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Living Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Militarized U.S.-Mexico Border
I have walked across the Brownsville international bridge, the structure that connects my hometown with Matamoros, Mexico, hundreds of times over the years. As a longtime borderland resident, crossing back and forth for work, family, or business is part of regular life.
By Michael Seifert
What’s Really Happening at Our Border and What You Can do to Help
This blog, and the resources within, was originally published on July 15, 2019. It has been updated to reflect changes that have occured since then.
By Cynthia Pompa
How Far Will Trump Go to Get his Border Wall? We’re Demanding Answers.
President Trump continues his pursuit of a pointless, destructive border wall at all costs.
By Shaw Drake, David Donatti
We’re Suing to Make Sure that CBP Can’t Keep Asylum Seekers from Their Lawyers
Kate Huddleston, Equal Justice Works Fellow, ACLU of Texas
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By Kate Huddleston
“Disgusting subhuman shit:” Border Patrol Agent’s Actions and Attitudes Reflect Agency’s Violent Culture
While on duty in 2017, Border Patrol agent Matthew Bowen was driving in a government-issued pickup truck when he saw Antolin Rolando Lopez-Aguilar, a migrant from Guatemala, attempting to cross into the United States.
By Cynthia Pompa
A Border Officer Told Me I Couldn’t Opt Out of the Face Recognition Scan. They Were Wrong.
“Look at the camera,” a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer told me as I approached the primary inspection point at the Paso del Norte port of entry.
By Shaw Drake
Trump’s War on Asylum-Seekers is Endangering Pregnant Women
The view from the Matamoros, Mexico side of the Rio Grande — just across from Brownsville, Texas — reveals an unsettling scene.
By Rochelle Garza
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