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The U.S.-Mexico border is once again one of the most momentous issues of the election season. With immigrant crossings at their highest levels in decades, Republicans are running on the issue of a border in “crisis” — once-hardline language increasingly adopted by President Biden himself. Now, with many voters citing immigration as their top concern heading into November, Congress…

On March 30, Mexican police arrested three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards. The arrests occurred just days after a deadly blaze at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez. One of the incarcerated migrants, who has been accused of starting the fire, has also…

Deterrence is a failed strategy for reducing migration—while driving up the number of migrants who die trying to come to the United States.