The End of Title 42 and the Triumph of the Border-Industrial Complex
On May 11th, I was with a group of people at the bottom of the Paso del Norte bridge in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Suddenly, I realized that I didn’t have…
US Immigrants
How Ecofascists Are Fueling Racism and Deadly Violence
It’s not often that conservative lobbyists beat the drum for increased environmental oversight and regulation. But that’s what happened this month when the far-right Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR),…
At least 40 immigrants dead in fire at US-Mexico border
At least 40 refugees were killed in a fire that broke out Monday night in a crowded detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. The deadly blaze,…
U.S.-Mexico Border Is World’s Deadliest Land Route, Finds UN Migration Study
More than 700 migrants died or disappeared trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico last year, said a new UN study. A new study has labeled the 2,000-mile (3,200km) border…
The Border-Industrial Complex in the Biden Era
First, it was the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles speeding along on the road in front of our campsite. Then it was the Border Patrol’s all-terrain vehicles moving swiftly…
The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A.
Through his administration’s recent policies towards Haiti and Haitian migrants, President Joe Biden is carrying out a crime against humanity. Unfortunately, this represents continuity in a decades-long, bi-partisan policy toward…
19,000 Children Cross the Dangerous Darien Gap this year, says UNICEF
The number of migrant children who cross the Darien Gap on foot has hit an all-time high, UNICEF warned today. The Darien Gap is an extensive and inhospitable strip of…
Trumpism with a Biden Face: US Haitian Policy
With that orange haired brute of a president supposedly ushered out of the White House with moralising delight, the Biden administration was all keen to turn over a new leaf. …
Kids cannot go without food, migrants say
People trying to migrate to the U.S. tell their stories, which have been collected from media reports. Migrant Charlie Jean had crossed back into Ciudad Acuña from the camps to…
Massive, Illegal Expulsion of Migrants from U.S.A
In a massive show of force, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mounted officers attempted to contain migrants as they crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into…
Will Biden’s Central American Plan Slow Migration (or Speed It Up)?
Joe Biden entered the White House with some inspiring yet contradictory positions on immigration and Central America. He promised to reverse Donald Trump’s draconian anti-immigrant policies while, through his “Plan…
How many is too many?
The United States of America is victim of its own propaganda. Since being founded, the USA has always depicted itself as a beacon of democracy and liberty, a land…
Trump Orders Could Affect Up To 8 Million Immigrants As Deportations Begin
Donald Trump signed two executive orders on January 25 outlining a series of new measures aimed at setting massive restrictions on immigration to the United States and on tearing those…
U.S. Study Finds Immigrants Imprisoned To Boost Prison-Corporation Profits
93% of the people who are locked up in the U.S. in order to meet the minimum legal requirements for the number of people who must be locked up on…
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