Roy W. Howard Investigative Reporting Fellow

Jaeson Jones, a confidante of incoming border czar Tom Homan, is helping lay the groundwork for mass deportations and conflict with Mexico. Illustration by Ivan Flores | Texas Observer

The Border Propagandist

by Francesca D'Annunzio, Melissa del Bosque and Monica C. Camacho January 14, 2025

Jaeson Jones, a confidante of incoming federal border czar Tom Homan, is helping lay the groundwork for mass deportations and conflict with Mexico.

Border911 illustration by Ivan Flores | Texas Observer

Border911: The misinformation network profiting off the false invasion narrative

by Melissa del Bosque, Maria Polletta, Francesca D'Annunzio, Monica C. Camacho and Jack Sapoch October 22, 2024October 30, 2024

A member of the Patriots for America vigilante group looks through night vision goggles in Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, in 2022. Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar for AZCIR

Law Enforcement

Border vigilantes are blurring the lines of law enforcement

by Francesca D'Annunzio and Avery Schmitz May 23, 2024May 28, 2025