The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 22

This Week in The Border Chronicle:

“Anybody, Anyplace, Anytime Can Be Removed”: Terror and Border Extension under Trump

Just what did U.S. officials at the Border Security Expo earlier this month say about U.S. foreign policy, border extension, and a revival of the war on terror?

The Border ChronicleTodd Miller

A History of Arizona Miners, Written on Gravestones: A Photo Essay about a Disappeared Borderlands Town

Mining operations have been in the center of borderland labor conflicts for more than a century. These photos tell the moving story of one such town, through its cemetery.

The Border ChronicleDavid Bacon

Events:

The Border Chronicle will be in conversation with Amy Goodman on May 29 after the screening of Steal this Story, Please! a film that depicts her long, trailblazing, and inspiring career. It will show at the Loft Cinema in Tucson, Arizona at 7 pm.

And if you happen to be in Douglas or the surrounding area please consider joining us on Wednesday, May 27 at 6 p.m.:

More News from Across the Border Region:

U.S. Agencies Will Operate From Surveillance Tower in Chihuahua, Despite Recent Unauthorized CIA Presence in the Mexican State Drop Site

The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts ProPublica

The Continental Divide Trail is being militarized for the border wall High Country News

U.S. Border Patrol installed cameras on Michigan highways, some far from the border MLive

US military surveillance blimp supporting CBP is lost at the southern border, wreckage found in Mexico CNN

Footage sparked a debate over deputies’ practice of calling Border Patrol on Spanish-speaking drivers in New York state New York Focus

Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" torpedoes ICE funding deal Axios

How U.S. Militarization Is Redefining the Americas: Elastic Borders and Fortress Capitalism CODEPINK

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