Melissa del Bosque
US-Mexico Border Journalist and Author. CoFounder, @theborderchronicle.bsky.social & U.S.-Mex Investigations Editor for @lhreports.bsky.social.
- Two Border Patrol agents have been identified in the Alex Pretti shooting. Both are from South Texas. At least one of them from the Rio Grande Valley. The most heavily surveilled and militarized section of the Texas-Mexico border for years.
- This is a section of border where the State of Texas authorized state police to shoot from helicopters at vehicles, and they killed two people. The shooter, also from the RGV, got a promotion. This region is steeped in militarization and impunity. That's where agents like these get their training.
- Breaking News: (Video) Department of Homeland Security installs first segment of floating border barrier on the Rio Grande. Administration says it will install more than 500 miles on the river, despite binational treaty.
- When it comes to the Border Patrol, Border Chronicle cofounder, Todd Miller, literally wrote the book. "Border Patrol Nation" back in 2014. He predicted much of this. And his piece today highlights what the media and others are missing now. It's a must read🦂
