The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 1
Happy May Day! An audio deep dive into the National Defense Areas and a human rights archeologist speaks on the politics of haunting and border deaths.
Weekly Roundup
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: January 30
The Border Patrol's long legacy of abuse, and border walls and buoys are killing the Rio Grande. A moving reflection from a border resident on what that means for the US and Mexico.
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This Week in The Border Chronicle:
Border Patrol Nation?
For decades, the Border Patrol has operated with extraconstitutional powers along the U.S.-Mexico divide. Now it’s leading the charge in U.S. cities across the country.
Todd Miller
More Than a River
Border Walls and Buoy Barriers Are Killing the Rio Grande. I Have a Front Row Seat.
Elsa Hull
The Border Chronicle in the News:
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San Diego sues federal agencies over razor wire fencing on city land Cal Matters
Blasting for border wall construction begins at Mount Cristo Rey Border Report
Bill banning ICE from operating detention facilities in New Mexico moves forward KRQE News
Spain will grant legal status to immigrants lacking authorization NPR
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Bloomberg News
Tucson High & 20 other TUSD schools cancel Friday classes for anti-ICE walkout The Tucson Sentinel
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