Father Roy Snipes drives his motorboat on the Rio Grande near Mission. Gus BovaOn a foggy February morning, just south of the border town of Mission, the parking lot behind the La Lomita chapel is full. It’s the eighth week of a novena — a nine-week period of prayer ... read more
With the first veto of his presidency, President Trump on Friday defied Congress’ bipartisan rejection of his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and insisted on his power to circumvent the legislative branch to direct billions of dollars for a border wall. Defiant despite ... read more
Twelve Senate Republicans joined Democrats to challenge Trump over his ability to circumvent Congress and steer billions to build his border wall. ... read more
On a crisp December morning in 2017, Austin Alvarado paddles his canoe along a remote stretch of the Rio Grande’s Lower Canyons. The 25-year-old Guatemalan-American river guide strokes the water beneath his boat, careful not to disturb the silence surrounding him. Alvarado typically finds peace in these moments of solitude, ... read more
The Trump administration continues to misrepresent statistics to manufacture a crisis that doesn’t exist. Last week, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen of the Department of Homeland Security and Kevin K. McAleenan, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, testified at the same time in different congressional hearings. They seemed to be in a competition ... read more
Many of the dozen argued that they supported Trump’s border wall, but feared a dangerous precedent of allowing a president to circumvent the will of Congress. ... read more
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2019) – Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security passed H.R. 1232, the Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), will amend broad authority granted to the Secretary of Homeland Security to unilaterally waive “all legal requirements” to ... read more
