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Acclaimed Latino Author and Filmmaker Detained and Accused: Racial Profiling on the U.S.-Mexico Border
"We can’t do our job without taking ethnicity into account. We are very dependent on that." —DHS official
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Todd Miller
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Walking along the Border on Election Day: An On-the-Ground Report and Reflection
On Election Day, I take a meditative and ultimately inspiring walk along the border wall on the Mexican side. And discover why it is more important than…
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Todd Miller
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A Special Border Chronicle Election Podcast
Melissa and Todd on the last time Trump deployed active military to the border; the immigration policy of cansancio in Mexico; and Harris and the Dems…
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Melissa del Bosque
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Todd Miller
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Meet the MAGA Media Militia
Former Texas DPS captain, Jaeson Jones, is a savvy MAGA propagandist and border chaos entrepreneur.
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Melissa del Bosque
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The Border Narrative Machine: A Reflection on a Lost Debate at Yale
I lost the debate, I got hissed at, and I got a dose of humility. More importantly, I got a privileged view of how the national discourse works to shut…
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Todd Miller
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The “Red Revenge” Tour: A Q&A with Pedro Rios about What to Expect in the Borderlands with Donald Trump
Trump's first run "was all about building the border wall and contriving a fictional ‘bad hombre’ bogeyman to fear and loathe." This time the "tactical…
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Todd Miller
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Breaking News: Border Patrol Agent Airlifted After Truck Slams into Border Wall
At least four asylum seekers also injured after two Border Patrol trucks collided Friday, and one crashed into border wall.
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Melissa del Bosque
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Migrant Workers as an Impediment to Mass Deportation: A Q&A with David Bacon
The prolific author and photographer describes powerful instances of worker resistance and how undocumented labor will be a serious thorn in Trump’s…
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Todd Miller
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What Role Will Sheriffs Play in Trump's Mass Deportation Plans? A Q&A with Jessica Pishko
The journalist and author talks about how sheriffs might assist mass deportations, while others resist as they did during the first Trump…
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Melissa del Bosque
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The Palestine Laboratory and the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Q&A with Antony Loewenstein
Will the mass slaughter in Gaza result in more profitable surveillance and weapons on U.S. borders? Sure looks like it, says the Australian author.
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Todd Miller
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A Visionary in the Borderlands
While he lived, Eduardo "Eddie" Canales saved countless lives in the remote South Texas ranchlands. A statewide center in Texas to identify missing…
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Melissa del Bosque
9
What Is the “Border Crisis”? A Snowstorm, Humanitarian Aid, and the Border Bill
After a week of constant media buzz about the “border crisis” and an enforcement-heavy border bill, a freezing snowstorm reveals the true crisis.
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Todd Miller
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