Breaking News: (Video) Department of Homeland Security installs first segment of floating border barrier on the Rio Grande

DHS has begun installing its massive floating buoy barrier which could include more than 500 miles.

Melissa del Bosque Jan 31, 2026

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: January 30

The Border Patrol's long legacy of abuse, and border walls and buoys are killing the Rio Grande. A moving reflection from a border resident on what that means for the US and Mexico.

Melissa del Bosque Jan 30, 2026

Border Militarization

Border Patrol Nation?

For decades, the Border Patrol has operated with extraconstitutional powers along the U.S.-Mexico divide. Now it’s leading the charge in U.S. cities across the country.

Todd Miller Jan 29, 2026

Breaking News: (Video) Department of Homeland Security installs first segment of floating border barrier on the Rio Grande

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: January 30

Border Patrol Nation?

Archive

Reporter’s Notebook: A Dispatch from the Border Security Expo

On a Far-Right Movement Beyond Trump: A podcast with Heidi Beirich

‘The Case for Open Borders’: A Book Review from the Banks of the Rio Grande

The Border New Wave: How Texas Fronterizo Filmmakers Are Defying False Narratives

Reporter’s Notebook: Water, War Zones, and the Search for Peace on the Rio Grande

CBP Wants to Blast Bright-as-Day Lighting into Critical Wildlife Areas: A Q&A with Laiken Jordahl

The Border Wall’s Newest Makeover in the “Concertina Poster City”

The Case for Open Borders: A Podcast with John Washington

The Digital Border Wall: A Q&A with Journalist Verónica Martínez about the CBP One App

Border 911 and the Cruelty and Chaos Agenda

A Love Letter to the Samaritans: A Podcast with Shura Wallin and David Damian Figueroa

Can President Biden Really Shut Down Asylum at the Border? A Q&A with Immigration Expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick