The Border Chronicle
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Independent journalism with analysis and context from the US-Mexico borderlands. Founded by @mdelbosque.bsky.social & @memomiller.bsky.social Read more and listen to our podcasts at https://www.theborderchronicle.com/
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Our last WEEKLY ROUNDUP of the year🤎💛🏜️🗞️!
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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 19
Dynamite blasts and paradise lost with wall construction in southern Arizona and a reflection on 2025 at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, support The Border Chronicle so we can expand coverage in 2026.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our last WEEKLY ROUNDUP of the year🤎💛🏜️🗞️!
👋🏼Do not miss out on this week’s stories, and ways you can continue to support the Border Chronicle!📰
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I noticed that the DHS 287g website added a "tribal task force model," which I had not seen before. My suspicion was that DHS was using $ to tempt the leaders of tribal nations into contracts with DHS to arrest and/ or detain immigrants.
www.ice.gov/identify-and...
www.ice.gov/identify-and...
Last week, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation came under fire after its business arm accepted a $30 mil contract to design ICE detention facilities.
Many Native advocates and tribal citizens pointed out the parallels to our own violent histories. -->
Many Native advocates and tribal citizens pointed out the parallels to our own violent histories. -->
Some Native Americans draw shocked response over contract to design immigration detention centers
The criticism has been so intense that the 4,500-member tribe said it fired the economic development leaders who brokered the deal.
www.politico.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I noticed that the DHS 287g website added a "tribal task force model," which I had not seen before. My suspicion was that DHS was using $ to tempt the leaders of tribal nations into contracts with DHS to arrest and/ or detain immigrants.
www.ice.gov/identify-and...
www.ice.gov/identify-and...
“Re-invision No More Division:” A Reflective Photo Essay of 2025.
A visual journey through 2025 at the U.S.-Mexico border, from flowers on the wall honoring José Antonio to cows crossing the Rio Grande, seeking reciprocity, beauty, and a different way forward beyond division.
Full photo essay🦂🔗:
A visual journey through 2025 at the U.S.-Mexico border, from flowers on the wall honoring José Antonio to cows crossing the Rio Grande, seeking reciprocity, beauty, and a different way forward beyond division.
Full photo essay🦂🔗:
“Re-envision No More Division”: A Reflective Photo Essay of 2025
Take a photographic stroll in 2025--from Inauguration Day in January to unauthorized cows crossing the Rio Grande in the fall--as we seek a “different way forward.”
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December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Re-invision No More Division:” A Reflective Photo Essay of 2025.
A visual journey through 2025 at the U.S.-Mexico border, from flowers on the wall honoring José Antonio to cows crossing the Rio Grande, seeking reciprocity, beauty, and a different way forward beyond division.
Full photo essay🦂🔗:
A visual journey through 2025 at the U.S.-Mexico border, from flowers on the wall honoring José Antonio to cows crossing the Rio Grande, seeking reciprocity, beauty, and a different way forward beyond division.
Full photo essay🦂🔗:
As we approach the end of 2025, we at The Border Chronicle thank you for reading and subscribing. We are very grateful.💛
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December 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As we approach the end of 2025, we at The Border Chronicle thank you for reading and subscribing. We are very grateful.💛
Support the only independent media outlet covering the entire U.S.-Mexico border. Meet our reporters and help us grow in 2026.🦂
Support the only independent media outlet covering the entire U.S.-Mexico border. Meet our reporters and help us grow in 2026.🦂
In early December the Trump administration dynamited a portion of the Coronado National Memorial to create gravel for a border wall through one of North America’s last pristine prairies in the San Rafael Valley in southern Arizona.
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Dynamite Blasts and Paradise Lost
One of North America’s Last Pristine Prairies in the San Rafael Valley Will Be Scarred Forever as the Border Wall Advances in Southern Arizona.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In early December the Trump administration dynamited a portion of the Coronado National Memorial to create gravel for a border wall through one of North America’s last pristine prairies in the San Rafael Valley in southern Arizona.
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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 12
A DACA recipient in South Texas says life under the Trump mass deportation dragnet is "pure trauma." And a former immigration judge, fired in November, talks about the future of immigration courts.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🕺🏻It’s FRIDAY & our WEEKLY ROUNDUP IS HERE🗞️! Click below and checkout what we have been up to this week🦂📰🎙️:
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The Trump administration has announced another National Defense Area at the border in San Diego and Imperial Counties. This one under the control of the Navy. www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
Interior Transfers Public Land to Navy to Support Border Security and National Defense | U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior will transfer jurisdiction of roughly 760 acres of public land in San Diego and Imperial Counties, California, to the Department of the Navy for a three-year period for ...
www.doi.gov
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Trump administration has announced another National Defense Area at the border in San Diego and Imperial Counties. This one under the control of the Navy. www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
New Episode “This Immigration Judge Loved His Job. But Then He Was Fired: A Podcast with Jeremiah Johnson” is Out NOW! 🎙️🎧
Johnson was an immigration judge, and in November, he was fired without explanation.
To listen to the full episode, click below🦂🔗:
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Johnson was an immigration judge, and in November, he was fired without explanation.
To listen to the full episode, click below🦂🔗:
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This Immigration Judge Loved His Job. But Then He Was Fired: A Podcast with Jeremiah Johnson
Morale is low among judges, says Johnson, as the Trump administration ignores due process and the immigration case backlog grows.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New Episode “This Immigration Judge Loved His Job. But Then He Was Fired: A Podcast with Jeremiah Johnson” is Out NOW! 🎙️🎧
Johnson was an immigration judge, and in November, he was fired without explanation.
To listen to the full episode, click below🦂🔗:
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Johnson was an immigration judge, and in November, he was fired without explanation.
