The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: May 22
An expanding definition of “terror” ignites a more bellicose extension of the U.S. border abroad. A history of labor and mining and community written on borderlands’ gravestones. And The Border Chronicle in Douglas and with Amy Goodman this coming week.
This Week in The Border Chronicle:
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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