Melissa del Bosque
@mdelbosque.bsky.social
US-Mexico Border Journalist and Author. CoFounder, @theborderchronicle.bsky.social & U.S.-Mex Investigations Editor for @lhreports.bsky.social.
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pairs nicely w the story we published today @dailykos.com
Trump suddenly declares military operation as Epstein scandal reignites www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump suddenly declares military operation as Epstein scandal reignites www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
pairs nicely w the story we published today @dailykos.com
Trump suddenly declares military operation as Epstein scandal reignites www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump suddenly declares military operation as Epstein scandal reignites www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Charlotte leaders blast secrecy around Border Patrol move into NC
“I’m not quite sure what border we’re patrolling here,” one state representative said. “Are we patrolling Rock Hill or South Carolina?”
‘No transparency.’ Charlotte leaders blast secrecy around Border Patrol move into NC
“I’m not quite sure what border we’re patrolling here,” one state representative said. “Are we patrolling Rock Hill or South Carolina?”
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Charlotte leaders blast secrecy around Border Patrol move into NC
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Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and other federal immigration agents could be leaving Chicago this week, reports say. blockclubchi.co/4qT41qx
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and other federal immigration agents could be leaving Chicago this week, reports say. blockclubchi.co/4qT41qx
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The Trump admin yesterday began the final push to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Liberia, in yet another effort to punish him for making them look bad after they illegally and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adm...
Trump administration moves to dissolve ban on Abrego Garcia's removal to deport him to Liberia
The Trump administration has moved to dissolve the ban on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's removal so that it can proceed with his deportation to Liberia.
abcnews.go.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Trump admin yesterday began the final push to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Liberia, in yet another effort to punish him for making them look bad after they illegally and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adm...
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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In case you missed today’s Weekly Round Up live ft. Russ McSpadden, we’ve got you covered!
Click the link below to get caught up, and not miss this week’s stories and updates! 🗞️🦂
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Click the link below to get caught up, and not miss this week’s stories and updates! 🗞️🦂
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: November 7
A loss of SNAP benefits has rippling effect in border communities, Russ McSpadden conjures poetry from the devastation of border wall construction, plus meet our new Border Chronicler, Brenda Machado
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In case you missed today’s Weekly Round Up live ft. Russ McSpadden, we’ve got you covered!
Click the link below to get caught up, and not miss this week’s stories and updates! 🗞️🦂
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
Click the link below to get caught up, and not miss this week’s stories and updates! 🗞️🦂
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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Many thanks to @jeremystahl.bsky.social for his editing prowess and toleration for “wtf!” emails.
Stunning story by @jesspish.bsky.social: He became the most famous sheriff in the U.S. after his hunt for his wife's "real killers" inspired a $60 million 1973 blockbuster ($430 million in today dollars). It was all a lie and his hometown can't deal.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
This Tiny Southern Town Became Famous off a Gruesome Lie. Now It Can’t Let Go.
A mythical sheriff was immortalized in movies. In August, a stunning report changed everything.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Many thanks to @jeremystahl.bsky.social for his editing prowess and toleration for “wtf!” emails.
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In the border city of Brownsville, Texas, Josie Del Castillo, a figurative painter reflects her experiences growing up Mexican- American.
Del Castillo is an artist and single mother who has been impacted by the SNAP delays .
Read the full story below🦂🔗
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
Del Castillo is an artist and single mother who has been impacted by the SNAP delays .
Read the full story below🦂🔗
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
Dreams on Hold
How a SNAP Delay Ripples Through One South Texas Household
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In the border city of Brownsville, Texas, Josie Del Castillo, a figurative painter reflects her experiences growing up Mexican- American.
Del Castillo is an artist and single mother who has been impacted by the SNAP delays .
Read the full story below🦂🔗
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
Del Castillo is an artist and single mother who has been impacted by the SNAP delays .
Read the full story below🦂🔗
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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An interview with Russ Mcspadden.
In his debut poetry collection, Borderlings, McSpadden uses his poetry to express witnessing militarization at the border wall and the effects it has on the Sonoran desert's ecology. 🌵🐌
Read the full interview below 🦂
In his debut poetry collection, Borderlings, McSpadden uses his poetry to express witnessing militarization at the border wall and the effects it has on the Sonoran desert's ecology. 🌵🐌
Read the full interview below 🦂
“We pay for borders with everything"
An interview with Russ McSpadden about his debut poetry collection, Borderlings.
www.theborderchronicle.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
An interview with Russ Mcspadden.
