The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: February 6

Just abolishing ICE misses the bigger point, and a deep look at the history of cotton in the borderlands.

The scene in Tucson, Arizona on January 30. Approximately 6,000 marched during the general strike to protest immigration enforcement. (Photo credit: Todd Miller)

This Week in The Border Chronicle:

Abolishing Just ICE Misses the Point: A Podcast with Melissa and Todd
In the spirit of broadening the analysis beyond ICE, Border Chronicle cofounders Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller discuss the leading role the U.S. Border Patrol has played in violent operations across the country. We analyze how these shocking immigration sweeps—such as the one in Minneapolis that killed
The Lives That Cotton Made
Cristina Rivera Garza’s new book, Autobiography of Cotton, traces family history through the borderlands’ cotton industry.

The Border Chronicle in the News:

Melissa breaks down the Border Patrol and its extensive reach across the country in an interview with KJZZ.

More News from Across the Border:


Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’ The Guardian

Border czar says feds will withdraw 700 law enforcement personnel from Minnesota immediately CBS News

New footage shows Border Patrol shooting in Portland from distance OPB

Democrats demand reforms to Homeland Security over immigration operations Al Jazeera

Text messages show Steve Bannon bragged to Jeffrey Epstein about secretly building private border wall near El Paso El Paso Matters

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are New York Times

These Companies—Palantir, AT&T, Deloitte—Have The Biggest ICE Contracts As DHS Funding Under Fire Forbes

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