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Art and Architecture of Ports of Entry Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Visual Journey (Republished)
The border between the U.S. and Mexico remains a vital, multidimensional space of power, culture, movement, and everyday life.
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Trump's New Immigration Policies Already Affecting Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Humanitarian migrants are among those first hit by the Trump administration's new immigration policies.
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Senate Holds Hearing on 'Remain in Mexico', Maligned Policy Could Become Law
The Migrant Protection Protocols created major barriers to asylum during the first Trump administration. Republicans are seeking to revive the policy…
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15 Years of Data on Migrant Deaths in the El Paso Border Patrol Sector Now Available
No More Deaths (No Mas Muertes) just released 15 years of data on migrant deaths in the EL Paso Sector, adding to our understanding of the human…
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Art and Architecture of Ports of Entry Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Visual Journey
When we imagine the border only as a line on a map, we ignore the constantly changing infrastructure that creates borders as places of division and…
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Immigration Bill Flops Just Hours After Released
A proposed immigration bill released to the public by a Senate committee on Sunday has already been declared “dead on arrival”.
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Mexico Unveils New Deportation Campaign
Mexico announced this weekend that it will start deporting migrants from cities along the U.S.-Mexico border and restricting migration throughout the…
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Biden's Asylum Ban is Unlawful Says Federal Judge
A federal judge said on Tuesday that the Biden administration's Circumvention of Legal Pathways rule undermines Congress's crystal clear intent to allow…
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Four New Reports Examine Key Parts of US Immigration System
Four new reports look at rural immigrant detention centers, systemic dysfunctions of immigration courts, consequences of Biden's new asylum policies…
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Does U.S. Immigration Policy Contribute to Organized Crime in Mexico?
A new report by InSight Crime finds links links between restrictive U.S. border policies and the growth of a multi-billion-dollar smuggling economy in…
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Visit the US-Mexico Border Wall Exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
This installation featuring historical photographs, miniature architectural models, and maps is as close as you can get to the border inside the…
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A Visual Study of Texas' Shoddy Private Border Fence
While Arizona's container wall is currently being taken down, this private border fence in Texas may be close to *falling* down.
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