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Monica Ortiz Uribe

A grandson hugs his grandfather after both were apprehended by Border Patrol in Hidalgo, Texas. (Photo: Mónica Ortiz Uribe)

As Illegal Crossings Rise in Texas, a Cat-and-Mouse Game With Border Patrol Intensifies

Conflict & Justice

This story takes us to the banks of the Rio Grande river in South Texas. It’s where a cat-and-mouse game plays out every night between migrants crossing into the US illegally and the Border Patrol. That game is intensifying.

A Battle for Water When the Rio Grande Runs Low

Brutal Zetas cartel leader’s capture expected to splinter group

Drought in New Mexico Town Leaves a Village Without Water

An immigrant ID card from the 1920s and 30s for Rosaura Piñera, who later became a US citizen at age 100.

How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US

Conflict & Justice

Mexico Election: The Vote in Ciudad Juarez

Arts, Culture & Media

Voters in the violence-plagued border city of Juarez are hopeful that a change at the top in Mexico will result in a reduction in drug crime on their doorstep. Reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe reports from Juarez.

The World

2012 Election: Latino Vote up for Grabs

Global Politics

Both Democrats and Republicans are unveiling new strategies to appeal to Latino voters in the presidential election. Monica Ortiz Uribe of the public radio collaboration Fronteras found a great example of that when she interviewed her own family members.

The World

How to Survive the Drug War in Ciudad Juárez

Lifestyle & Belief

Monica Ortiz Uribe, reporter with the public radio collaboration Fronteras, speaks with host Marco Werman about what it’s like to report in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

Mexican City Fighting to Restore its Image

Lifestyle & Belief

The Geo Quiz visits a Mexican city where business leaders are fighting to restore an image that’s been damaged by years of drug violence and crime.

Change Begins at Home for Mexico Police Chief

Conflict & Justice

Julian Leyzaola, the new police chief in Ciudad Juárez vows to control crime in Mexico’s most violent city.