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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: April 17 Were you wondering what was going on with Mexico's right wing? And what Argentina's disappeared have to do with the U.S.-Mexico border? You've come to the right place.

This week: Mexico's right wing explained + a powerful doc on Argentina's disappeared & unidentified migrants at the border. Independent journalism like this needs YOU. Subscribe for $59/yr & get a free tote bag! 🦂🌵

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New ICE Arrest Statistics Shed Light on Who the Agency is Targeting in American Communities - American Immigration Council Statistics reveal the full extent of ICE’s operations under Trump, including who the agency is arresting and how many have criminal records.

NEW from me for @immcouncil.org's blog. I dig into the Deportation Data Project's information and shed some light on Trump's mass deportation project, more than one year into his latest term in office. You'll want to check this one out! www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-arr...

The Tyranny of AI Everywhere Sneakers? Why stop there?

STOP PUTTING AI IN ALL MY STUFF www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse Donald Trump’s false claims about the Iran War, Epstein files, tariffs and inflation have left some supporters who have traditionally believed all he says feeling duped and abandoned. Why now?

This is compelling

“A History of Heartache” Is a World Where No Saviors Are Coming Bleak, clear-eyed, abrasive, and thoughtful stories about the forgotten folks of East Texas.

"Beyond the pain and the characters who bear it, this book is a commentary on the ways America abandons its people to fend for themselves."

@tobyleblancauthor.bsky.social reviews A HISTORY OF HEARTACHE by Patrick Strickland. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

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Republicans want to give individual legislators the power to order arrests | Arizona Mirror An Arizona GOP bill would let single lawmakers order arrests for people who ignore legislative subpoenas. Hobbs is expected to veto it

Only three people officially registered in support of the proposal, while 337 registered against it. Republicans passed it any way.

story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

EFF to State AGs: Investigate Google's Broken Promise to Users Google's Failure to Warn Users About Law Enforcement Demands for Data Is Deceptive

Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices over Google's broken promises to users targeted by the government 🧵(1/4) www.eff.org/press/relea...

Very proud to premier award-winning filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz's documentary short today at @theborderchronicle.bsky.social "What Do Argentina's Disappeared Have to Do With Unidentified Migrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border?

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The SAVE Act goes beyond voter ID. It would require a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, which would block millions of American citizens from voting.

In 2021 we launched The Border Chronicle because we believed that the U.S.-Mexico border needed a region-wide publication from the perspective of the people who live here.

We're launching our 1st fundraiser on Local News Day. Please donate so we can hire more reporters, and expand our coverage.

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago."
If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

The iterations of border walls have transformed a beautiful international park along the San Diego / Tijuana border. I wrote about what I have seen over nearly three decades, and the implications to sacred lands with new border walls planned in the San Diego region. Read more below:

The Tohono O'odham have run their ancestral land across the US-Mexico border every year since 1995 — as prayer, as ceremony, as resistance.

Amy Juan joins the Border Chronicle podcast to talk about what's at stake.

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BREAKING: NYT’s Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan detail how Netanyahu sold Trump on going to war with Iran. It will be easy, they assured him. It was all lies. Here is an excerpt from this must-read article, just posted. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early. When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable.

“We are grateful for the 37 years we had her and her warmth,” they said. “Today and everyday we remember what we have lost but remain so thankful for what she gave to all of us. We love and miss you so much, Nae.”

Thou Shall Not Pray for Peace: The Bombing of Iran and the U.S.-Mexico Border A few days after the United States launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran, the Border Patrol changed its policy on visits to the border wall, denying a church group permission to pray there, “for their ...

“It is for your safety” the agent explained. Safety from what? Gallegos wondered. The last gunshot she remembered was in 2011, when the Border Patrol killed 19-year-old Carlos LaMadrid as he climbed the wall to return to Mexico… www.theborderchronicle.com/thou-shall-n...

Thou Shall Not Pray for Peace: The Bombing of Iran and the U.S.-Mexico Border A few days after the United States launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran, the Border Patrol changed its policy on visits to the border wall, denying a church group permission to pray there, “for their ...

Days after bombing Iran, Border Patrol quietly banned civilians from the Douglas, AZ border wall, blocking a church group mid-prayer. A supervisor cited “escalations worldwide.” No announcement was made.

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New Jersey Becomes the 10th State with a Law Barring Local ICE Contracts An attorney general had already imposed restrictions on how sheriffs and police can assist ICE, but advocates wanted those codified into law. Mikie Sherrill signed the bill this week.

In one of his final acts in office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy had vetoed a bill that banned local partnerships with ICE, citing potential legal challenges. Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed a slightly modified bill into law.

We are $39 trillion in debt with it accelerating more rapidly during Trump’s presidency than any other in history and Trump is asking for an obscene record shattering amount of military spending for his forever wars & bombings after he just got an obscene increase for DOD & ICE.

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Locks Thousands, Including Kids, in 170 'Hold Rooms’ Nationwide. Here's Where They Are. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency operates a network of 170 unofficial detention sites around the country, called “hold rooms,” according to agency data obtained via the Freedom of...

The Colorado Times Recorder reports on ICE’s sprawling network of unofficial detention sites:

Raskin: "It doesn't give me a lot of comfort that Todd Blanche is now the acting AG. This is the guy who transferred Ghislaine Maxwell from the higher security prison to the low security prison camp in Texas."

A federal board just ruled that immigration judges can be fired at will by the president, stripping the civil service protections meant to insulate them from political interference. This is a HUGE deal for asylum seekers and the courts.

Bounty hunters seen in viral videos brandishing weapons in Minneapolis charged with felonies The two were filmed pointing weapons at protesters and firing less-lethal munitions during two incidents in Minneapolis.

Bounty hunters seen in viral videos brandishing weapons in Minneapolis charged with felonies www.startribune.com/two-bounty-h...

An important DNA database that has helped hundreds of families find their missing loved ones has vanished. Reporters @cetracey.bsky.social and Gabriel Schivone investigate what happened and also report on how NGOs could get it back, if it hasn't already been destroyed.

A lot of Trump voters I spoke to during the campaign were convinced the Wrong People were getting free stuff and that Trump would make sure the Right People (them) got it. bsky.app/profile/fact...

Nurul Amin Shah Alam's death was a homicide County medical examiners announced the ruling on Wednesday. New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating.

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

DHS says it has body-cam footage related to Pretti shooting in Minneapolis The lawsuits aim to prevent federal officials from destroying evidence related to Alex Pretti’s killing and to end the surge of immigration officers in Minnesota.

It's been 66 days since agents killed Alex Pretti.

DHS has body-cam footage.

They haven't released it.

66 days and counting.

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The Trump administration is demanding that states hand over their voter files. Most states have refused, but at least 10 have provided full voter lists, placing the sensitive data of more than 37 million voters in the federal government’s hands. Here’s what you need to know: bit.ly/3JFbKaB