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.
As the Rio Grande dries up, Laredo, Texas, could run out of water by next spring. Communities downstream are already going dry.
We discuss Border Patrol shadow units, the need to revitalize not militarize, and how borderlands communities could thrive if seen as the “vibrant, multilingual, and multicultural” places they are.
“There’s really no reason for what they’re doing other than to strip people of their humanity.”
Jones discusses why the Border Patrol can racially profile people, why it can operate in a 100-mile zone from all U.S. borders, and how it “can look a lot like an authoritarian militia force."
“No matter who’s in charge or what party it is, the deaths continue.”
“The face that God gave you the day you were born will be your passport.”
Border policy is fragmented. Asylum, despite being the law of the land, is all but a dream for most. Every border town up and down the line tells a different story. But as the August summer sun sears the desert, the desperation is palpable as people wait, hope and pray.
We’ll Be Back in August. Until Then Read Up, Stay Hydrated, and Go Outside!
The border, its dread and its promise: a photo essay from Nogales, Sonora, on the day after the tragedy in San Antonio.
"We're still here and we're very proud of the legacy that has been left to us."
In the “Constitution-mangled zone” in the borderlands, Tohono O’odham say Supreme Court ruling fortifies an occupation.
FoxNews.com supported the January 6 attack. Atkin is working to stop it from promoting the next insurrection.
Independent news, culture and context from the U.S.-Mexico border.