2020 Was One of the Deadliest Years for Migrants — and Not Just Because of COVID

Brutal immigration policies in the United States and Europe resulted in the deaths of more than 3,200 migrants in 2020.

Trump Said Build the Wall, Biden Says Keep the Wall and Build Border Drones

Last Wednesday, Joe Biden promised kinder border enforcement than Trump, but he refused to pledge that he would dismantle Trump’s border wall.

Raising the Level of Confrontation Against ICE

“Your neighbor runs a concentration camp!” Last month, 200 people protested at the home of the warden of a private immigrant detention facility in Aurora, Colorado. A member of the Denver Communists provides an inside report on an action that incited a local firestorm.

The Re-Colonization of Mexico: Trump and AMLO Agree to Use Mexican National Guard as U.S. Border Patrol

The following is a statement by socialists in Mexico and the United States against the U.S. government's anti-immigrant offensive. It was published simultaneously in English on Left Voice and in Spanish on La Izquierda Diario México.

Trans Rights Have No Borders: Johana and Roxanna’s Lives Matter

On the first day of LGBTQ+ Pride month, Johana Medina Leon died four days after being released from ICE custody.

Vigilante Border Militias and U.S. Border Patrol: La Misma Porqueria

As far-right groups continue to operate with near impunity, authorities are cracking down on activists who are attempting to prevent the deaths of immigrants.

Borders and Capitalism: A Socialist Perspective

The socialist left needs to transform the opposition to ICE into a struggle for open borders. As part of the debate around Bernie Sander's opposition to open borders, we are publishing this article from the latest issue of Left Voice magazine.

Sanders Votes for Increased Border Security Despite Progressive Opposition

Bernie Sanders was notably one of the only progressives in Congress to vote in favor of the recent spending bill to keep the government open. In doing so, he failed to fight in the interest of both immigrant and federal workers.

Washington Won’t Stop the Wall, But Workers Can

Demonstrating the massive undemocratic powers of the Presidency, Trump declared a state of emergency to build an 8 billion dollar xenophobic wall. The courts and the Democrats won't stop him, but workers can.