border separation
‘American Dirt’ Leaves Mexican Immigrants in the Dust
Jeanine Cummins' book is an opportunistic whitewashing of a story that is not hers to tell.
By Angie Jaime
These Young People are Reuniting Moms Separated from Their Children at the Border
"She saw her children today for the first time in over a month, and I got to be there with her."
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
The Current Border Crisis Feels All Too Familiar for Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.
The irony is that America is policing the borders of stolen land.
By Rory Taylor
I Was Arrested for Chaining Myself Up Outside a Migrant Detention Facility
Activist Aeiramique Blake and 5 other people were arrested outside Otay Mesa Detention Center.
By Ari Honarvar
A Migrant Mom Spoke Out After Being Reunited With Her 7-Year-Old Daughter
"People don't have a heart."
By Kaylen Ralph
What I Heard From Parents Risking Family Separation at the Border
"These parents are doing what all of us would do: trying to keep their children safe."
By Laura Gault
I Was Nearly Separated From My Mom While Crossing the Border
"I feel survivor’s guilt when I know how easy I had it and how painfully hard so many of those who have come after me have it now."
By Maria E. Andreu