TD Column

Trump’s Border Patrol Bulldog

Joseph L. Flatley / Truthdig Oct 30, 2025 Gregory Bovino brought the border to the interior. Recent changes to the Border Patrol and ICE flowcharts signal an expansion of the model he tested in California and Chicago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

ICE Monsters

Christopher Weyant Jun 23, 2025 Dig deeper

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 )

TD Original

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 )

TD Original

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 )

TD Original

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 )

Editorial Cartoons

Holed Up

Christopher Weyant Feb 1, 2024 Dig deeper

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 )