Published by the Atlantic on October 27, 2022.
Laments the failure to pass a law outlawing separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Congress Can’t Even Do This One Thing
8 Media Reports in October 2022
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Perla was his boss. He was her ace. Inside the covert op behind DeSantis’ migrant flights
Published by the Miami Herald on October 20, 2022.
Reveals new details about the Florida state government operation that sent dozens of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts in September 2022.
The Texas Border County at the Center of a Dangerous Right-Wing Experiment
Published by the Intercept on October 12, 2022.
A report from Kinney County, Texas, along the border between Del Rio and Eagle Pass, where local leadership enthusiastically backs the Texas state government’s anti-migrant measures.
Death on the Border: Were Twin Brothers Hunting Migrants or Wildlife?
Published by the New York Times on October 12, 2022.
Investigates a September 27, 2022 incident in which twin brothers, one the warden of a jail that has housed detained immigrants, shot at a group of migrants in Hudspeth County, Texas, killing one.
Is Biden to blame for the border crisis? How U.S. policies aren’t keeping up with global migration trends
Published by Grid on October 12, 2022.
“The federal government is tasked with executing dated and dysfunctional laws,” contends this analysis of the current state of U.S. immigration policy.
U.S. Border Policy Must Adapt to the Region’s New Migration Patterns
Published by World Politics Review on October 12, 2022.
The drastically changed profile of migration requires a much different response at the U.S.-Mexico border, argues WOLA’s Adam Isacson.
In Record Numbers, Venezuelans Risk a Deadly Trek to Reach the U.S. Border
Published by the New York Times on October 7, 2022.
Reporters traversed the Darién Gap along with numerous migrants, including a large number of Venezuelan citizens.
Desperation in the Desert: The Industrialization of Migrant Smuggling on the US-Mexico Border
Published by InsightCrime on October 5, 2022.
A report from Altar, Sonora, Mexico, an organized crime-dominated town through which many migrants pass en route to Arizona.