South Texas Fights Back
ICE raids and detentions, together with a high-profile killing, have led Rio Grand Valley residents to mobilize—including even some local Republicans.
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The Right to Seek Asylum in El Paso: A Q&A with Marisa Limón Garza, Executive Director of Las Americas
Many different countries are working with the United States to wall off access to asylum, says Limón Garza. "This means that vulnerable people have far fewer places to turn to."
Miroslava Breach and Justice for Journalists in Mexico
No country targets its journalists for execution quite like Mexico
Ducey’s Debacle: The Wall of Shipping Containers Is Gone, but Questions Remain
Former protestors celebrate the re-opening of the stretch of border, and evaluate the environmental damage.
Mapping Surveillance in Border Communities: A Conversation with Dave Maass
The U.S. government is doubling down on surveillance, but residents have little input or idea of how it impacts their privacy. Maass talks about EFF's new project to map the "virtual wall."
Residents Fight to Save the Binational Friendship Park: A Q&A with Pedro Rios
As 30-foot walls go up, U.S. residents lose another important symbol of binational solidarity between the two countries.
From Education to Everything Else
Felicia Rangel-Samponaro and Victor Cavazos founded The Sidewalk School, then a migrant shelter in Mexico. Now they also provide tech-support for a flawed U.S. immigration app.
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Laredo's Epic Battle Against Federal and State-Funded Border Walls: A Conversation with Tricia Cortez
"It's an obscene amount of money to destroy 16 river miles," says Cortez of Texas' new border wall plan.
How to Alleviate Suffering at the Border: A Q&A with Immigration Policy Expert Danilo Zak
"For many, there is no line to get into — no 'right way' to come to the U.S.,” Zak says.
Warrantless Searches, Stops With No Probable Cause Are Un-American: A Conversation With Sheriff David Hathaway
The second part of our in-depth conversation with the Arizona border sheriff
Facing Bias: CBP’s Immigration App Doesn’t Recognize Black Faces, Barring Thousands from Seeking Asylum
"Hardly anyone is getting an asylum appointment," says one nonprofit.
'Did the CIA Smuggle Cocaine? Yes, I Witnessed it Firsthand': A Podcast with Sheriff David Hathaway
Hathaway, a former DEA supervisory agent, on the failure of US drug policy, legalization, and the murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena