The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 26
The efforts to preserve the desert’s iconic plants, resist the destruction of ancient trees, and deal with the harassing border machine, even after deportation.
We had a nice event at the Copper Queen Library on Tuesday (Melissa’s birthday!), thanks to all who attended! This is part of an event series The Border Chronicle will be doing throughout the year to talk about border journalism, engage in person with our readership, and hear what stories are important to you. Expect a few more of these in the fall, locations to be announced. And if you want us to visit your town, give us a holler!
As our feature photo shows up top, the resistance to the bulldozing of ancient Cottonwoods for border wall construction in Lochiel, Arizona continues. Please check out the Madrean Mother Wild publication for more information. Dr. Aletris Neils of Conservation CATalyst in Sierra Vista, Arizona says:
“Cottonwood forests are amongst the most endangered and important vegetative communities in North America. These trees greatly benefit human and wildlife communities alike. Yet, some of the oldest trees in America will be cut down falliciously for the border wall in Lochiel, Arizona. This arboricide is absolutely senseless.”
This week in The Border Chronicle:
More News from Across the Border Region:
Deaths Uncovered in Laredo Show the Ongoing Toll of Border Militarization Texas Observer
Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison The Guardian
Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach The Guardian
General Dynamics IT Awarded $71 Million Delivery Order for Autonomous Border Security Surveillance Towers Homeland Security Today
Congress opens $69.5 billion pipeline for border tech, biometric expansion Biometric Update
The Tech Behind ICE: Oligarchs, Immigration Enforcement, and the Threat to Democracy Mijente,Surveillance Resistance Lab, Just Futures Law
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