Drawings
Drawings from children held in a migrant detention center. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: McAllen
Conditions at detention centers
Several articles this week highlighting poor conditions at immigrant detention centers. … Continue reading →
McAllen, deaths and staffing.
Two recent articles from the McAllen newspaper. The first is four recent deaths discovered. The second a longer article about staffing and role sheriff deputies play. One thing to note about a border wall is it doesn’t really change any … Continue reading →
Ay Mariposa
There is a film about the border wall resistance and the border region. Here is the Indigogo site that raised money for it. It is being shown in McAllen on Earth Day Unclear from the website how else one could … Continue reading →
Groups of migrants through the fence
Video of a group of migrants crossing through the fence near Tijuana. Meanwhile at opposite side of the border, there have been some large groups also crossing near McAllen. These groups aren’t necessarily evading apprehension, but at least as often … Continue reading →
What do locals in McAllen think about the border wall?
We’ve seen a lot of pictures from photo ops taken when politicians visit the border, such as recent visit from Trump to McAllen. This story gives a local perspective Here is a report about a group of county sheriffs in … Continue reading →