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Border Militarization
Europe’s Border Policies Are Sacrificing Migrant Lives for Corporate Profits
The EU's militarized strategy only exacerbates the immigration debacle, while undermining human rights and democracy.
Latin American Leaders Reject US-Imposed Migration Policies at Palenque Summit
At the Palenque Summit in Mexico City, Latin American leaders blamed coercive U.S. policies for the migration crisis.
Federal Judge Orders Texas to Remove Deadly Buoys From Rio Grande
Judge David A. Ezra also prohibited "building new or placing additional buoys, blockades, or structure" in the river.
Racist Attacks and Border Militarization Intensify as Coronavirus Spreads
We are in the grip of a social panic where people are channeling their fears into racist and anti-immigrant attacks.
Borders Don’t “Secure” Anything But Global Inequality
Borders expose "the shackles of a world organized into vastly unequal nation states," says author Todd Miller.
Trump’s Border Wall Is a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporate Handout
The militarization of the U.S. border has led to an increase in migrant deaths and a windfall for the security industry.
We Already Have a Border Wall. It’s an Environmental Disaster.
The walls and fences that already exist along the border are causing environmental damage and hurting communities.
I Witnessed the Horror of Border Militarization, and Vow to Fight It
The attempt to intimidate our interfaith gathering has left me more determined to fight this toxic system.