Across the Borderlands, Wall Construction Threatens Sacred Sites
Like environmental regulations, cultural-and historic-preservation laws are being systematically waived for wall construction—and border communities are paying the price.
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ACLU to CBP: Stop Trashing Asylum Seekers’ Possessions
“It strips people of their humanity,” says the ACLU.
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The Southwest's Ellis Island: A Q&A with Jazmine Ulloa, author of El Paso
"The history of migration through El Paso is one that’s been forgotten and overlooked, even though these workers—and not just workers but intellectuals, activists, and poets—helped shape the American Southwest as we know it today."
A Q&A with Human Rights Archaeologist Gabriella Soto
“For a long time, a big proportion of the American public said that border security was their most important issue. People are starting to realize what that means in terms of the violence entailed.”
Exclusive Documentary Short Premier: What Do Argentina's Disappeared Have to Do With Unidentified Migrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border?
A Q&A and exclusive screening of a documentary short by award-winning filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz.
The DNA Archive Built to Identify the Border’s Missing Has Vanished
The Colibrí Center for Human Rights was a vital link between families and their missing loved ones. But now it's gone dark.
