In this conversation, we talk to Lannan reporting fellow Melissa del Bosque about her experiences reporting on the U.S.-Mexico border and her investigation into the murder of two Guatemalan migrants by Texas state troopers. Del Bosque discusses how she started reporting on the border, the difficulty of talking to the families of victims when there hasn’t been any justice, and why it’s important to talk to people on the ground when reporting for a national audience.

FURTHER READING:

“Texas Troopers Opened Fire From a Helicopter in 2012. Families Are Still Fighting to Hold Them Accountable”: https://bit.ly/3qMiY0J

“Texas National Guard Filmed Trespassing During Border Operations”: https://bit.ly/3GMp9aH

“Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated Over 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period”: https://bit.ly/3tNDDDm

The Border Chronicle: https://bit.ly/3Io9oaj

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3H1Bx6W

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