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We mourn the death of border filmmaker Lourdes Portillo
Women on the Border mourns the loss of documentary filmmaker and activist Lourdes Portillo, who passed away in late April, in San Francisco, California. In 2002, award winning filmmaker Lourdes Portillo released Señorita Extraviada, or Young Missing Woman,...
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Mexico Challenges Gun Manufacturers in US Courts
A large majority of the guns recovered after crimes are committed in Mexico are produced by gun manufacturers in the United States. In recent years, demand by the Mexican drug cartels has fueled high levels of north-to-south traffic in armaments, primarily...
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A Texas Immigration Lawyer Breaks Down Family Detention, Habeas Corpus, and Senate Bill 4
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The revival of the Dilley detention center and a scorched-earth approach to immigration arrests has led advocates to embrace a novel strategy rooted in old law.
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