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.
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The Borderlands Are Not Flooded with Fentanyl: A Q&A with Dr. Melody Glenn, author of Mother of Methadone
“The fact that this is being used as justification to militarize the border has been shocking for me to watch."
How ICE Detention Was Built
Private corporations and the Trump administration will make the world's largest immigrant detention system even deadlier. But it can be stopped, says Jesse Franzblau
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: August 8
Another National Defense Area declared in the Rio Grande Valley. What will this mean? And the philosophy behind a provocative housing project in Mexicali for those who dream another world is possible.
The Mexicali Experimental Project: A Contemplative, Human-Scale Approach to Housing on the Border
In the 1970s, the Mexican state worked with an avant-garde architect to build unique homes for workers in Mexicali. Could this forgotten experiment hold answers for Mexico’s housing crisis today?
‘They Want to Have a Police State’: Trump’s Rio Grande Military Zone
With Strykers and soldiers the Trump administration implemented its third National Defense Area in the Rio Grande Valley in June, alarming local groups.
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: August 1
What does security actually mean as billions are funneled into walls and armed agents? And a historian explains the complicated story behind the new binational Tijuana River agreement.
What Does Security Really Mean? Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller Analyze the First Seven Months of Trump
A podcast discussion about security as U.S. health care gets cut to fund the most gargantuan border enforcement bill ever passed. How do we create a counterforce to this?
A Q&A with Historian Marco Antonio Samaniego on the New Tijuana River Agreement
“If the U.S. and Mexico are going to agree on one thing, it’s water.”
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: July 25
A road trip through the American West leads to a haunting lesson about a past atrocity, plus a community-led solution in Mexicali to fight climate change. And, a new militarized zone in Yuma.
Beating the Heat: Border Cyclists Fight for Better Infrastructure
In Mexicali, where temperatures soar above 120 degrees, organized cyclists are working toward a more livable city, says Denahi Valdez, founder of El Laboratorio de Invención para la Ciudad
The Long-Distance Run
A road trip through the American West leads to a haunting lesson about a past atrocity—and inspiration from longtime border activists, who share what keeps them going as we enter a dark new chapter.
The Border Chronicle’s Fourth Annual Summer Reading List
We're taking a short break, but in the meantime we have a great summer reading list for you. Also, send your comments to CBP about new border wall. And stay cool!