To listen to the full episode, click below🦂🔗:
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Under Trump, DACA recipients struggle with new uncertainty.
Since 2012, undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children have been protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
A status that no longer makes them feel secure.
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Since 2012, undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children have been protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
A status that no longer makes them feel secure.
Full story🔗🦂:
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Under Trump, DACA Recipients Struggle with New Uncertainty
Living in Trump's Deportation America right now feels like "pure trauma" says a DACA recipient in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Under Trump, DACA recipients struggle with new uncertainty.
Since 2012, undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children have been protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
A status that no longer makes them feel secure.
Full story🔗🦂:
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
Since 2012, undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children have been protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
A status that no longer makes them feel secure.
Full story🔗🦂:
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
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AP finds federal and state authorities in Louisiana are monitoring the online activities of ICE critics. Chilling. apnews.com/article/immi...
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
AP finds federal and state authorities in Louisiana are monitoring the online activities of ICE critics. Chilling. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Nice weekly roundup with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social's Melissa Del Bosque and Caroline Tracey, with a mention of my new poetry collection, Southwest Reconstruction.
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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 5
A photographer documents extreme drought in Chihuahua and a Tucson poet talks apocalypse, and finding inspiration from Interstate 10 for her new book. Plus, more news from across the border region.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nice weekly roundup with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social's Melissa Del Bosque and Caroline Tracey, with a mention of my new poetry collection, Southwest Reconstruction.
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US Southern Command announced that it had conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks.
US military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into the first strike begins
www.stripes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
US Southern Command announced that it had conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks.
Happy Friday!🕺🏻
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The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 5
A photographer documents extreme drought in Chihuahua and a Tucson poet talks apocalypse, and finding inspiration from Interstate 10 for her new book. Plus, more news from across the border region.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Happy Friday!🕺🏻
Our Weekly Roundup is here and you do not want to miss out on this week’s stories!🗞️
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“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
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December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
A River without Water: A Photo Essay by Eduardo Tamalantes.
Eduardo Tamalantes is a Chihuahuan photographer who has been documenting the extreme drought that has left the Rio Conchos almost dry, and with insufficient water for families to fish or raise crops.
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Eduardo Tamalantes is a Chihuahuan photographer who has been documenting the extreme drought that has left the Rio Conchos almost dry, and with insufficient water for families to fish or raise crops.
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A River without Water: A Photo Essay by Eduardo Talamantes
A ferocious drought has struck Chihuahua, leaving its most important river, the Río Conchos, almost dry, and its people in dire straits.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A River without Water: A Photo Essay by Eduardo Tamalantes.
Eduardo Tamalantes is a Chihuahuan photographer who has been documenting the extreme drought that has left the Rio Conchos almost dry, and with insufficient water for families to fish or raise crops.
🦂🔗:
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
Eduardo Tamalantes is a Chihuahuan photographer who has been documenting the extreme drought that has left the Rio Conchos almost dry, and with insufficient water for families to fish or raise crops.
🦂🔗:
open.substack.com/pub/theborde...
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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ICE agents’ refusal to wear proper identification has opened the door for impersonators to harm others. A 17 yr old US citizen had a gun pulled on him by a man claiming to be ICE. ICE’s unchecked aggression has already created an environment where abuse thrives.
Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
The 17-year-old boy was driving home when he was ordered to stop by Gerardo Rodriguez, who pointed a firearm at him, according to the minor's lawyer. Neighbors say Rodriguez is a federal immigration agent.
www.latimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ICE agents’ refusal to wear proper identification has opened the door for impersonators to harm others. A 17 yr old US citizen had a gun pulled on him by a man claiming to be ICE. ICE’s unchecked aggression has already created an environment where abuse thrives.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
The propaganda messaging, and MAGA content creators got their start in border communities during the Biden era and now it's a well oiled machine that is state sponsored. We've been warning about this for years. www.theborderchronicle.com/publish/post...
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The propaganda messaging, and MAGA content creators got their start in border communities during the Biden era and now it's a well oiled machine that is state sponsored. We've been warning about this for years. www.theborderchronicle.com/publish/post...
ICYMI: As scrutiny narrows this week on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordering lethal missile strikes of boats. Jonathan Blitzer, author and reporter speaks with The Border Chronicle about his recent article on the boat strikes.
Full podcast episode🦂🔗
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Full podcast episode🦂🔗
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December 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
ICYMI: As scrutiny narrows this week on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordering lethal missile strikes of boats. Jonathan Blitzer, author and reporter speaks with The Border Chronicle about his recent article on the boat strikes.
Full podcast episode🦂🔗
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Full podcast episode🦂🔗
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The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Scoop: The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries banned from travel to the United States earlier this year, halting green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people.
More coming soon.
More coming soon.
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
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This. 👇👇👇👇👇
Donald Trump spent last night having some bizarre social media fever dream. It’s long past time for the president's mental fitness to be a sustained front-page story. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
It’s time to talk about Donald Trump’s health (again)
The most consequential topic in the world is the simple question: Is the President mentally fit to serve?
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This. 👇👇👇👇👇
A Q&A with author Raquel Gutierrez on art, the apocalypse, Interstate 10, and their new poetry book, Southwest Reconstruction.
To read the full interview, click the link below🔗🦂:
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“A border / was placed upon / land and dermis”
A Q&A with author Raquel Gutiérrez on art, the apocalypse, Interstate 10, and their new poetry book, Southwest Reconstruction.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A Q&A with author Raquel Gutierrez on art, the apocalypse, Interstate 10, and their new poetry book, Southwest Reconstruction.
To read the full interview, click the link below🔗🦂:
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To read the full interview, click the link below🔗🦂:
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