Border security

Child at US border fence

Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on borders, Joan Walsh on Pramila Jayapal, and Harold Meyerson on politics after the shutdown.

Jan 31, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families

There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families

The coercion and cruelty at the border is not over.

Jan 30, 2019 / Michelle Chen

US Mexico Border

The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition

Trump’s wall is just the latest incarnation of an old fixation.

Jan 14, 2019 / Greg Grandin

Migrants ICE Drop-Off

ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis

The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.

Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry

Wendy Brown in Berkeley in 2016.

Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown

For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress. 

Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Migrant caravan in Tijuana

The Notebook: Asylum Seekers Improvise a New Border Bureaucracy The Notebook: Asylum Seekers Improvise a New Border Bureaucracy

In Tijuana, migrants and officials are breaking the law to create some semblance of order.

Nov 30, 2018 / Lolita Brayman and Robert Langellier

There Is No Left Case for Nationalism

There Is No Left Case for Nationalism There Is No Left Case for Nationalism

Endorsing nationalism isn’t compromise. It’s compromised.

Nov 28, 2018 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

border troops string barbed wire

Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’ Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’

Troops will deliver anti-riot equipment to Customs and Border Protection officers, further blurring the line between military and civilian law enforcement.

Nov 14, 2018 / Ryan Harvey

Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely?

Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely? Could the Trump Administration Succeed in Detaining Child Migrants Indefinitely?

In seeking to overturn the Flores Agreement, the administration is undoing two decades of precedent.

Oct 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen

ICE raid

Should Immigration Laws Be Respected? Should Immigration Laws Be Respected?

If countries want the right and not just the power to control their borders, they have to consider the rights of immigrants, too.

Sep 19, 2018 / Christopher Bertram

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