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Immigration

Houston’s ‘Living Archive’ of Migration

At Fresh Arts, photographer Violeta Álvarez created a space where immigrant families in Houston can see their own histories reflected back to them.

by Jesús Jank Curbelo

Keep Reading

Mexico’s Deportation Capital

by Georgina Pease

Deaths Uncovered in Laredo Show the Ongoing Toll of Border Militarization

by Jason Buch

As World Cup Unfolds, Immigrant Rights Organizers Seek a Reckoning over Dallas’ Relationship with ICE

by Emily Markwiese

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

Apr 30, 2024

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June Issue

A note from the new interim editor-in-chief

by Gus Bova

Four uniformed Texas national guard troops stand near a Texas Department of Public Safety SUV, near barbed wire which stands at the border with Mexico in El Paso. Mar 01, 2024

Federal Judge Halts Texas Deportation Law

"Surges in immigration do not constitute an 'invasion' within the meaning of the Constitution."

by Gus Bova

Tennesee Governor Bill Lee in a suit and tie. Feb 06, 2024

Did an Operation Lone Star Contractor Fly Tennessee’s Governor to Eagle Pass?

Flight records indicate one of the governors at a Texas press event may have flown there on a private jet owned by a major border contractor, whose CEO is also an Abbott donor.

by Justin Miller

A wide-angled photo of a dramatic stormcloud over a small rural highway. A bolt of lightning shoots from the cloud in the distance, where intense rain can also be seen. Jan 26, 2024

Border Angels and Magic Moments

A professor and a journalist report from the communities along the U.S.-Mexico border in a new book.

by Sergio Chapa

A composite image. At left, the cover to Jonathan Blitzer's Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here. At right, A child is being picked up off a crowded trailer covered with migrants. Jan 22, 2024

What Does the United States Owe Central America?

A new work of nonfiction revives a history that some would sooner see forgotten.

by Gus Bova

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, a Latinx woman in a white dress, gives a thumbs up to the camera, showing the ink on her thumb. Photojournalists crowd behind her with their cameras. Jan 18, 2024

Tense Elections in Mexico and U.S. Endanger Democracy

Tense presidential elections could bring upheaval to both nations, according to a recent report.

by Lise Olsen

A Latinx mother and her waist-high daughter stand embracing by their home, a cement, graffiti covered ruin separated into makeshift shelters using hanging fabric. Jan 11, 2024

Immigrants in Ciudad Juárez Struggle for Survival

Migrants hoping to reach the U.S. are steering clear of government facilities—and facing a dangerous journey on their own.

by Lilette Contreras

A Border Patrol agent arrives to take custody of a group of immigrants from Texas Border Volunteers. Dec 20, 2023

Working Class Perspectives on the ‘Migrant Crisis’

NYC Mayor Eric Adams was supposed to welcome immigrants bused from Texas. That's not what's happened.

by Josephine Lee

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