News and Resources

Four Steps President Biden Can Take to Ease the Extinction Crisis
During his first week in office, President Biden issued a slew of executive orders directed at fulfilling some of the most ambitious goals in his climate plan. Among other things, the Biden... Read more
Published on: 2021-02-17
Source: Sierra Magazine
What Comes Next for Trump’s Border Wall?
When President Joe Biden, on his first day in office, signed an executive order halting the construction of Trump’s wall on the US-Mexico border, borderland communities and environmentalists breathed a... Read more
Published on: 2021-02-10
Source: Sierra Magazine
Biden asks Supreme Court to cancel arguments on two of Trump’s immigration priorities
The new administration’s action on border wall, asylum seekers may render both cases moot.... Read more
Published on: 2021-02-01
Source: Washington Post
New Ellis Island Border Policy Group Letter to President Biden Administration on Border and Immigration Policy Priorities
January 20, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden Jr. New Ellis Island Border Policy Group Letter to President Biden Administration on Border and Immigration Policy Priorities Dear President Biden, Fixing our... Read more
Published on: 2021-01-20
Source: Border Network
Texas Republicans Fanned the Flames of Insurrection Long Before January 6
In the week since pro-Trump mobs violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, Senator Ted Cruz has served as a rather convenient lightning rod for his fellow Texas Republicans. As the attempted... Read more
Published on: 2021-01-15
Source: Texas Observer
Statement from BNHR Executive Director, Fernando García, on Unfounded and Retaliatory EPPD Actions Against Him and BNHR Following Peaceful Protest of Trump’s Visit to Alamo, Texas
EL PASO – A day after a peaceful protest organized by the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), and supported by its allies, BNHR executive director, Fernando García, was cited by the El... Read more
Published on: 2021-01-15
Source: Border Network
Live updates: Trump offers no regret for inciting mob attack on Capitol; Joint Chiefs issue memo condemning riot
The president is planning to travel to Alamo, Tex., to observe a portion of border wall as Democrats ready an impeachment vote that will take place as early as Wednesday.... Read more
Published on: 2021-01-12
Source: Washington Post
Government Funding Bill Will Pave the Way for More Ambitious Environmental Agenda
Government Funding Bill Will Pave the Way for More Ambitious Environmental Agenda We look forward to working with President-elect Biden and Congress to make the needed investments to tackle the... Read more
Published on: 2020-12-21
Source: Earthjustice
A Climate Action All-Star Team
Over the past couple of days, President-Elect Biden announced a crop of climate-focused picks to lead the EPA, Council on Environmental Quality, Department of the Interior, and more. It’s been... Read more
Published on: 2020-12-19
Source: Sierra Magazine
Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties
The approximately 15 million residents of the Southwest border region live under a massive  federal police presence and extensive surveillance: the ever-present hum of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopters... Read more
Published on: 2020-12-09
Source: ACLU
2021 Immigration Reform Campaign at the Borderland
On December 5th, 2020, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) and other allied organizations will lead a caravan to launch the 2021 Immigration Reform Campaign at the Borderland to... Read more
Published on: 2020-12-04
Source: Border Network
Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is at the heart of some of the greatest moral horrors of the last four years, personified in stories that we cannot forget: the children... Read more
Published on: 2020-12-02
Source: ACLU
Trump’s unfinished border wall faces uncertain future after Biden pledge to freeze construction
President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to halt construction once in office, leaving Trump’s signature project in the lurch.... Read more
Published on: 2020-12-02
Source: Washington Post
Local Organizers Explain the Republican Surge in South Texas
Danny Diaz wasn’t shocked when he heard about the Republican surge along the Texas-Mexico border that confounded so many national pundits last week. The majority Latino region has long been... Read more
Published on: 2020-11-13
Source: Texas Observer
A House Divided
A House Divided Rogelio Chavira is for Biden. Dolores Chacon is for Trump. The border fence passes through the couple’s backyard. Text and photography by Henry Craver November 6, 2020... Read more
Published on: 2020-11-06
Source: Texas Observer
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RESOURCES

EXPERIENCING THE BORDERLANDS

Navigating the Borderlands
Borderline: Navigating the invisible boundary and physical barriers that define the U.S.-Mexico border
America’s Wall
Embattled Borderlands
Up Against the Wall
USA Today’s In-Depth Examination of the Border Wall
Faces of the Borderlands
Along the border, 500 miles of desert species

BACKGROUND

Maps, science and photographs documenting border impacts
Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015 – Fact Sheet
Wall Street’s Border Wall: How 5 Firms Benefit Financially from Anti-Immigrant Policy
Past, Present, and Future Impacts of Walls on the U.S.-Mexico Border

CASE AGAINST THE WALL

The Environmental Cost of Trump’s Border Wall – Center for Western Priorities
Why we don’t need Trump’s ‘great, great wall’ – Arizona Daily Star
New Border Walls Designed to Flood Texas Towns – Texas Observer
Border Lawmakers Balk at Donald Trump’s Wall Request – Wall Street Journal
Scientists say Trump’s border wall would devastate wildlife habitat – The Texas Tribune
Surprising Lives of Those Living Along U.S.-Mexico Border – National Geographic
There’s a better alternative to building a border wall: restoring the Rio Grande – Quartz
The environmental impact of the US-Mexico Border Wall – Newsweek
Why Trump’s wall won’t stretch ‘from sea to shining sea’ – Washington Post
The Founders would have opposed seizing land for Trump’s border wall – Washington Post

Photo: Krista Schlyer