Border Militarization

Border Patrol Deploys Tactical Unit Against Protesters Blocking Arizona Border Wall

“I said, with due respect, sir, they are standing here with pepper spray artillery and gas masks on. They are not talking to us; they are assaulting us.”

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Border Walls Devastating Arizona Are a Warning for Seminole Canyon and Big Bend

Vehicle barriers are just the first step in the march to 30-foot border walls. San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge is seeing the brutal endpoint.

American Rust: The $1.1 Billion Border Wall Built with Salvaged Materials and Few Answers

A newly constructed wall built with old, salvaged material in South Texas is probably illegal; it's also costing twice as much as previous walls. What are taxpayers paying for, exactly?

“We See No Border”: The Tohono O’odham Fight Against the Border Wall

The irreparable harm that has already been done, says tribal chairman Verlon Jose, you can feel it, hear it, in the people.

Swarm Intelligence: A Reporter’s Notebook on the Freedom of Movement in the Maasai Borderlands

Could solutions to climate woes such as drought be found in the freedom of mobility? This on-the-ground report from the Kenya-Tanzania border examines that question and more.

Wall Watch: Mapping Trump’s $46 Billion Border Mega-Project

In this week's podcast, Melissa del Bosque and Geographer Dugan Meyer explain how the Border Chronicle's new project, Wall Watch, helps residents document and understand the massive construction project underway at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Protecting the Last Grandmother Cottonwood: A Podcast with Kate Scott

A vivid depiction of what has been happening during the last eight weeks of resistance against border wall construction in southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley.

The Border Chronicle Launches Wall Watch, a Community-Powered Mapping Project

Wall Watch combines geospatial mapping, archival research, and community participation to provide the public with an accurate, continually updated record of border wall construction along nearly 2,000 miles of the international border.

Floods Expose Dangers of Trump’s $3 Billion Rio Grande Buoy Barrier Plan

As floodwaters swept hundreds of one-ton border buoys downstream, international bridges closed, commerce slowed, and officials struggled to get answers from DHS about a project advancing despite local opposition, environmental concerns, and treaty questions.

Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump’s Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges

Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water supplies and downstream communities.

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