The Border Chronicle

In recent years, local newsrooms have faced significant challenges, leading to a decline in reliable, community-focused journalism. This gap has often been filled with misleading information and propaganda from those who are not connected to the border and lack genuine concern for its issues. As a result, we often see "border theater," where facts and images are manipulated for political gain or to enhance media ratings, ultimately harming our communities. The Border Chronicle aims to change this narrative. We are Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller, seasoned journalists from Tucson, Arizona, with decades of experience covering border communities in both Mexico and the United States. Together, we bring 40 years of journalistic expertise, contributing to esteemed publications like The New York Times and In These Times, as well as authoring books focused on the region.

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Trump Authorizes Military to Take Over Federal Land at the U.S.-Mexico Border

1 week ago | theborderchronicle.com | Melissa del Bosque

President Donald Trump on late Friday issued a new memorandum authorizing the U.S. military to take control of parts of a federal strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border known as the Roosevelt Reservation, giving the Department of Defense new powers to operate directly on the international line. The Roosevelt Reservation is a 60-foot-wide strip that runs along the southern edge of California, Arizona, and New Mexico. It does not cover the border in Texas, where most land is privately owned.
Uncanny Rio Grande Valley

1 month ago | theborderchronicle.com | Fernanda Santos

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A Walk on the Border the Day after the National Emergency Declaration

Jan 23, 2025 | theborderchronicle.com | Fernanda Santos

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A New Era of Border Theater

Jan 21, 2025 | theborderchronicle.com | Melissa del Bosque

For several days, I’ve been mulling over how to write about Trump’s inauguration. I don’t want to be blindsided by his firehose of lies or unwittingly amplify his intimidation tactics. Plenty of media coverage has already portrayed Trump and his reprehensible cabinet members as political geniuses. Take Stephen Miller: he’s nothing more than a garden-variety Machiavellian operator willing to suck up to a strongman to attain power.
Border Patrol Could Become Trump's Secret Police: A Q&A With Former Agent Jenn Budd

Jan 14, 2025 | theborderchronicle.com | Melissa del Bosque

Today’s Q&A with Jenn Budd is part of a series that The Border Chronicle launched after the election, seeking the viewpoints of border residents and experts on what we can expect during Trump’s second administration. In November we spoke with author Jessica Pishko about the role that sheriffs might play in Trump’s mass-deportation plans, and how some sheriffs might resist, as they did last time.
What’s Gonna Happen on the Border in 2025? A Podcast with Erika Pinheiro

Jan 10, 2025 | theborderchronicle.com | Fernanda Santos

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No Borders as a Practical Political Project: A Podcast with Nandita Sharma

Nov 21, 2024 | theborderchronicle.com | Todd Miller

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -46:23Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. As the late Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano put it in his book Upside Down: A Primer for a Looking Glass World, the terminology used in mainstream political discourse often describes precisely the opposite of reality. Cut-throat capitalism is free trade. Violence is law and order. Extraction of natural wealth from communities is increasing revenue. So where does “border security” fit in to this?
The Billionaires and Algorithms Win. Now the Fight over Truth Begins.

Nov 12, 2024 | theborderchronicle.com | Melissa del Bosque

Last December, I stood at the border wall in Arizona, near the Lukeville port of entry, and watched a Fox News cameraman in action. As I described it in my post, “The Lucrative Business of Border Chaos,” I listened to the steady patter of outrage coming from the Fox News anchors, through a live feed on his cell phone mounted on his camera.
Walking along the Border on Election Day: An On-the-Ground Report and Reflection

Nov 7, 2024 | theborderchronicle.com | Todd Miller

The man was sitting on a bench in front of the 20-foot rust-colored border wall near where the public buses passed. He was jotting in a small notebook in the bustling center of Nogales, Sonora. It was Tuesday, Election Day in the U.S. I approached him and told him I was a journalist and was interested in what he thought about the election in the United States, especially since the border—which I pointed to right before us—was one of the election’s biggest issues.
The Election and the Future of the Wall

Oct 31, 2024 | theborderchronicle.com | Todd Miller

The following piece was done in collaboration with Zócalo Public Square, an online platform that publishes essays on a variety of topics and whose mission is to connect people to ideas and to each other. This is part of Zócalo’s Election Letters series which collects dispatches from people around the United States—and the world—about their on-the-ground experiences of the elections.