Melissa del Bosque

Melissa del Bosque joined The Texas Observer staff in 2008. She specializes in reporting on immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. Her work has been published in national and international publications including TIME magazine and the Mexico City-based Nexos magazine. Melissa is a 2014-15 Lannan Fellow at The Investigative Fund.

Efrain Gutierrez at the 2014 Cine Las Americas Film FestivalApr 25, 2014
In the seventies, filmmaker Efrain Gutierrez recorded the pain, the struggle and the injustice of life in his west San Antonio barrio on a 16mm camera. Full Story
Observer Panel at SXSW Interactive: Tweeting the Drug War (Video)Mar 14, 2013
What can the most censored state in Mexico teach others about freedom of expression during a devastating drug war? Full Story

As Feds Lock Up More Immigrant Families, Abuse Allegations GrowNov 04, 2014
As the number of detention beds for migrant children and families grows rapidly, including two facilities in Texas, advocates and attorneys worry that abuse will increase too. Full Story
Another Citizen-Journalist Silenced in TamaulipasOct 17, 2014
The well-known citizen journalist behind the Twitter handle @Miut3 was reportedly kidnapped and killed Wednesday in the border city of Reynosa. Full Story
Texas Nurses Demand Better Training and Equipment to Prevent Ebola’s SpreadOct 15, 2014
Nurses from across the United States, including two Texas hospitals, have joined the call for better, standardized training and safety equipment for the nurses treating Ebola patients. Full Story
Inaction Spurs New Immigrant Sanctuary MovementSep 24, 2014
Faith leaders are building a new nationwide sanctuary movement and urging churches across the country to offer shelter to immigrants facing deportation. Full Story
National Guard Deployed to Save Lives in Rural Brooks CountySep 22, 2014
The National Guard is deployed to Brooks County, Texas, where hundreds of migrants have died from heat exposure and thirst. Full Story

The Militia Next DoorSep 12, 2014
At Camp Lonestar, a citizen militia campsite outside Brownsville, a group of armed volunteers seeks to ‘push back the illegals.’ Full Story
Beyond the BorderAug 27, 2014
In our four-part multimedia series, produced in collaboration with the Guardian, we explore how a rural South Texas county 70 miles from the border has become a graveyard for Central Americans. Full Story
‘A Cemetery For Our People’Aug 20, 2014
A Guatemalan diplomat struggles to save her countrymen in South Texas and nearly loses herself. Part three of Beyond the Border, a four-part series with The Texas Observer and the Guardian. Full Story
‘This is Our Home’Aug 13, 2014
The second in our four-part Beyond the Border series, produced in collaboration with The Guardian, examining migrant deaths in South Texas. With migrants streaming through South Texas, landowners are caught between protecting their property and saving lives. Full Story
Into the WildernessAug 06, 2014
The first in our four-part Beyond the Border series, produced in collaboration with The Guardian, examining migrant deaths in South Texas. In part one, we report the story of Exelina Hernandez who, to comply with U.S. immigration law, would have to risk her life. Full Story