Newsletter

With Migrant Deaths Mounting, Border Residents Organize to Save Lives

“No matter who’s in charge or what party it is, the deaths continue.”

The Officer of the Future: Facial Recognition and the Border-Industrial Complex

“The face that God gave you the day you were born will be your passport.”

Uncertainty and Desperation in Nogales: Asylum-Seeking Families Wait for Title 42 to End

Border policy is fragmented. Asylum, despite being the law of the land, is all but a dream for most. Every border town up and down the line tells a different story. But as the August summer sun sears the desert, the desperation is palpable as people wait, hope and pray.

The Border Chronicle's Summer Reading List for Border Nerdz

We’ll Be Back in August. Until Then Read Up, Stay Hydrated, and Go Outside!

Reporter’s Notebook: The Border Creates Tragedy by Design

The border, its dread and its promise: a photo essay from Nogales, Sonora, on the day after the tragedy in San Antonio.

Cementing a State of Exception in the Borderlands: How a Supreme Court Ruling Impacts the Tohono O’odham Nation

In the “Constitution-mangled zone” in the borderlands, Tohono O’odham say Supreme Court ruling fortifies an occupation.

How to Defund Fox News: A Q&A with Claire Atkin, of Check My Ads

FoxNews.com supported the January 6 attack. Atkin is working to stop it from promoting the next insurrection.

In May, the Government Settled a Lawsuit over a “Private” Border Wall in Texas. Now DHS Can Build a Wall Wherever it Wants, Says Marianna Treviño Wright

The Border Chronicle is Feeling the Love

It's been an encouraging week with 79 new paid subscribers! Keep 'em coming and we thank you!

We’re Onto a Good Thing. We Just Need Your Help to Keep It Going.

The good news is The Border Chronicle is nine months old. The bad news is that we run out of funding in three months. Welcome to journalism.

The Adulation of the Gun: How Border Militarization Fuels America's Gun Obsession

From Uvalde, Texas, to Portland, Oregon, Border Patrol's BORTAC is part of a growing homeland security army.

Guns to Garden Tools: A New National Movement Takes Root in the Borderlands

What about more community gardens to reduce both guns and food insecurity?