Uriel Garcia, Author at Flux

A Mexican farmworker crossed the border dreaming of building his family a home, but days later, he was fatally shot in West Texas

Uriel Garcia — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:00:17 +0000

On Sept. 14, after a day of picking melons in a small ranching town in Durango, Mexico, with his father, Jesús Iván Sepúlveda Martínez packed a small duffel bag with some clothes and a blanket. Sepúlveda Martínez approached his common-law wife and their 6-month-old daughter and told them goodbye. Sepúlveda Martínez, who sometimes went by […]

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With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

Uriel Garcia — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:00:20 +0000

When Katia Escobar finally got the money to pay her application fee for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal program that provides some undocumented immigrants work permits and temporarily protects them from deportation, it was a moment of relief for the 18-year-old, who has lived as an undocumented immigrant in California and Texas since she was […]

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Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunman

Uriel Garcia — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:00:31 +0000

Uvalde’s mayor on Friday denied a recent report that said a city police officer had an opportunity to shoot the 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside Robb Elementary School last month before the gunman entered the school building. In a written statement, Mayor Don McLaughlin said that no Uvalde police officer […]

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