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An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration searches for meaning at the southern border.
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Border Patrol Could Become Trump's Secret Police: A Q&A With Former Agent Jenn Budd
Budd, a former Border Patrol agent, and now one of the agency's fiercest critics says the rogue agency wants even more power under Trump.
What’s Gonna Happen on the Border in 2025? A Podcast with Erika Pinheiro
If you want to know about what’s to come on the border—what to expect, how it got to this point, and ways to fight back—put everything down right now and give this a listen.
The Border Chronicle Forecast for 2025
A booming border chaos economy. Billionaires and algorithms support autocracy. The criminalization of immigration, and worsening water woes. But also good news: Meet our new reporter!
“Está Cabrón”: An End-of-Year Reflection on a World at the Crossroads
In this reflection and Chihuahua travelogue, I converse with Mexican fishers and farmers about drought, climate change, the incoming U.S. president, the border, and new ways of being in the world.
Facing Trump 2.0: The Immigrant Rights Movement Needs to Step Up Its Game
Mutual aid isn’t enough, says Zachary Mueller, political director for the nonprofit America’s Voice. We need a new coalition that studies the Right’s strategy, and builds a viable counterstrategy.
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 side.
Reporter's Notebook: Melissa Talks About a New Binational Investigation on Border Militarization and Drownings in the Rio Grande
A special podcast with Lighthouse Reports about a year-long collaboration with The Washington Post and El Universal in Mexico published this week.
From Border Theater to a Real War on Immigrants?
Republican-led states have deployed their police agencies to the border, heeding Texas governor Greg Abbott’s call to arms. With Trump’s mass-deportation plans looming, what role will they play?
Border Chronicle Postelection Podcast
Melissa and Todd discuss the election aftermath and what it means for the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
No Borders as a Practical Political Project: A Podcast with Nandita Sharma
“This is the moment of solidarity. This is the moment for mutual support.”
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 administration.