"They said asylum was no longer an option," a migrant mother recently deported from the U.S. with her children told Justo Robles. Read his dispatch from the Arizona-Mexico border.

More accounts of asylum seekers being categorically denied a humanitarian screening—even after affirmatively requesting it. The admin is not even applying their own already overly-restrictive "shout test." Sheer cruelty. Reporting by Justo Robles theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Three years ago, during the chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US resettled tens of thousands of Afghans. Afghans found safety in the US but many still live in uncertainty with only temporary legal protections. My latest: theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

NEW: More Californians are moving to the inland parts of California projected to be the hottest in the next few decades. “Will it get as hot as Death Valley?” ✍️ w/ Arfa Momin 📸by Ted Soqui 📸 & Fully Vaccinated Larry+booster Read our story: calmatters.org/environment/cl…

In the past years, migrant deaths have soared along the US border, which the UN calls the world's "deadliest land migration route." The dangers were clear when we joined volunteers searching for a migrant in the Arizona desert. w/ Camilo Montoya-Galvez Suvro Banerji cbsnews.com/news/immigrati…

We hiked 12 miles over 9 hours in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona with the Armadillos. Our reporting w/ Camilo Montoya-Galvez Justo Robles for CBS News 24/7.

Some of Arizona’s border sheriffs told me they will not enforce Proposition 314 — which would allow them to arrest migrants on state charges — if voters approve it in November. They predict operational challenges and racial profiling concerns. My latest: theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…

La entrevista más difícil que he hecho en mi vida. A Martín Caparrós por la publicación de sus memorias, “Antes que nada” Random House ES, que llegan el próximo día 24 a librerías: lavanguardia.com/cultura/cultur…

This year I went to Louisiana to tell the story of a young immigrant worker filling a job we need done, building a ship NOAA says will help his hurricane-battered region But when he died on that ship, his family got nothing My first for ProPublica propublica.org/article/immigr…

Esta noticia me hace muy feliz. Con portada de Max Rompo, prólogo de Roger Chartier, actualizado, con 25 páginas y fotografías nuevas. En febrero en su casa, las librerías (y como el resto de mi obra, en Galaxia Gutenberg).

Over the past 20 years, roughly 30 confirmed suicides have been recorded at the Golden Gate bridge each year. Last year, that number was down to eight. Officials credit a suicide prevention net installed more than a year ago. My latest for The Guardian: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

NEW story from me for ProPublica about Americans caught up in immigration raids so far this year. A side note: more reports of citizens detained by immigration officials emerged even as we prepped this story for publication. propublica.org/article/more-a…

225 muertos y tres desaparecidos es el saldo que dejó las lluvias torrenciales de la DANA. Hablé con la hija de uno de los desaparecidos en Montserrat, Valencia. Este es el reportaje para BBC News Mundo bbc.com/mundo/articles…

Acqua Alta protects 400k books from Venice' seasonal flooding by storing them in gondolas. They became emblematic features for millions in social media. Jorge Carrión was right when he said bookshops are now tourist attractions. My latest for National Geographic: nationalgeographic.com/travel/article…

With continued efforts to repeal protection for immigrants in the US, advocates are worried that officials could discontinue Ukraine’s TPS designation, leaving thousands of Ukrainian immigrants afraid to go back to a country still at war. My latest: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

Escribo desde Ucrania sobre los tipos de silencios que la guerra provoca lejos del sonido perturbador de las explosiones. Impresa por Letras Libres en México y disponible en línea aquí: letraslibres.com/revista/robles…

Viajé a Calaceite en busca de los fantasmas que atormentaron a Donoso y encontré una casa abandonada. La yedra que trepa las piedras, grietas, silencio al tocar la puerta, pájaros obscenos. Escribo para EL PAÍS: elpais.com/chile/2025-08-…

The widow of one of the people killed when a gunman opened fire on an ICE facility in TX last month. Gauffeny has spoken out to question whether the political violence rising under the Trump administration played a role in her husband’s death. My latest: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o…

A federal judge could soon decide whether tens of thousands of so-called “Dreamers” in Texas could lose their ability to work in the US legally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program. My latest for the Guardian US: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

Exceptional work by Justo Robles for the The Guardian. | theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…