Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea
A new proposal would do little to alleviate the suffering on Europe’s borders.
Aug 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids
The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.
Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children
“The tiniest kid at the front of the line, he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He was 4, maybe 5 years old.”
Jun 6, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Claudia Gómez González Wasn’t Killed by a Rogue Border Agent—She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency Claudia Gómez González Wasn’t Killed by a Rogue Border Agent—She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency
It is time to rein in Customs and Border Protection by demanding accountability and transparency.
May 29, 2018 / Daniel Altschuler and Natalia Aristizabal
These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon
It’s dystopian fiction—written by the US military.
May 29, 2018 / Nick Turse
Over 7,000 Bodies Have Been Found at the US-Mexican Border Since the ’90s Over 7,000 Bodies Have Been Found at the US-Mexican Border Since the ’90s
And that’s an underestimate.
Apr 24, 2018 / Todd Miller
These Students Learn About State Violence at the Busiest Border Patrol Sector in the Country These Students Learn About State Violence at the Busiest Border Patrol Sector in the Country
This program shows students how to understand and oppose the violence happening at the US/Mexico border.
Feb 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out
Border walls are being erected left and right as natural disasters become more frequent, leaving victims with nowhere to go.
Dec 7, 2017 / Todd Miller
Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis
The walls, fences, and brute force currently used to control this tide are shown to be not only barbaric but futile.
Oct 24, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’ Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’
New databases are being built for this experimental surveillance.
Aug 23, 2017 / Aaron Miguel Cantú and George Joseph