Articles written by Alicia Fàbregas

Alejandra, a Mexican migrant, checking on her cell phone to see if she received the CBP One application appointment needed to cross the U.S. border at a shelter in Tijuana last June.

The dangers of CBP One, the app to request asylum at the US-Mexico border: Extortion, kidnappings and months-long waits

Alicia Fàbregas|Tijuana (Mexico)|Jul 14, 2024 - 07:07 CEST

NGOs and migrants argue that the system puts up unfair technological barriers that have turned the right to apply for protection in another country into a game of chance

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Santa Rosalía, the French city in the middle of the Mexican desert

Alicia Fàbregas|Dec 24, 2023 - 17:23 CET

Centuries ago copper mines attracted foreign investors and today, almost in the middle of the Baja California peninsula, stands a town that seems frozen in time

José Guzmán cleans up mud in the streets of Los Laureles in Tijuana after a night of rain; November 15, 2023.

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Tijuana’s urban sprawl leads to chaos every time it rains

Alicia Fàbregas|Tijuana (Mexico)|Nov 22, 2023 - 22:30 CET

Over 160,000 people in the Mexican border city lost power recently after a one-hour downpour that caused landslides and floods

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