My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times, Dec 10, 2023 - "One hundred and forty-eight migrants died in Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector in the 12 months through Sept. 30, soaring from six migrant deaths recorded six years ago, according to Border Patrol records. The sector includes all of New Mexico. The fatalities don’t include the more than 70 migrants who died across the border in Juárez."
Aaron A. Bedoya, El Paso Times, Dec. 8, 2023 - "Families torn apart, dreams crushed — the somber reality of migrant deaths at the El Paso, Juárez border. El Paso Times' yearlong investigation exposes the challenges faced by migrants and the lack of infrastructure to address this growing crisis."
Tim Archuleta, El Paso Times, Dec. 7, 2023 - "The series, the culmination of a year of reporting, tells the human story of the sons, daughters, wives and husbands who died hoping to find a new life in the United States, and of the families and loved ones left behind."