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.
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A Video Dispatch from the New Mexico Border
Todd visits Colombus, New Mexico, at the center of a new national defense area. Residents say they are saturated with border enforcement, and would prefer an investment in their community instead.
A New Phase in Border Militarization: Trump’s “National Defense Areas”
New “National Defense Areas” in Texas and New Mexico are escalating a diplomatic crisis with Mexico, creating legal turmoil in U.S. courts, and even leading to deaths among active-duty troops
Searching for Sparrows in the Sky Islands
The grasslands of Sonora, Mexico, haven’t seen bird counts in 15 years. Now, ranchers and biologists are teaming up to assess, and protect, North America's avian diversity.
Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup May 2
Melissa and Todd venture into live video, this month's expert on border militarization, saving the Rio Grande, a border wall debacle, Alma Guillermoprieto, and photos of the Tucson May Day march.
“I Wish This Book Did Not Have This Title”: A Q&A with Alma Guillermoprieto about The Years of Blood
A frank and wise account of over 40 years of reporting from Latin America by one of its most seasoned journalists
The Endangered Rio Grande Can Still Be Saved: A Podcast with Maria-Elena Giner
Former IBWC Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner, a border native who led significant water infrastructure projects, was ousted last week by President Donald Trump amid ongoing U.S.-Mexico water disputes.
New Border Wall is an 'Ecological Catastrophe': A Podcast with The Sierra Club's Erick Meza
Arizona's San Rafael Valley and other critical wildlife corridors in the borderlands are targeted by the Trump Administration for new wall construction.
Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup April 25
A video Q&A with border business expert, Jerry Pacheco, on Trump's tariffs, the high cost of border militarization in Eagle Pass, and Melissa and Todd discuss Trump's first 100 days in the podcast.
State of the Border 100 Days after Trump: A Podcast with Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller
In a lively conversation, The Border Chronicle founders grapple with the last three months of militarization and surveillance, and ponder what’s to come.
Texas Should Revitalize, not Militarize Border Communities: A Q&A with Amerika Garcia Grewal
Eagle Pass resident, Garcia Grewal, talks about the reopening of Shelby Park and the impacts of Texas' new military base. And the creation of her new border-wide organization, Frontera Federation.
Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup April 18
The expansion of the military on the border as it takes over federal land. The intimate, inspiring soundscapes of the borderlands. And please submit questions for border business expert Jerry Pacheco.
Under Trump Military Expansion, Soldiers May Soon Police Civilians at the Border
The Trump administration is turning vast stretches of federal land into militarized “National Defense Areas.” Soldiers in these areas might soon begin undertaking civilian law enforcement duties.