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DHS Launches 'Operation River Wall' to Add Boats and Personnel Along Rio Grande Valley

In a statement, DHS said the U.S. Coast Guard will lead the operation, increasing the number of patrol boats, shallow watercraft, command units and tactical response teams throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Latin Times

Texas Activist Launch Campaign to 'Resist' The Militarization of U.S.-Mexico Border

Activists allege the militarization of the border and constant arrests by immigration authorities in the area have instilled fear among families of mixed immigration status

Latin Times

2024 Was The Deadliest Year On Record For Migrants, With Over 1,200 Deaths Reported Across The Americas

In the last 10 years, data from the IOM and the Missing Migrants Project reveals that at least 11,038 people have died along migration routes across the Americas

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Trump Admin Orders Deployment of Thousands Of Additional Troops To The Border

The Pentagon has order the deployment of 5,000 additional troops to the southern border

Latin Times

US Designates Latin American Cartels As Foreign Terrorist Organizations

U.S. government designates 8 Latin American crime groups as foreign terrorist organizations due to drug trafficking and violence.

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Why are migrants dying trying to cross into the US? These are the 3 main risks they face

President Donald Trump closed much of the activity at the U.S.-Mexico border in January 2025, making it impossible for migrants who arrive at a U.S. port of entry to apply for asylum. Trump’s border policies are likely to make it far more difficult and dangerous for migrants trying to reach…

The Conversation

Mexico and other countries could hamper Trump border plans - Roll Call

President Donald Trump’s plans to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and conduct mass deportations might soon run into a major roadblock.

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Trump plans series of actions on immigration, border security - Roll Call

President-elect Donald Trump plans to take a series of tough-on-immigration executive actions Monday, incoming officials said.

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Increased surveillance at the Canada-U.S. border means more asylum seekers could die

At a press conference on Dec. 17, the Canadian federal government announced proposed new measures to expand its management of Canada’s border with the United States. These measures were intended to appease the incoming Trump administration and to avoid a threatened 25 per cent import tariff.

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Inconsistent Data Highlights Challenges in Tracking Migrant Deaths at Border, New Report Finds

The exact number of migrant deaths across the southern border remains a source of mystery and worry for activists, as the numbers remain inconsistent.

Latin Times

Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies

The U.S.-Mexico border is once again dominating a U.S. presidential election.

The Conversation

GOP "border czar" attack based on a lie

Vice President Kamala Harris was put in charge of a "diplomatic effort," not border security

Salon

‘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.”

Texas Observer

Biden’s immigration order won’t fix problems quickly – 4 things to know about what’s changing

Immigration is a top issue in the upcoming presidential election – and President Joe Biden’s new executive order restricting migrants’ ability to apply for asylum is likely to further elevate the subject in national politics.

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Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim

As debate over U.S. immigration policy heats up during the 2024 presidential campaign, separating fact from fiction on the U.S.-Mexico border becomes increasingly difficult.

Cycling Weekly

Exploring the Mexico-US borderlands: 3 days riding among the mountains the border wall blasted through

U.S. policy has quite literally blasted through mountains to build a border wall - the Ruta del Jefe explores the land, with a focus on education and conservation

Texas Observer

Border Angels and Magic Moments

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

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Border Crisis: Illegal Immigrants Armed with Guns Pose National Security Threat

Get ready for an eye-opening discussion with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb as he shares the shocking reality of the border crisis and the urgent need to s...

Reason

Hamas' Attack in Israel Doesn't Reveal Much About U.S. Border Security

There is little, if any, comparison between the terrorist threat that Israel faces and security problems along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reuters

Desperate and bewildered, migrants stuck at US gates as Title 42 ends

Hundreds of migrants from around the world seeking a better life in the United States have instead found themselves trapped in squalid conditions near the Mexican border, tantalizingly close to their destination, and desperate.

Reuters

Migrants amass along US-Mexico border as COVID-era restrictions near end

U.S. border agents in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday urged hundreds of migrants amassing on city streets to surrender to authorities as illegal crossings rose in the run-up to the end of COVID-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 later this week.

Reuters

US sends first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020

The United States on Monday sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after Cuba agreed for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: 2 misconceptions and a truth about the US-Mexico border

The myths — or, rather, convenient lies — that some politicians keep circulating about the U.S.-Mexico border have resulted in another disappointing congressional session for immigration reform.

Texas Observer

Queering the Border

100 Ways to Cross the Border chronicles the life and creativity of LGBTQ+ performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña.

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