Tag: Border Barriers

Feature: What I Learned on My Vacation to Westeros

As a “Game of Thrones” tourist in Northern Ireland, you can see how the magic of a fantasy realm has eclipsed the history of the actual place. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/magazine/game-of-thrones-northern-ireland-brexit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

‘Catastrophic’ Delays at U.S.-Mexico Border Follow Redeployment of Agents

The United States’ southwest border has, in effect, been partly closed because of American staffing shortages, costing businesses millions of dollars a day, according to industry officials. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/world/americas/us-mexico-border-delays.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Waiting for Asylum in the United States, Migrants Live in Fear in Mexico

Hundreds of Central American migrants who are seeking asylum in the United States could soon be sent to wait in Mexico under a policy that has been expanded by the Trump administration. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/politics/asylum-united-states-migrants-mexico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

House Adds Lawsuit to Challenges Against Trump’s Emergency Declaration

The House will formally file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, joining several others. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/politics/national-emergency-act-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Interpreter: Border Crackdowns Feed a Self-Reinforcing Cycle of Fear and Backlash

In the United States and Europe, efforts to control unauthorized arrivals can heighten perceptions of chaos at the border. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/world/americas/us-immigration-crackdown.html?partner=rss&emc=rss