Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup March 14

A nonprofit diverts millions of pounds of produce from the landfill feeding thousands. And Trump rolls out Texas-style detention and deportation nationwide. Plus more news from the border.

The word is mightier than the wall. (Image by Pablo de la Rosa)

This week in The Border Chronicle:

Un vaquero Sonorense at the edge of the border wall in January 2024 near Sasabe, Sonora. (Photo: Melissa del Bosque)

More news from the border:

The Dishwasher’s Congressman: An Obituary for Arizona Borderlands Representative Raúl Grijalva Migrant Insider

CBP revamps app for asylum-seekers into ‘self-deportation’ tool The Tucson Sentinel

Alleging ‘illegal activities,’ FEMA withholds funds to El Paso groups providing migrant aid El Paso Matters

And Without Further Ado, The Border Chronicle’s “Ask an Expert”

Do you have a burning question about immigration policy? Well, you’re in luck. As we posted last week, Austin Kocher, an expert on immigration, is here to help. Submit your questions to us at theborderchronicle@protonmail.com and Kocher will answer the top two questions in our weekly roundup on March 21st. Don’t forget to write “ask an expert” in the subject heading of your email. Fire away!

Definitely check out Austin’s Substack, for helpful, in-depth information on the U.S. immigration system

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