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Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies

The U.S.-Mexico border is once again dominating a U.S. presidential election.

The Conversation

GOP "border czar" attack based on a lie

Vice President Kamala Harris was put in charge of a "diplomatic effort," not border security

Salon

‘Tech Doesn’t Just Stay at the Border’: Petra Molnar on Surveillance’s Long Reach

“The border is like a free-for-all, this frontier zone that is a perfect laboratory for tech experimentation.”

Texas Observer

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Biden’s immigration order won’t fix problems quickly – 4 things to know about what’s changing

Immigration is a top issue in the upcoming presidential election – and President Joe Biden’s new executive order restricting migrants’ ability to apply for asylum is likely to further elevate the subject in national politics.

The Conversation

Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim

As debate over U.S. immigration policy heats up during the 2024 presidential campaign, separating fact from fiction on the U.S.-Mexico border becomes increasingly difficult.

The Conversation

Exploring the Mexico-US borderlands: 3 days riding among the mountains the border wall blasted through

U.S. policy has quite literally blasted through mountains to build a border wall - the Ruta del Jefe explores the land, with a focus on education and conservation

Cycling Weekly

Border Angels and Magic Moments

A professor and a journalist report from the communities along the U.S.-Mexico border in Frontera, a new book from Sergio Chapa.

Texas Observer

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Migrant caravan surges at U.S. border, challenges persist

Join us as we explore the dynamic situation unfolding at the US-Mexico border. Discover the challenges, efforts, and potential solutions in a creative tone.

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Hamas' Attack in Israel Doesn't Reveal Much About U.S. Border Security

There is little, if any, comparison between the terrorist threat that Israel faces and security problems along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reason

Desperate and bewildered, migrants stuck at US gates as Title 42 ends

Hundreds of migrants from around the world seeking a better life in the United States have instead found themselves trapped in squalid conditions near the Mexican border, tantalizingly close to their destination, and desperate.

Reuters

Migrants amass along US-Mexico border as COVID-era restrictions near end

U.S. border agents in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday urged hundreds of migrants amassing on city streets to surrender to authorities as illegal crossings rose in the run-up to the end of COVID-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 later this week.

Reuters

US sends first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020

The United States on Monday sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after Cuba agreed for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reuters

Editorial: 2 misconceptions and a truth about the US-Mexico border

The myths — or, rather, convenient lies — that some politicians keep circulating about the U.S.-Mexico border have resulted in another disappointing congressional session for immigration reform.

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Queering the Border

100 Ways to Cross the Border chronicles the life and creativity of LGBTQ+ performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña.

The Conversation

Migration to the US is on the rise again – but it's unlikely to be fully addressed during the Summit of the Americas, or anytime soon

An estimated 6,000 Latin American migrants are traveling together through Mexico to reach the U.S. by foot and car, marking the largest caravan yet in 2022 of migrants traveling to the U.S. border.

Tribune News Service

Islamic State operative charged with plotting to assassinate George W. Bush

DALLAS — An alleged ISIS operative based in Ohio was charged on Tuesday with plotting to murder former President George W. Bush and attempting to bring assassins into the country illegally, across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reuters

Migrants in Mexico despair; U.S. extends pandemic asylum limits

Migrants across northern Mexico voiced frustration and desperation on Monday, after the U.S. government failed to lift a pandemic-era policy that has largely prevented them from seeking asylum in the United States for over two years.

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U.S. teens recruited to drive migrants from Mexican border

Seventeen-year-old Santi sits in his car outside shops in Sunland Park, New Mexico, watching a pulsing blue dot on his mobile telephone.

Reuters

Camp of Ukrainians at the U.S.-Mexico border swells, as more refugees arrive

Hundreds of Ukrainians are camping in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico, hoping to seek U.S. asylum, a dramatic increase in arrivals just days after the Biden administration said the United States would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing from war.

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