South Texas Fights Back
ICE raids and detentions, together with a high-profile killing, have led Rio Grand Valley residents to mobilize—including even some local Republicans.
Border Militarization
Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup and Video Conversation about Border Militarization: May 30
An informative video conversation with border militarization expert Timothy Dunn, what the hell is Elon Musk up to at Starbase?, and a solidarity walk begins from the border to Tucson.
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Watch Todd’s video Q&A (above) with sociologist Timothy Dunn, one of the top experts on border militarization in the United States. Dunn talks about the new phase of militarization happening right now at the border, and how it fits into a larger history of military involvement with border policing. Dunn’s books include The Militarization of the U.S. Mexico Border 1978-1992: Low Intensity Doctrine Comes Home, Blockading the Border and Human Rights: The El Paso Operation that Remade Immigration Enforcement, and The Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions, Dunn answered them all.
This Week in The Border Chronicle:
How Musk’s Starbase Could Become the Most Powerful City in Texas
Before SpaceX landed to build its launch site for the world’s largest rocket, Boca Chica Beach was one of the few undeveloped areas along the Gulf of Mexico in the Rio Grande Valley in South T…
Pablo De La Rosa
“In Beauty May I Walk”: A Reflection on Walking from the Border to Tucson for 22 Years
The annual Migrant Trail began Monday with a solemn ceremony to remember and honor the people who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The walkers gathered in a circle in front of the towering border wall next to the Sasabe port of entry. The wall was so high that the painted-bla…
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Danger by Design: How Climate Injustice Harms Displaced People at the U.S.-Mexico Border IRAP, Las Americas
ICE detains people after immigration court hearings in San Diego: ‘Bait and switch’ Capital & Main
Border Patrol arrested a Detroit student on a field trip. He now faces deportation. Detroit Free Press
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