Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/border/ Our Thing Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:26:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/border/ 144 144 What Is Title 42 & What Does It Mean for Migrants at the U.S./Mexico Border? https://remezcla.com/culture/what-is-title-42-what-does-it-mean-for-migrants-at-the-u-s-mexico-border/ Thu, 11 May 2023 21:27:44 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=347817 Title 42 is coming to an end on Thursday, May 11 at 11:59 p.m. But what does it all mean for migrants coming to the U.S. seeking asylum and why are people rushing to get into the country before the deadline? Let us explain. In 2020, then-President Trump enacted the controversial policy Title 42 under

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]]> U.S. and Mexico border wall with flags Credit: Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images Rosario Dawson Breaks Down Importance of Documentary ‘Split at the Root’ https://remezcla.com/film/rosario-dawson-breaks-down-importance-of-documentary-split-at-the-root/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:48:41 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=342472 Rosario Dawson has a new passion project: a documentary called Split at the Root that unapologetically focuses on the separation of families at the U.S/Mexico border due to the Zero Tolerance Policy and the reunification of families. During her interview on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, she shared details about what makes this project so

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]]> GettyImages-1243658593_2 Art by Alan López for Remezcla. Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Egg Smuggling at U.S.-Mexico Border is on the Rise — Here’s Why That’s a Problem https://remezcla.com/food/egg-smuggling-at-u-s-mexico-border-on-rise-heres-why-thats-a-problem/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:45:12 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=340260 If you’ve noticed that huevos rancheros at your local taqueria have increased in price recently, there’s a reason for it. According to data last month from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of eggs has gone up 60 percent over the last year because demand has risen while production has dropped due to deadly

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]]> NEW YORK, UNITES STATES – JANUARY 21: Egg shelves are seen with a note apologizing to customers for the price increase after the reduction in productivity brought on by poultry fatalities caused by various illnesses in New York, United States on January 21, 2023. The egg prices jumped by two to three times across the country, from 3 to 4 dollars per package to 9 to 11 dollars for organic eggs and from 2 to 3 dollars to 5 to 7 dollars for regular eggs. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) NEW YORK, UNITES STATES - JANUARY 21: Egg shelves are seen with a note apologizing to customers for the price increase after the reduction in productivity brought on by poultry fatalities caused by various illnesses in New York, United States on January 21, 2023. The egg prices jumped by two to three times across the country, from 3 to 4 dollars per package to 9 to 11 dollars for organic eggs and from 2 to 3 dollars to 5 to 7 dollars for regular eggs. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) First Migrants Cross U.S./Mexico Border Using Mobile App — & It’s Already Failing https://remezcla.com/culture/first-migrants-cross-u-s-mexico-border-using-mobile-app-heres-how-it-works/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:51:12 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=340203 A mobile app designed to make the asylum process less of a headache for migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico is finally being used and already getting mixed reactions from users. According to Reuters, the app, which is called CBP One, can be used by asylum seekers to share their personal information before they cross

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]]> U.S. and Mexico border wall with flags Credit: Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images This Holiday Season, Donate to Organizations Helping Migrants at the Border https://remezcla.com/features/culture/donate-organizations-helping-migrants-border-tejas-made/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:07:54 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=295660 The El Paso, Texas and Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua region has been occupied by people for over 10,000 years. The region has endured colonization, wars, industrialization, mass migration and, for the last 172 years, has seen various versions of the US-Mexico border.Although the border there is relatively new, it has been a hot topic since its

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]]> El Paso_Border Wall The El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua border. The Unique Struggle of Asian & Vulnerable Communities in the Mexico-US Borderlands in the Face of a Global Pandemic https://remezcla.com/features/culture/united-states-mexico-border-tijuana-inequality-racism-coronavirus/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:07:07 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=277697 The calamity of the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated how racism and inequality thrive alongside capitalism. Impoverished and racialized communities continue to be neglected despite the non-discriminatory, all-affecting nature of this public health crisis. While there have been widespread calls for self-quarantining and social distancing measures put in place to contain the spread of the virus,

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]]> Mexican Economy Hit Hard as WHO Deems Coronavirus a Pandemic A passenger wearing a protective masks looks on after arriving at Mexico City airport on March 13, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images A 9-Year-Old US Citizen Was Held by CBP For More Than 30 Hours For Giving “Inconsistent” Info https://remezcla.com/culture/julia-isabel-amparo-medina-held-by-ice/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:08:28 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=258783 On school days, thousands of US-born children cross the US-Mexico border to attend school. That’s the case for Julia Isabel Amparo Medina, 9, and her brother, Oscar Amparo Medina, 14. But on Monday, Julia was detained for more than 30 hours by US Customs and Border Protection when she was just trying to go to

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]]> Border Security Unaffected By US Government Shutdown Double strands of concertina wire stretch across the U.S.-Mexico border fence on October 3, 2013 near San Ysidro, California. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Drag Queens Performed to “Born This Way,” “American Idiot” at the Border to Raise Money for Immigrants https://remezcla.com/culture/drag-show-at-the-border/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:54:08 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=257392 Dressed as their drag queen characters at the existing divider in Brownsville, they had one message: There is no crisis at the border. Several drag queens from the Rio Grande Valley hosted a No Border Wall Protest Drag Show on Saturday to disprove what President Donald Trump has said about the border and to raise

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]]> border wall fence The border fence between the United States and Mexico. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Major Networks to Air Trump’s Border Speech, But in 2014 Denied Obama’s Immigration Address Airtime https://remezcla.com/culture/major-networks-to-run-trumps-immigration-speech/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:13:16 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=254704 As the federal government enters the third week of a partial shutdown, President Donald Trump is slated to deliver an address on immigration. But with the shutdown directly tied to the border wall – Trump’s demand of $5.7 billion to fund his border wall has been met with resistance in Congress – many are, rightfully,

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]]> Obama Returns To Campaign Trail At Rally For NJ Gubernatorial Candidate Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a rally in support of Democratic candidate Phil Murphy. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images News 5 Organizations You Can Support as Families Are Torn Apart at the Border https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/orgs-support-border-families-separated/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:36:14 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=242879 The United States-Mexico border is replete with human rights violations, but a new “zero-tolerance” policy separating children from their parents has rocked the nation. With the aim of deterring undocumented immigrants, particularly those from Central America, from arriving to the United States to seek asylum, the Trump Administration is callously ripping young children – some

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]]> Border Patrol Agents Detain Migrants Near US-Mexico Border A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images