Border Theater Goes Binational

The Trump administration is exporting its draconian approach to border enforcement to Mexico through aggressive political pressure and drastic reductions in NGO funding.

Mexican National Guard officers patrol at a high point of El Nido de las Aguilas in eastern Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on March 5, 2025, on the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border. (Photo credit: Guillermo Arias via Getty Images)

Ramping up its plans to deport millions of people, President Trump’s federal government has rapidly expanded th…