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The Elon Musk Circus Comes to Eagle Pass, Texas
Billionaire’s visit was pure border theater, and a cynical move to promote his struggling social media platform
Blockading the Border: A Q&A with Timothy Dunn on the 30th Anniversary of Operation Hold the Line
The sociologist explains how the 1993 border operation remade immigration enforcement. And how now “it’s basically just political posturing, often framed by a good deal of racism.”
On Civil Rights and Operation Lone Star in South Texas: A Podcast with Roberto Lopez
"It feels like you're always being watched."
Reporter’s Notebook: A Glimpse into the Water Battles on the Border
“They can cut down all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring.”
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“People Need Representation”: A Podcast with Immigration Lawyer Margo Cowan
The lawyer and longtime community organizer talks about her two-year ban from practicing immigration law, how she is responding to it, and her history of border organizing and advocacy in Arizona.
“An Occupying Force”: Florida Troopers Descend on Texas Border Communities
“There’s already a massive police presence in border communities under Operation Lone Star,” says Lopez. “People do see it as an occupying force.”
A Return on Our Investment: Border Externalization in “America’s Backyard” under the Biden Administration
Washington has intervened in Latin America several times since the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago. U.S. border militarization across the Western Hemisphere is this intervention's newest evolution.
On Their Own: Border Humanitarians Respond to a Crisis Created by Governments
“I kept thinking, Who is going to come step up to the plate and help us here?" says Dora Rodriguez, co-founder of a migrant resource center in Sásabe, Sonora.
Hidden Humanitarian Emergency: A Search and Rescue on the World’s Most Dangerous Border
Crew members on the humanitarian ship Sea Eye 4 give an on-the-ground account of rescuing 114 migrants on the European border, and their detainment by Italian authorities.
A View from the Darién Gap: A podcast with Caitlyn Yates
As Europe closes its doors, more asylum seekers take the deadly trek through the jungle on their way to the United States and Canada, says Yates.
Taylor Swift Builds Bridges, Not Walls
A father and daughter talk borders, what it means to be binational citizens, and their shared love for Taylor Swift and Juan Gabriel