Garance Burke

Investigative Journalist

Garance Burke is a global investigative journalist with The Associated Press leading a team examining the impacts of technology on society. Her collaborative work on the treatment of migrant children on the U.S.-Mexico border was the subject of “Kids Caught In The Crackdown,” the first documentary film partnership between AP and FRONTLINE PBS, which won a national News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2020. Her investigative journalism has prompted federal investigations, cabinet-level resignations and congressional hearings and has been honored with Robert F. Kennedy Journalism, SPJ Sigma Delta Chi and national Edward R. Murrow awards, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for National Reporting. Burke was a John S. Knight Journalism-Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Fellow at Stanford University, and previously was on staff at the Mexican financial daily El Financiero and The Washington Post in Mexico City.

Languages Spoken:

English, Spanish, French

Areas of Expertise:

Investigative Reporting, Data Journalism

U.S. Held a Record Number of Migrant Kids in Custody This Year
New government data shows an unprecedented 69,550 migrant children were held in U.S. government custody over the past year.
November 12, 2019
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Kids Caught in the Crackdown
FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate the mass confinement of migrant children.
November 12, 2019
Trump Admin Shifting to Privatize Migrant Child Detention
So far, the only for-profit company sheltering kids has former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on the board of its parent company. Kelly supported a policy to separate children from their families, which led to a surge in spending on detaining migrant babies, children and teens.
October 3, 2019
‘I Can’t Feel My Heart:’ Children Separated from Their Parents at US-Mexico Border Showed Increased Signs of Post-traumatic Stress, According to Watchdog Report
Concerns about the mental well-being of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border are well-founded, a report from a government watchdog agency indicates. The report says the separated children have experienced problems including abandonment, guilt and worries about their parents’ well-being.
September 4, 2019
Claims: Migrant Children Molested in US-Funded Foster Care
Close to $200 million in legal claims from dozens of families separated at the border may be just the start of litigation; claims allege some children were sexually assaulted by other children after being sent to federally contracted foster care.
August 16, 2019