Francesca d’Annunzio (UTV 2025, inaugural Puente New Collaborative Fellow), a staff reporter at the Texas Observer, published this groundbreaking investigation into the use of AI and advanced surveillance technology for under-the-radar data sharing between the Mexican state of Chihuahua and the state of Texas. Her piece, which received crucial support from both Under the Volcano and the Pulitzer Center, exposes new levels of cooperation that allow unprecedented tracking of millions of people that cross the border between the US and Mexico.
