How New Mexico Learned to Love Its Ephemeral Waters
Rollbacks to the Clean Water Act may have affected the borderlands more than any other region. States are stepping up—but there’s still more to do.
Politics
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An Autopsy of the Biden Years at the Border: A podcast with Andrea Flores
For years, Flores has served as an immigration policy advisor to Democrats at the national level, including President Biden. She talks about what went wrong, and what Democrats should be doing now.
Profitable Violence: A New Era of the Border Industrial Complex
In 2025, a dramatic increase in contracts to private industry correlates with increasing violence committed by border and immigration police forces.
Under Trump, DACA Recipients Struggle with New Uncertainty
Living in Trump's Deportation America right now feels like "pure trauma" says a DACA recipient in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
From Impunity at the Border to Illegal Boat Strikes: A Podcast with Jonathan Blitzer
"The border has always been a laboratory for authoritarian policies. Now they're being unleashed into the interior of the country," he says.
“Telling the Truth about Immigration”: A Podcast with Isabel Garcia
“What we allow them to do on the border, is what they will do to you.”
They Grow the Food. So Why Are So Many Going Hungry?
In the Rio Grande Valley, a coalition of farmers, educators, and advocates is reimagining a food system built on justice, not scarcity.
As AI Data Centers Target the Water-Scarce Borderlands, New Mexico Invests in Desalination
Meanwhile, community members worry about stealth approval processes and a lack of transparency.
More Border Security Means Less Food Security
As cuts to food assistance take effect, the U.S. government has canceled the publication of its annual hunger report.
Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab”
How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.
A Reporter’s Journey through the Darién Gap: A Q&A with Author Belén Fernández
"As a microcosm embodying the chasmic and fortified gap between haves and have-nots, the Darién Gap is as good an expanded U.S. border as any."
Immigration Detention Inc.: A Podcast with Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon
The authors break down the billions generated by private immigration detention companies. An industry, they show, that is based on a false narrative.