How Texas Jails Built Migrant Incarceration
Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against humanity.”
Border and Immigration
A Lawman’s Change of Heart?
Iconic Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading voice against migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But West says his perspective is aligned with what he sees as the reality of the border.
A Cuban Journalist Adjusts to Service-Sector Precarity in North Texas
My life as an immigrant is summarized as paying for a car to go to work and working to pay for that car.
Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative
Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.
How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas
The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway.
Reclaiming ‘Friendship’ Across Borders
In reading U.S.-Mexico treaties, I trip over the word “friendship.” Ostensibly, it's like saying, “We are friends, so I’m taking your land.”
Generous Guests: Undocumented Immigrants Subsidize Our Healthcare
While barred from most government healthcare programs, undocumented residents pay more in healthcare taxes than the entire cost of their own care.
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Greg Abbott’s Border ‘Theatrics’ Now Include Acting Like the State Department
Abbott’s latest bid to expand the bounds of his authority might introduce confusion abroad, experts say.
Texas Is Arming Mexico’s Gunmen
Data shows that firearms were purchased in 212 Texas counties before being trafficked to Mexico and recovered as crime guns from 2015-2022, for a total of nearly 22,000 firearms.
Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech
DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disrupt potential domestic terrorism.”