Monthly Archives: August 2019
Surveillance along the border
Surveillance efforts at the Indian reservation along the border
Art and immigration
Article on overlap between artistic expression and immigration including in Philadelphia
Detention Centers
Rules are changing and ICE detention centers are planning on longer stays for families. This may increase health risks Flu vaccinations are not planned
Crosses in the desert
Tracing the migrant journey
Audio series about migrants coming to the US. This episode from Nogales
Bollard fencing upgrade
Small stretch of bollard wall upgrades near Lukeville
Border wall on remote wildlife refuge
West of Roma, potential for new wall Note that this also isn’t far from Fronton (west of Roma) which also is in the news as possible wall construction site Here is an overall map that shows this part of Starr … Continue reading →
Rio Grande River
Reflections on the Rio Grande River and what losing access might mean
Larger groups in Starr County
News of the largest groups arriving (particularly near El Paso) seems to have lessened since Spring of 2019. However, the are still arriving even in August as shown by this recent article