The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: March 6

Buh Bye Kristi Noem, and who the heck is Markwayne Mullin? Trump's new pick for DHS secretary. Plus, an epic novel about the U.S. and Mexico's joint erasure of Apachería, and historian and author Lydia Otero on Tucson's racial and urban history, and more.

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: March 6
Buh bye Kristi! Homeland Security Kristi Noem in her last public appearance as DHS secretary, posing for a photo during the Sergeant Benevolent Association Major Cities Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on March 5. (Photo credit: Tia Dufour, DHS)

This Week in The Border Chronicle:

The Borderlands’ Lost Third Country
Mexican writer Álvaro Enrigue’s new novel, Now I Surrender, is an epic about the U.S. and Mexico’s joint erasure of Apachería.
Telling the Stories of Urban Change in the Borderlands
Historian and writer Lydia Otero on growing up in the borderlands, Tucson’s racial and urban history, and their most recent book, Storied Property: María Cordova’s Casa.

The Border Chronicle in the News:

ICYMI: Border Chronicle cofounder, Melissa del Bosque, and a roundtable of border journalists in the AZPM Press Room discuss former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her appearances at the border, the impact of social media and influencers on the Nancy Guthrie case in Tucson and more.

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The entry to the Fort Bliss Immigration Camp in El Paso in August 2025. (Photo credit: Melissa del Bosque)

More News from Across the Border:

San Diego activist sentenced to 45 days home arrest after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault of immigration official Daylight San Diego

14 measles cases reported at El Paso ICE tent camp as Democrats call for its shuttering The Texas Tribune

ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss, document shows The Washington Post

‘Mass Confusion’: Government Texts Reveal Chaotic Response to Shutdown of El Paso Airspace NOTUS

Senate Democrat Pushes to Investigate Noem for Perjury The New York Times

What you need to know about Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's new pick to lead DHS NPR

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