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A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol police cruiser, in the SUV style, in white with green text on the side.

Justice Department Seeking to Dismiss Lawsuit over Family Separation

The mother behind the lawsuit developed facial paralysis and depression from the trauma of being separated from her son.

by Zane McNeil

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Biden Is Still Separating Immigrant Kids From Their Families

by Anna-Catherine Brigida and John Washington

The Private Prison Industry (Finally) Faces an Uncertain Future

by Gus Bova

The Trump Administration Blows Its Border Wall Budget in South Texas

by Gus Bova

alt-right, hurricane harvey Dec 26, 2018

The Texas Observer’s Best Features of 2018

Our favorite longreads of the year.

by Rose Cahalan and Forrest Wilder

Oct 12, 2018

Editor’s Note: The Long and the Short of It

Observer Editor Forrest Wilder on the importance of good longform storytelling.

by Forrest Wilder

border everywhere Oct 08, 2018

Checkpoint Nation

Border Patrol agents are extending their reach deep into the country’s interior.

by Melissa del Bosque

border art Aug 13, 2018

100 Ways to Draw a Line

The edge becomes the center at the Transborder Biennial 2018 in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.

by Michael Agresta

Dec 26, 2017

A Bridge Over Troubled Water

Problems plague the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry and International Bridge after federal and local governments invested millions in the project.

by Melissa del Bosque

Signage at the border crossing between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. May 18, 2016

Agents Humiliated, Wrongfully Detained Border-Crossers, Say Civil Rights Groups

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

TK Dec 07, 2015

Homeland Insecurity

Want to run drugs, smuggle migrants and get away with it? Join America’s biggest law enforcement agency.

by Melissa del Bosque and Patrick Michels

A "Welcome to Presidio" sign at the Texas-Mexico border. Nov 13, 2015

Western Block: One Woman’s Quest for Citizenship

Refujia Roman-Chavez could be a U.S. citizen, but she can't prove it without the cooperation of the West Texas border agents who’ve repeatedly told her to return to Mexico.

by Sasha von Oldershausen

Full Video of DPS Helicopter Shooting

by Jen Reel

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