Texas Public Radio documented the evolution of U.S. immigration policy in 2019, from President Trump's emergency declaration over border wall funding to the implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols. TPR’s reporting focused on how these policies impact people living on both sides of the border as well as those passing through.
TPR is based in San Antonio, known as the “Gateway to the Border.” It’s where almost every migrant who crosses the Rio Grande passes through on their way to their destinations in the US. We reported on the humanitarian efforts in the Alamo City while expanding our reporting in the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico with the addition of Reynaldo Leaños Jr based in Mission, Texas.
TPR reporters also traveled to the border city of El Paso in August 2019 to cover the Walmart shooting. These stories were edited for air on NPR newscasts and several NPR programs, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.
00:00 to 03:28
In The Rio Grande Valley, Residents Prepare For Construction Of A New Border Wall
February 15, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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03:29 to 06:11
The Border Situation At Eagle Pass, Texas, Grows Tense
February 7, 2019 | Joey Palacios
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06:12 to 9:54
Rio Grande Valley Landowners Plan To Fight Border Wall Expansion
March 19, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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9:55 to 13:20
San Antonio Scrambles To Provide Emergency Services To Influx Of Migrant Families
April 1, 2019 | David Martin Davies
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13:21 to 17:15
Shelters And City Governments Scramble To Help Migrants In The Rio Grande Valley
April 7, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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17:16 to 21:01
Inside Texas' New Migrant Tent Facility
May 3, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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21:01 to 24:44
Laredo, Texas, Now No. 1 U.S. Trade Hub, Braces For Trump's Mexico Tariffs
June 1, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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24:45 to 28:38
As More Migrants Cross Rio Grande, Border Patrol Rescues Surge
June 8, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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28:39 to 32:20
Hundreds Of Migrants From Central Africa Cross Southern U.S. Border To Seek Asylum
June 19, 2019 | Bonnie Petrie
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32:21 to 36:00
Border Community Remembers A Father And Daughter Who Drowned Crossing The Rio Grande
July 1, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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36:01 to 39:43
How Constantly Changing Immigration Policies Affect Migrants Already In Danger
July 20, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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39:44 to 43:39
San Antonio Steps Up To Help Increasing Flow Of Migrants
July 21, 2019 | Bonnie Petrie
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43:40 to 44:36
El Paso Law Enforcement Investigate Potential Hate Crime In El Paso Shooting
Lauren Terrazas | August 3, 2019
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44:37 to 45:21
El Paso Shooter's Mother Contacted Allen Police Weeks Before Shooting
August 9, 2019 | Joey Palacios
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45:22 to 47:20
At The Texas Border, Tent Courtooms Set Up To Process Aslyum Cases
September 17, 2019 | Bonnie Petrie
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47:21 to 51:19
In Mexican Border Town, A Pop-Up School For Migrant Children
September 20, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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51:20 to 55:35
Pregnant Women Among Asylum Seekers Sent To Mexico To Wait For Immigration Court
October 4, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
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55:36 to 59:41
Mexican Official Tries To Move Asylum-Seekers Stuck In Tent Camps
November 9, 2019 | Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
