveni."
In An Interview With The Times, Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower Erez Reuveni Warns of Trump Administration’s Assault on the Law nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/…
An Iranian mother detained by ICE has been released this week following advocacy from Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. She had been living in the U.S. for 47 years, and her husband and daughter are both U.S. citizens. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/i…
In a video appearance with an immigration judge, a detainee pulled out a jar of bright red blood and set it on the table in front of him. Many of the people in the courtroom gasped in unison. “I have cancer. This is the blood I’ve lost today.” capitalandmain.com/with-a-jar-of-…
Gov. Abbott said the state sent emergency response resources to Central Texas two days before the flood. Kerrville Mayor Herring said he doesn't know what resources the gov. was talking about. @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/07/09/tex…