Mallory Falk
Mallory Falk was WWNO's first Education Reporter. Her four-part series on school closures received an Edward R. Murrow award. Prior to joining WWNO, Mallory worked as Communications Director for the youth leadership non-profit Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools. She fell in love with audio storytelling as a Middlebury College Narrative Journalism Fellow and studied radio production at the Transom Story Workshop.
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While the state’s new permitless carry law has received the most attention, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a slew of gun-related legislation during the 2021 legislative session.
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After Texas was rocked by back-to-back mass shootings, some of the state’s top Republican leaders promised change. Gun safety advocates and Democratic lawmakers hoped gun violence prevention might become a priority. Yet the legislative session that just wrapped moved in the opposite direction.
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The controversial policy sent tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court proceedings in Mexican border cities.
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Here’s a rundown of immigration and other news from the Texas border and beyond.
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On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited El Paso to hear what local advocates have to say about immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. A central concern is the ongoing practice of expelling migrants and asylum seekers.
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Esto es lo que usted necesita saber sobre la inmigración en la Frontera de Texas bajo el Presidente Biden:
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A change in U.S. border policy means some asylum seekers are allowed to cross into the U.S. from Mexico as they await their day in immigration court.
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Rosa helped with an investigation into the 2019 white supremacist attack and is currently applying for a special visa to protect undocumented victims of crime.
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The controversial Trump administration policy made asylum seekers wait out their U.S. court proceedings in Mexican border cities like Matamoros and Ciudad Juárez.
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Thousands of asylum seekers are stuck in shelters and camps in Mexico, waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court. They’re holding out hope that a new year, and a new administration, will bring an end to their ordeal.