Newsletter
Reporter’s Notebook: The Crisis Nobody Knows About on the Kenya-Tanzania Border
Reportage from where a private company and state-led border building converge to violently evict people from their ancestral land.
Facing Bias: CBP’s Immigration App Doesn’t Recognize Black Faces, Barring Thousands from Seeking Asylum
"Hardly anyone is getting an asylum appointment," says one nonprofit.
How the U.S. Border Arrived in Kenya
A look at U.S. border externalization, the death it has caused, and the art of negotiating and resisting borders in Maasailand.
Inside Mexico’s Largest Detention Center: A Q&A with Belén Fernández
“There may not be human rights in Siglo XXI,” the name of the Tapachula immigration detention center where the author and journalist was imprisoned, “but there’s lots of humanity.”
Republicans’ Upcoming Border Hearings Will Platform White Supremacist Ideology: A Q&A with Zachary Mueller
If Republicans aren't held to account for extremist rhetoric, we’re going to see more acts of political violence, warns Mueller
The Border Industrial Complex Goes Big Time
Last year was the most profitable on record for border contractors, and by all indications there will be more to reap in 2023.
Ducey’s Shipping Container Wall Comes Down, but the Damage Is Done
The U.S. Forest Service cancels permits given to group monitoring the environmental damage in the Coronado National Forest.
Threats and Resilience: Our Border Stories for 2023
At The Border Chronicle we’re ready to take on whatever 2023 has in store for the borderlands.
Dónde Está La Lucha?: A Photo Reflection on Rivers and Water at the Texas/Chihuahua Border
Join me on a reflective journey with photos and ponderings in this last post for The Border Chronicle in 2022. Until then, happy holidays and New Year!
A Small Mexican Town Becomes a Vital Way Station for Asylum Seekers
Whether Title 42 ends or not, Sonoyta, Sonora, and the Centro de Esperanza are preparing for the long haul, said Aaron Flores, codirector of the center.
Pidiendo Posada: Photos and Reflections From a 2,200 Mile Border Pilgrimage
From Brownsville, Uvalde, and Del Rio to El Paso, New Mexico, and Arizona, a powerful glimpse into this journey for border justice.
Arizona Governor’s Shipping Container Wall Grinds to a Halt as Protesters Settle in for Christmas
Since protests began in earnest on November 29, a multi-generational group of Arizonans have managed to halt construction on the governor’s border wall made of double-stacked shipping containers.