A Second Child Dies in the Custody of the US Border Patrol

The death of Félix Gómez Alonzo comes three weeks after Jakelin Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl, also died in U.S. custody.

The Migrant Exodus: A Central American Diaspora

Some of the caravans of more than 13,000 migrants are waiting in camps in Tijuana, and others are making their way to the border. A new migrant caravan has already been announced, but the Mexican government is adhering to the United States’ mandates like a servile army as they punish the migrants and treat them as criminals with detentions and deportations.

The Deportation of Víctor Mejía: The Mexican State Under Trump

The deportation of Víctor Mejía from Mexico, known as “assisted return,” is a result of the Mexican state’s policy of purging as many migrants as possible, with little regard for basic human rights. Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) has become the United States’ local immigration enforcer.

Nagle Is Wrong: There Is No Left Case Against Open Borders

Angela Nagle and other reformists are wrong. The “left case” against open borders ignores imperialism and functions on the false premise that capitalists want to open the borders.

“Mom, I’m too Tired to Walk”: Children of the Migrant Caravan

Over 1,000 children are part of the migrant exodus from Central America. What is their experience on the long and perilous journey?

Fruit Does Not Pack Itself: A Look Into Migrant Women’s Labor

A migrant woman worker shares her experience of the conditions that capitalism creates for women on both sides of the border—and why unity of the working class is imperative.

After Being Denied Buses, Migrant Caravan Hitchhikes, Walks

While the majority of the members of the migrant caravan decided to remain in Mexico City until Saturday, a group of 400 Honduran migrants began the trek to Querétaro on Friday, on the way to the United States. Now most of the caravan is at Auditorio Benito Juárez in Guadalajara. They have about 1,000 miles […]

Democrats Were Not “the Lesser Evil” for the Migrant Caravan

In these midterm elections, many progressives argued that we should vote the lesser evil, or vote for "harm reduction" by casting our ballots for the Democratic Party. But, the Democratic Party has not been the lesser evil for those Central American migrants currently making their way to the US border.

NYC: Refugee Caravan Solidarity Rally

On Saturday afternoon, about a hundred people gathered in New York City's Union Square to express solidarity with the migrant caravan walking towards the US's southern border.