Military

Military Seizes Large Tracts of Public Land Near Border

Sam Carliner/ Responsible Statecraft May 27, 2025 The land transfer has locals, hunters and land conservationists warning of creeping militarization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

Hasan Piker on His ‘Routine’ Detention by Customs and Border Patrol

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft May 16, 2025 The popular, outspoken American streamer talks about how he endured two hours of questioning regarding his opinions on Israel and Trump. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Immigrant Solidarity in Post-Sanctuary America

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Apr 17, 2025 How a Latino community in North Carolina is resisting the Trump administration’s reign of fear. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Immigration

Migrants in Shock After Trump Cancels Asylum Appointments

Uriel J. García, Alejandro Serrano / Texas Tribune Jan 22, 2025 Hours after his inauguration, Trump canceled long-planned asylum appointments, leaving thousands stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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An Asylum App for the Phoneless

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig Jun 21, 2024 CPB One was supposed to streamline asylum for migrants and officials alike. There was just one problem. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Immigration

What the Migrants Leave Behind

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig May 21, 2024 The road to a new life is covered with all manner of discards. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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In Texas, Migrants Meet a Land of Walls and Wire

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig Mar 25, 2024 The state has invested billions into deadly barriers at the border, but asylum seekers still come — in higher numbers than ever. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Immigration

Media ‘Border Deal’ Coverage Dehumanizes Immigrants

Adam Johnson / The Real News Network Feb 14, 2024 Immigrants and immigrants’ rights advocates are shut out of the horse race stories about partisan “border” one-upmanship. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Holed Up

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The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement in Border Patrol

A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublica Feb 25, 2020 Some $500,000 have been siphoned from the union's El Paso chapter, raising new questions about lawlessness within the organization's ranks. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pete Buttigieg Faces New Scrutiny for McKinsey Past

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Dec 6, 2019 The 2020 hopeful and mayor of South Bend, Ind., has come under fire for his refusal to break the terms of a nondisclosure agreement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

McKinsey Has Its Fingerprints All Over Trump’s Immigration Policy

Ian McDougall / ProPublica Dec 4, 2019 Newly uncovered documents reveal the consulting giant helped ICE find “detention savings opportunities” by cutting food and medical care. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )