Immigration

Texas Awards Biggest Border Wall Contract Yet to Trump-Tied Firm

Justin Miller / Texas Observer Jan 12, 2023 A Trump-tied firm with limited experience was awarded the largest border wall contract yet by the Texas government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

The Asylum-Blocking Policies Continue

Sergio Ortiz Borbolla / WOLA Jan 6, 2023 Now policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments are sure to place asylum seekers into the hands of criminal groups waiting to prey on them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Immigration

No Safe Haven

Stephanie Brewer / Washington Office on Latin America Dec 19, 2022 With few ways to legally enter the United States and no way to safely return home, asylum seekers are stranded at the US-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Politics

The Dispossessed

John Washington and Anna-Catherine Brigida / Texas Observer Dec 8, 2022 The Biden administration has neither halted family separations nor compensated past victims of the practice. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Immigration

Mexico’s War Against Migrants

Dawn Paley / Truthdig Nov 14, 2022 Andrés Manuel López Obrador campaigned on a promise to humanize migrant policy in Mexico and Central America. What happened? Dawn Paley investigates. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Tear Gas Sprayed Across Migrants at Turkey-Greece Border

MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2020 EU leaders accuse Erdogan's government of using the refugees' desperation "for political purposes" as open-borders policy causes rush. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Court Puts Breaks on Move to Make Asylum Seekers Wait in Mexico

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Feb 28, 2020 While it may only be temporary, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling is a major setback for Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Immigration Policy Amounts to Torture

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Feb 25, 2020 A new report from Physicians for Human Rights lays out the traumatic effects of child separation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2020 This marks the first time waivers have applied to federal procurement rules. Previously ones waived environmental impact reviews. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Illegal Crossings Plunge as U.S. Extends Policy Across Border

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2020 Trump administration says it's a deterrent to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico, while critics worry about fairness, exposure to violence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Dodges Questions About Migrant Children’s Deaths

Robert Moore / ProPublica Jan 15, 2020 Appearing before Congress, several officials refuse to respond to criticism that they concealed information about those in their care. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )