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Julián Aguilar reported for the Tribune from 2009 to 2021, most recently on politics and on the Texas-Mexico border. He focused on immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining The Texas Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly, a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times, and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
As apprehensions of migrants soar again at the border, Texas Republicans blame Biden's immigration moves, while Democrats question what they call the GOP's newfound concern for migrants' well-being. Full Story
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Republicans are seizing on the apprehensions to blame Biden for conditions in holding facilities. But Democrats blame former President Donald Trump for dismantling the nation's immigration infrastructure. Full Story
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Images released by a Democratic U.S. representative show settings similar to those that Democrats hammered former President Donald Trump over two years ago, when that administration encountered an increase of migrant apprehensions Full Story
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Hundreds of asylum seekers have been flown to El Paso and sent to Ciudad Juárez this week. Full Story
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The Rio Grande Valley and the El Paso sectors remain the busiest crossing points as more than 100,000 people were either apprehended or surrendered to authorities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Full Story
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Apprehensions of migrants have increased substantially at the U.S.-Mexico border since October. Full Story
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Abbott said it is the federal government’s responsibility to test the migrants. Full Story
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More than 70,000 asylum seekers were placed into the Trump-era policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for a U.S. hearing. About 25,000 are still enrolled. Full Story
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Lawmakers grilled public regulators and energy grid officials about how power outages happened and why Texans weren't given more warnings about the danger. Full Story
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The historic winter storm wiped out most of South Texas' citrus crop and halted dairy processing in the Panhandle for days. Consumers will likely continue seeing short-term shortages, producers say. Full Story
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