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Melissa del Bosque

Investigations Editor

Melissa del Bosque is the U.S.-Mexico border investigations editor, based in Arizona. Del Bosque, an investigative journalist and author, has reported on the U.S.-Mexico border for more than two decades. Her work has been acknowledged with numerous awards including the RFK Human Rights Journalism Award, an Emmy and National Magazine Award.

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License to Profile
19.02.2026

License to Profile

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed that nearly 200 people, “the worst of the worst illegal criminal aliens” were arrested in Nashville. Records reveal that Tennessee Highway Patrol and ICE racially profiled drivers, and that majority had no criminal record.
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Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande
08.12.2024

Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande

More women and children are drowning trying to reach the US as Texas and Mexico militarize the border. Record requests reveal the soaring death toll in the Rio Grande amid official undercounts.
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Border911
22.10.2024

Border911

Ahead of the US election, the architect of Trump’s family separation policy – slated to return to office if Trump is re-elected – is using border disinformation to lay the groundwork for challenging the election results.
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Smoke and Lies
19.03.2024

Smoke and Lies

Visual investigation reconstructs the unseen events which saw 40 people suffocate to death in a migrant detention centre fire in Ciudad Juárez, disproving official account
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