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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.

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The San Juan Hotel Battle: A Crossroads for Mexican American Civil Rights in the Rio Grande Valley

There is a reckoning with history happening at an old hotel with a horrific past and the RGV's first and only civil rights museum.

Countering the Negative Border Narrative: A Photo Essay on the Friends across Borders Event in Agua Prieta and Douglas

A binational gathering shows that the borderlands community seeks peace and unity, not a manufactured war zone.

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.

Welcome to Indian Country: 250 Years of Democracy and Authoritarianism in the U.S.

Worried about the future of democracy in the United States? Look to Indigenous histories; they have much to teach us about the struggle between liberty and empire.

Reporting on Buoys and Boondoggles; Plus Big News from The Border Chronicle

Do you have questions about the recent buoy debacle on the Rio Grande? Our reporting has you covered, plus an important new hire at The Border Chronicle, and our new project Wall Watch.

Why Local Pressure is Key to Impacting National Immigration Politics: A podcast with John Washington, author of “How to Close a Camp.”

In February, the country broke an ominous record: over 68,000 people were being held in detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, more than ever before.

From Fear to Hope: At a Tucson Summer Camp, Asylum-Seeking Children Find Joy Again

As immigrant families face detention, shrinking legal protections and the threat of deportation, Camp Hope offers children a rare chance to play, heal and dream. One former camper is headed to an opera conservatory in Italy.

“They Don’t Care About Any Law”: A Q&A with Elsa Hull on Her Arrest While Opposing Border Wall Construction

This month, Hull’s worst fears came true as contractors for Southwest Valley Constructors and Kiewit started bulldozing and scraping land near her home to construct a 30-foot border wall.