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Deaths Uncovered in Laredo Show the Ongoing Toll of Border Militarization

“The people we’re finding now dying on the U.S. side of the border are the people who could not wait.”

by Jason Buch

Keep Reading

Texas’ Fight Against the Screwworm Will Be Nasty and Brutish

by Christopher Collins

Under Operation Lone Star, Texas State Police More than Doubled Their Drone Fleet

by Francesca D’Annunzio

The Eyes of Chihuahua

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Aug 06, 2024

A Rancher Who Leads a Paramilitary-Style Group Sues Biden over Border Policies

The rancher is joined by a rural Texas sheriff, who has collaborated with vigilantes, in the legal challenge to federal immigration policies.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Jul 24, 2024

Greg Abbott Compares Hamas Attacks to Texas Border Crossings at Sheriffs’ Conference

The governor’s comments followed a screening of raw October 7 footage for Texas lawmen.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Jul 11, 2024

‘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.”

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Jul 09, 2024

Going to See the Volcanos

After unprecedented protests swept Cuba, a huge wave of people fled. A journalist shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border.

by Jesús Jank Curbelo

Jun 27, 2024

‘We Are People Too’: Scenes of Migration in Matamoros and Reynosa

Even before Biden’s recent executive order, asylum-seekers were waiting for months in dangerous Mexican border towns for an appointment to cross into Texas.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Jun 13, 2024

Between the Concertina Wire and the Cartel

As a border physician, I see firsthand the violence of Operation Lone Star, which has made America a key partner in a dangerous triad targeting refugees.

by Brian Elmore

May 23, 2024

Border Vigilantes Are Blurring the Lines of Law Enforcement

Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.

by Francesca D’Annunzio and Avery Schmitz

May 21, 2024

Want to Build a Wall? Don’t Try It in Her Town.

How a Laredo activist and her scrappy environmental group have fought back against powerful interests in South Texas

by Justin Miller

May 01, 2024

Bordering on Cowardice

From Joe Biden to Colin Allred, Democrats are flip-flopping on an issue at the heart of the American experiment.

by Gus Bova

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