“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.”

Today’s post is part of a nationwide collaboration among newsrooms called Democracy Day, which will take place on September 15. The intent is to draw attention to the crisis facing American democracy, and provide readers with the context and information they need, and to bring all types of media together to sound the alarm collectively. We’re a little e…