Tapachula

by Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

In focus: Migrants languish in Mexico’s chaotic immigration system

From March 3 to 12, 2022, 18 Cronkite students and three faculty advisers traveled to Tapachula, Mexico’s southernmost city, to report from what has become the frontline in the battle to stop northward migration to the U.S. Students found migrants from all over the globe blocked by Mexico authorities from continuing their journeys, swelling the city by thousands. These are their stories.

The team: Athena Ankrah; Laura Bargfeld; Taylor Bayly; Tirzah Christopher; Nathan Collins; Katelynn Donnelly; Mikenzie Hammel; Alyssa Marksz; Shahid Meighan; Emilee Miranda; Daisy Gonzalez-Perez; Drake Presto; Salma Reyes; Juliette Rihl; Jennifer Sawhney; Natalie Skowlund; Taylor Stevens; Geraldine Torrellas.

Faculty advisers: Rick Rodriguez; Jason Manning; Adriana Zehbrauskas. The trip and this book were generously funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.

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