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This Week in The Border Chronicle:

Across the Borderlands, Wall Construction Threatens Sacred Sites

Like environmental regulations, cultural-and historic-preservation laws are being systematically waived for wall construction—and border communities are paying the price.

The Border ChronicleCaroline Tracey

Inside the Sentinel Surveillance Tower in Ciudad Juárez: A Podcast with Investigative Journalist José Olivares

Torre Centinela, a Mexican surveillance hub that will share intelligence with U.S. and Texas law enforcement is slated to open soon. Olivares discusses his investigation on Torre Centinela and the private corporation running it.

The Border ChronicleMelissa del Bosque

Community Events:

If you're in Southern Arizona on May 16, you can camp out under the stars and learn more about the border wall's environmental and wildlife impacts, and meet new friends (or old ones). Also, camping is optional!

Volunteer opportunity 🤩

This April and May, you can volunteer to document plants and wildlife on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border in the Border BioBlitz a community science effort to record as many species as possible 15 kilometers north or south of the international border. Check out this press release from the San Diego Natural History Museum to learn more.

More News from Across the Border Region:

Las Cruces Diocese fights federal effort to seize Mount Cristo Rey property for border wall Source NM

Medical Examiner confirms Haitian asylum seeker died from untreated tooth infection in Az detention Tucson Sentinel

Tucson’s Queer Immigrant Rights Networks Grow Amid Fear, Resistance and Raids LOOKOUT

US rejects UN migration forum declaration, State Department says Reuters

Texas took their licenses. Now these immigrant truckers face lost livelihoods, sense of betrayal Texas Tribune