Santa Ana’s Last Stand
Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for lawmakers to act.
Border and Immigration
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.
La Gordiloca Goes to Court
An unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested.
Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under
After roaring back with an issue on women’s health, we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after Angela Paxton, and broke news on queer rights.
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.
Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
Braving ‘La Bestia’
Asylum-seekers risk life and limb to reach America as President Biden tries to dissuade them.
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
Biden Quietly Gave Border Wall Contract to Company Used by Trump, Abbott
“Clearly DHS, under the Biden administration, has no more respect for border residents than it did under the Trump administration.”
‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
House Bill 4 would turn local police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.