William deBuys / TomDispatchJan 16, 2020
Donald Trump's pet project is a humanitarian and environmental disaster in more ways than one. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Ilana Novick / TruthdigJul 23, 2019
Francisco Galicia was born in Texas and has the papers to prove it, but border officials detained him, claiming his documents could be fake. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsJan 2, 2019
Amnesty International's Justin Mazzola says the Trump administration is not only "endangering families" but "defying international law." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Mark Fiore / TruthdigDec 27, 2018
With the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy in Border Patrol custody on Christmas Eve, this animation from three years ago is unfortunately still timely. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanDec 27, 2018
Trump tweets incessantly about the border, but he's never mentioned the two young victims of his administration's immigration policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated PressDec 26, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection orders health-care revisions for every child in its custody after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala dies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2014
With all the leaks revealed thanks to whistle-blower Edward Snowden, we're finally all pretty aware that most of our digital data is impossible to keep private. But did you know, even without fancy software, border officials can seize your computer whenever they feel like it? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 30, 2013
A 54-year-old New Mexico woman is suing federal authorities after being forced to undergo "a brutal and inhumane six-hour full-body cavity search by federal officers that included anal and vaginal probes" with no warrant and without consent, the El Paso Times reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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