The desert, divided
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The Borderlands thrive on connections. What would it mean to sever them? Continue Reading
Undocumented: A life, a home and a family in the rural West
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What it’s like for one undocumented woman and her family in Trump’s America. Continue Reading
ICE offices in El Paso, elsewhere holding asylum seekers without cause, ACLU lawsuit alleges
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An advocate said the case could offer relief to about 2,000 detainees being held in West Texas and New Mexico. Continue Reading
Dunn decries ‘federal land grab’ of state land on border
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New Mexico’s state land commissioner said he will block the U.S. government from accessing some state lands along the border unless they can come to an agreement on access to the area. Continue Reading
Cancer struggle makes deportation threat a matter of life or death
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A cancer diagnosis is enough to unsettle anyone. But Laura Aguiar is struggling with uncertainty that doesn’t weigh down many other cancer patients. Continue Reading
Congress should not trade one injustice for another
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Many people seem to think that the wall, although expensive and offensive, is harmless. The truth is the wall is not benign. Continue Reading
ABQ Journal takes a beating in Senate over controversial cartoon
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Democratic senators and Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, a Republican, criticized on the Senate floor the decision to publish the cartoon. Continue Reading
Cartoon reflects hate and contempt for Dreamers and Democrats
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Publishing the cartoon is evidence that the Albuquerque Journal has lost touch or does not understand the community and state it reports on. Continue Reading
Albuquerque Journal’s insensitive cartoon does not represent NM
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Such an insensitive portrayal of Dreamers, unfairly comparing them with one of society’s most violent and unsavory criminal elements, exhibits yet another example of institutionalized racism. Continue Reading
Haussamen discusses the border economy and the wall
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The border region is growing, but for New Mexico to truly capitalize and diversify its economy, the state must think regionally. Continue Reading
New allegations in border fence lawsuit: racketeering, bribes and money laundering
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The latest lawsuit filing in Hidalgo County talks of kickback deals worked out over drinks and steak dinners. Continue Reading
MVD violating law on driving and ID cards, lawsuit claims
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The lawsuit claims the Motor Vehicle Division has stopped applicants from obtaining driver’s authorization cards and non-Real ID identification cards even though they met all requirements. Continue Reading
Then and Now: Years after childhood immigration, she dreams of stability
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Cinthia doesn’t remember crossing la frontera at age 3, but that twist of fate thrust her into a legal bind from which she hasn’t yet managed to extricate herself. Continue Reading
Another brick in the border wall?
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Gov. Susana Martinez won’t stand between the president and the ‘big, beautiful’ wall he has promised to build on the border with Mexico. Continue Reading
Legislation would prohibit selling state land for border wall
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The state owns about 22 miles of land along New Mexico’s 180-mile southern border, mostly in the Bootheel. Continue Reading