Mallory Falk
ReporterMallory Falk covers El Paso and the border for the Texas news hub, the prototype for NPR's new system of regional journalism hubs. Previously she worked as a reporter at KRWG in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and WWNO, New Orleans Public Radio. Her reporting has aired nationally on programs including Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. A winner of multiple regional Edward R. Murrow awards, Mallory is based in El Paso, and is part of the national Report for America project, which aims to support journalists in underserved areas of America.
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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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The Biden administration has been struggling to deal with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The current increase is straining resources and sowing confusion for migrants on both sides of the border.
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Some residents are packing up to leave, others are just arriving. And for some, the wait continues.
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The federal government is transferring migrant families to El Paso, Laredo and Del Rio to help ease overcrowding at South Texas facilities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The U.S.-Mexico border remains closed to many people, including most migrants and asylum seekers, and those allowed in are currently tested for COVID-19. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening at the Texas border and what changes Biden has made.
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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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A small group of asylum seekers is slated to cross from Ciudad Juárez into El Paso on Friday, as the Biden administration begins to unwind the Trump-era border policy.
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Cesar and Carolina have been stuck in Ciudad Juárez since the summer of 2019. As the Biden administration begins to unwind the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program, they finally feel a glimmer of hope.
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The severe weather knocked out electricity on both sides of the Rio Grande, leaving many in Ciudad Juárez without power or water.
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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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President Biden suspended "Remain in Mexico" on Inauguration Day. But what will happen to the thousands of asylum seekers already in the program, waiting in Mexican border cities for their day in U.S. immigration court?
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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.