Here's this table: cbpdata.adamisacson.com/cbp_data_table… - If you want to sort the table by year, click on a year in the table's first row. - Hover your mouse over each number, and its percentage of that year's total will pop up. (the magic of javascript)

"Public authorities have abandoned all semblance of independence and, in practice, many judicial guarantees lost their effectiveness, leaving the citizenry helpless in the face of the arbitrary exercise of power." —United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 on #Venezuela: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

New WOLA podcast: The coca plant is starting to appear in Central America. That’s not a reason for a new forced eradication onslaught, Kendra McSweeney and Fritz Pinnow explain. In fact, it’s partially a consequence of those policies’ past failure. wola.org/analysis/reima…

Daily #Border Links: September 17, 2024 CBP's August data show a small increase in Border Patrol apprehensions, with San Diego leading. Fentanyl seizures are down from 2023. For a version with working links, go to borderoversight.org/news

Innovative use of a slideshow format to show how the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America interweaves with the history of Latin American migration to the United States. See gcir.org/resources/time…

If you're in the DC area: "Borderland: The Line Within," the new documentary from Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís, is screening in Silver Spring Saturday afternoon. Discussion afterward with the filmmakers: silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movie…

With other access to asylum closed off, the border needs more CBP One appointments. "As a result of long waiting periods to access one of the 1,450 daily appointments, CBP One users have fallen prey to unscrupulous actors, who often collude with Mexican immigration authorities."

Thanks to Julián Resendiz Border Report for reporting Border Patrol's running count of migrant deaths in the El Paso Sector. We don't have similarly current info elsewhere. The increase has been stunning. USBP has recovered 171 remains since October: borderreport.com/immigration/te…

Charities that help migrants in Nogales, Arizona, were approached by an organization offering help with transportation and lodging. It was actually “the latest phase of Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s controversial flight program to transport migrants into Democratic-led states.”

Daily #Border Links: September 18, 2024 Border Patrol counts 171 migrant deaths this year in the El Paso Sector. 211 CBP personnel under serious misconduct investigations. Groups call for CBP One improvements. For a version with working links, go to borderoversight.org/news

In this half-hour report, a Australian reporter rides "La Bestia" for days across Mexico, reaches Texas state forces' barrier in El Paso. Vivid scenes with Mexican migration officials, Texas National Guard: youtube.com/watch?v=BMGZGv…

New video: Dual crackdowns—Mexico blocking migrants, the US blocking access to its asylum system—have reduced migration at the US-Mexico border. But signs point to the big 2024 drop "bottoming out": there's only so much that crackdowns can do. They're no substitute for reform.

It amazes me that when a sitting US president decided not to seek re-election 2 months ago, he chose to announce it first on the platform owned by this individual, who uses his account to spread disinformation and hate.

Daily #Border Links: September 19, 2024 Harris calls out Trump's mass-deportation plans; poll finds 54% support the idea. Federal checkpoints prevent undocumented people from exiting Texas to get reproductive care. For a version with working links, go to borderoversight.org/news

🗓️ EVENTO| El próximo lunes 23 de Septiembre, no se pierda esta importante conversación acerca del impacto de las elecciones de EE.UU en la región. Adam Isacson Adam Isacson de WOLA será parte de este panel de expertos organizado con Latin American Studies Association (LASA) y moderado por Dr. Jo-Marie Burt

Venezuela (brown) and Cuba (yellow) now make up half of all migrants who've been able to access U.S.-Mexico border ports of entry. (Mostly with "CBP One" appointments.) Chart: borderoversight.org/2024/09/19/cbp… Data table: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…