In his debut poetry collection, Borderlings, McSpadden uses his poetry to express witnessing militarization at the border wall and the effects it has on the Sonoran desert's ecology. 🌵🐌
Read the full interview below 🦂
In his debut poetry collection, Borderlings, McSpadden uses his poetry to express witnessing militarization at the border wall and the effects it has on the Sonoran desert's ecology. 🌵🐌
Read the full interview below 🦂
This will be a disaster > "Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said."
Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say
The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This will be a disaster > "Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said."
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
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“Staff members at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, the current DHS official said.” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Staff members at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, the current DHS official said.” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Today's Border Chronicle post is a bit different.🦂🧐
We have ambitious plans for change on this horizon but we need your help! Please fill out this survey and help us take that next step. It's short and painless. We promise!
We have ambitious plans for change on this horizon but we need your help! Please fill out this survey and help us take that next step. It's short and painless. We promise!
Please Take Our Survey: Help The Border Chronicle Improve
If you're a longtime reader, or just newly subscribed, we'd appreciate your feedback. This survey won't take long. We promise!
www.theborderchronicle.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today's Border Chronicle post is a bit different.🦂🧐
We have ambitious plans for change on this horizon but we need your help! Please fill out this survey and help us take that next step. It's short and painless. We promise!
We have ambitious plans for change on this horizon but we need your help! Please fill out this survey and help us take that next step. It's short and painless. We promise!
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Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats
The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term.
www.newyorker.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Here are some of the major cases on the Supreme Court's docket this term. The Court will face a choice: Stand up for the Constitution or lie down for Trump.
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here are some of the major cases on the Supreme Court's docket this term. The Court will face a choice: Stand up for the Constitution or lie down for Trump.
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Treasury Dept. tells employees not to share any photos of the White House as Trump demolishes it
(The Treasury Dept is next door to the WH)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
(The Treasury Dept is next door to the WH)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Treasury Tells Employees Not To Share Pictures Of White House After Shocking Demolition Pictures Go Viral
www.huffpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Treasury Dept. tells employees not to share any photos of the White House as Trump demolishes it
(The Treasury Dept is next door to the WH)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
(The Treasury Dept is next door to the WH)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Good to get official confirmation — basically everything happening in Chicago right now is being coordinated by Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol Chief who started doing indiscriminate raids even before Biden left office, because he knew he could get away with it.
Ellis asking about the chain of command for Operation Midway Blitz.
Harvick says Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino has been designated "tactical commander" of DHS assets in Chicago.
Harvick says Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino has been designated "tactical commander" of DHS assets in Chicago.
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Good to get official confirmation — basically everything happening in Chicago right now is being coordinated by Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol Chief who started doing indiscriminate raids even before Biden left office, because he knew he could get away with it.
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New in The Border Chronicle🦂
A powerful essay by longtime border journalist Michelle Garcia on the role of journalists as fascism takes hold.
A powerful essay by longtime border journalist Michelle Garcia on the role of journalists as fascism takes hold.
Writing in the Era of Exhibitionist Violence
A longtime border journalist reckons with a democracy under siege.
www.theborderchronicle.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New in The Border Chronicle🦂
A powerful essay by longtime border journalist Michelle Garcia on the role of journalists as fascism takes hold.
A powerful essay by longtime border journalist Michelle Garcia on the role of journalists as fascism takes hold.
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We've been slowly uploading four years worth of Border Chronicle podcasts to YouTube. And it's wild what we've accomplished with so few resources. Very proud of us. Take a listen 🦂🔥
The Border Chronicle
The Border Chronicle is a weekly newsletter that publishes original, on-the-ground reporting, analysis, and commentary. Every Tuesday and Thursday subscribers will receive our latest dispatch in their...
youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We've been slowly uploading four years worth of Border Chronicle podcasts to YouTube. And it's wild what we've accomplished with so few resources. Very proud of us. Take a listen 🦂🔥
I am totally here for this. A much needed break from the doom scrolling!
I have a genuinely heartwarming story coming out tomorrow. It's a strange feeling and may never happen again !
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I am totally here for this. A much needed break from the doom scrolling!
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This photo, from Anthony Vazquez in yesterday's @chicago.suntimes.com. Caption: "A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood."
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This photo, from Anthony Vazquez in yesterday's @chicago.suntimes.com. Caption: "A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood."
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Keeping a running resource at adamisacson.com/boat-strikes.
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Keeping a running resource at adamisacson.com/boat-strikes.