Michael Sheppard, one of the suspects, was the warden of an immigration detention center that was the subject of several human rights abuse complaints in 2018.
Alejandro Serrano
Alejandro Serrano writes about Texas politics and government, with a focus on immigration and education issues. Since joining the Tribune, he has helped investigate the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, lived for half a year in Eagle Pass during a temporary assignment covering immigration and documented a variety of major occurrences in the state from Houston, where he used to live. He previously covered education for the Houston Chronicle and breaking news for the San Francisco Chronicle. The Long Island, New York, native received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern University. He is based in Austin and speaks fluent Spanish.
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Immigration
Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees
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Uvalde school shooting
Families of three Uvalde shooting survivors sue school district, gun makers, city officials and others
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Politics
Texas court confirms the attorney general can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases
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