The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 1
Happy May Day! An audio deep dive into the National Defense Areas and a human rights archeologist speaks on the politics of haunting and border deaths.
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Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup Jan. 16
An art exhibition in Mexico, billions of dollars of CBP spending on private contracts, ICE impunity, and more.
Profitable Violence: A New Era of the Border Industrial Complex
In 2025, a dramatic increase in contracts to private industry correlates with increasing violence committed by border and immigration police forces.
The Nature of Violence
Legado de Fieras, an exhibit by Sonoran artist Miriam Salado, reflects on the natural world and the artifacts of human violence.
A discussion with former agent Jenn Budd on Border Patrol and ICE impunity
Budd has investigated Border Patrol fatalities for years and the agency's efforts to cover up its crimes. Her work is now highlighted in a new documentary "Critical Incident: Death at the Border."
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: January 9
The perspective from Venezuela, Border Patrol and ICE impunity spreads from the border to the interior. Plus, we'll be debuting a new Border Chronicle later this month!
The Trump Corollary: A Q&A with Gabriel Aguirre about Venezuela
An incisive breakdown and analysis of the January 3 attack on Venezuela, and the new yet very old U.S. security strategy of domination behind it.
The Border Chronicle Forecast for 2026
Why The Border Chronicle is leaving Substack. Some stories we'll be following this year. And setting our intentions on building a better future when everything seems bleak.
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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 19
Dynamite blasts and paradise lost with wall construction in southern Arizona and a reflection on 2025 at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, support The Border Chronicle so we can expand coverage in 2026.
“Re-envision No More Division”: A Reflective Photo Essay of 2025
Take a photographic stroll in 2025--from Inauguration Day in January to unauthorized cows crossing the Rio Grande in the fall--as we seek a “different way forward.”
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Dynamite Blasts and Paradise Lost
One of North America’s Last Pristine Prairies in the San Rafael Valley Will Be Scarred Forever as the Border Wall Advances in Southern Arizona.