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An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration searches for meaning at the southern border.
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Eagle Pass Residents Shocked by News that Governor Abbott Will Build Operation Lone Star Base
We are being used as political pawns by our own governor, says Jessie Fuentes, an Eagle Pass business owner.
What Is the “Border Crisis”? A Snowstorm, Humanitarian Aid, and the Border Bill
After a week of constant media buzz about the “border crisis” and an enforcement-heavy border bill, a freezing snowstorm reveals the true crisis.
Oil Billionaires Bankroll the Border "Chaos"
It’s no accident that Texas is at the very center of the “invasion” campaign strategy.
The Everywhere Border: A Podcast with Mizue Aizeki
As widespread election border theater kicks in, the director of the Surveillance Resistance Lab talks about smart borders, border externalization, “identity dominance,” and what can be done about it.
Fight Corruption and Invest in Asylum: A Q&A with Adam Isacson
Was 2023 a historic year for migrant arrivals? How and why has the flow of asylum seekers changed over the years?
Extraction, Contamination, and Migration in Mexico: A Q&A with Patricia Rodríguez
A vivid description of how fracking in Mexico has harmed water, air, land, and agriculture, and how it is linked to accelerated climate warming, displacement, and migration.
How the Right Wing Hijacked the Border Narrative: A Podcast with Conservative Media Expert AJ Bauer
"We need to be thinking more creatively and less restrictively around border policy and yet we're going in the opposite direction," says Bauer.
Threat Multiplier: The U.S. Border and the Invisible Climate War
A vivid look at U.S. policy toward climate refugees through one family’s displacement after Hurricane Otis.
Texas is not a Trustworthy Partner: A Q&A with Eagle Pass Activist Amerika Garcia Grewal
"We have people dying here, blood on the ground. And the state of Texas seems to feel like this is OK."
Surveillance Occupation in the U.S. Borderlands: A Narrative Photo Essay by Colter Thomas and Dugan Meyer
"The border has become the next war zone for the military industrial complex.”
Meet the MAGA Media Militia
Former Texas DPS captain, Jaeson Jones, is a savvy MAGA propagandist and border chaos entrepreneur.
Prepare Yourselves for the 2024 Border Chaos Narrative: A Podcast with Erika Pinheiro
Al Otro Lado's executive director discusses what’s to come this election year: more of the CBP One app and open-air border prisons, along with a hyper-distorted fearmongering narrative of overwhelm.