Adolfo Flores
Adolfo Flores is a national security correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles. He focuses on immigration.
Contact this reporter at adolfo.flores@buzzfeed.com
Court Says Mexican Mother Can Sue US Agent Who Killed Her Son In Cross-Border Shooting
"It is inconceivable that any reasonable officer could have thought that he or she could kill [Jose Antonio] for no reason."
A Federal Judge Told The Government It Must Find The Missing Parents Of Separated Children
"The reality is that for every parent who is not located, there will be a permanently orphaned child, and that is 100% the responsibly of the administration."
Under "Zero Tolerance," Many Border Crossers Without Kids Escaped Prosecution
The Trump administration said family separation was the result of a "zero tolerance" prosecution strategy. But a new analysis shows that parents with children were the ones sent to court, while adults without kids weren't.
500 Fathers And Their Kids Declare A Strike At An Immigrant Detention Center In Texas
“We are decent people who only come for a better life, people who travel to this country in search to help our loved ones back home. Help us.”
1,820 Children Were Reunited With Their Parents. But That's Not The End Of The Story.
At least 468 kids in detention have parents who are outside the United States. How they'll be reunited with one another is unknown.
Separated Parents Were "Totally Unaware" They Had Waived Their Right To Be Reunified With Their Children
In affidavits filed in federal court, attorneys say parents separated from their kids at the border are telling stories of being misinformed, coerced, or tricked by immigration agents.
“I Feel Like I Am Trash”: Immigrant Children Describe Squalid Conditions In Detention Centers Along The US Border
In interviews filed in federal court this week, immigrant parents and children say they were held for days in frigid, filthy cells and cages at facilities run by US Customs and Border Protection.
US Officials Are Planning To Reunite Thousands Of More Children Who Were Separated At The Border
Federal officials are also warning that they are having to use less vigorous parental vetting methods in order to meet the court-ordered deadline.
Family Separations Are Still Happening Along The Border, As This Father's Case Shows
The Department of Homeland Security says the man said the girl was actually his niece and that he was using a fake document to say she was his daughter.
A Court Order To Reunite Immigrant Children And Parents Reveals How Little Planning Went Into The Separation Policy
The Trump administration's struggle to meet a judge's order reveals the extent of its lack of planning when it implemented its "zero tolerance" policy.
The US Will Resort To DNA Tests In An Effort To Reunite Children And Their Parents
The Department of Health and Human Services said the tests are intended to speed reunifications following a court order, but they raise questions about what planning went into the separation policy.
A US Immigration Court Is, Remarkably, An Attorney-Free Area
For teens attending their hearings in a Texas immigration court, legal advice came primarily from the judge.
The US Claims It Has A Database To Track Immigrant Kids And Parents. But No One Will Talk About It.
Legal groups working with detained families say they haven't seen any evidence that such a database exists.
Learning Where The US Is Keeping Your Child Is Only The Beginning Of The Fight For Reunification
"Their children have been taken from them and they are being made to go through hoops and hurdles to get them back."
500 Children Separated From Their Parents Under Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Policy Have Been Reunited
The administration separated more than 2,300 children from adults they were traveling with while illegally crossing the southern border.
In A Texas Courtroom, The Pain Of Trump's Family Separation Policy Is On Display
A judge suggests the need to order reunions is unnecessary because of Trump's executive order. But that appears to be wishful thinking.
The Trump Administration Chose To Mislead When Questioned About Its Family Separation Policy
One day after the president issued an executive order on family separation, his administration seemed intent on offering confusing commentary.
Asylum-Seekers Have To Get Creative To Overcome US Obstacles At The Border
One woman pretended to wash car windows until she was close enough to the US to ask for asylum. Another boarded a US-bound bus, then asked for asylum when a border agent asked for her documents.
No Immediate Changes Planned For Children Already Separated Under Trump Policy, HHS Officials Say
"It is still very early and we are awaiting further guidance on the matter."
Trump's Order To Stop Separating Families At The Border Is A Temporary Fix At Most
"It's about keeping families together, while at the same time being sure we have a very powerful very strong border and border security," Trump said.
