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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There were predictions that Democrats could flip the Texas House for the first time in 20 years, but early returns show they didn't win enough seats.
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Over the summer, the Valley became a COVID hotspot. Now, cases are soaring in another border region.
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Many asylum seekers stuck in Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols are closely following the November election, hoping a new administration will end the policy.
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Even before COVID-19, advocates argued the Migrant Protection Protocols left people vulnerable to violence. Now, with the pandemic closing immigration courts indefinitely, some desperate asylum seekers are considering sending their children across the border...alone.
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Life in an unfamiliar country was already challenging for asylum seekers before the pandemic. Now, COVID hasn’t just pushed back their court dates — it’s also made supporting themselves almost impossible.
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Since the pandemic started, asylum seekers waiting in Mexico have had their immigration court hearings postponed — again and again. With their lives and asylum cases on indefinite hold, some consider other options.
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A Nicaraguan family tried to seek asylum in the United States. When they arrived at the border, they were instead sent to Mexico to wait out their case and are facing challenges they didn't expect.
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The woman was a key witness in an investigation into accusations of sexual assault and harassment by guards.
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The $15 million center will offer advocacy, counseling and legal services.
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Three people detained at the El Paso Processing Center say they were sexually assaulted or harassed by guards, according to a new complaint from Las…
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When a gunman opened fire at El Paso's Cielo Vista Walmart last year, the store was packed with shoppers from both sides of the border.The store is so…
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One Saturday morning last August, Erika Contreras decided she wanted to make a big, special breakfast for her two children.She and her 7-year-old daughter…