The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez By Longreads Feature In the story of one Mexican-American woman’s life, we can see the whole tragic story of the US-Mexico border’s transformation from a simple chain-link fence to a humanitarian crisis.
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself By Nicole Antebi Feature Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.
Garrett Graff Joins Longreads to Cover Border Patrol and Government Policy By Mark Armstrong Commentary Graff will cover border security and immigration, federal law enforcement, and the mechanics of how government works.
