The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: March 27
A year of military buildup on the border, walling off the Rio Grande Valley, and Caroline Tracey's debut book launch in Tucson.
Border Militarization
Eagle Pass Residents Shocked by News that Governor Abbott Will Build Operation Lone Star Base
We are being used as political pawns by our own governor, says Jessie Fuentes, an Eagle Pass business owner.
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A War Zone, Minus the War: One Year Into the Military Buildup of the U.S.-Mexico Border
An investigation into how President Trump’s emergency declaration along the southern border expanded military power, blurred legal lines, and helped spread the use of military-grade technology.
Inside Trump’s Plan to Finish Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley
Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.
What’s Next?
An immigration judge fired by the Trump administration searches for meaning at the southern border.
“Whoever Saves a Life, Saves a World”: On the Death of Carlos Spector, El Paso Immigration Attorney
He saved numerous lives by winning Mexican asylum cases that many said would be impossible to win.