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Agent in uniform stands on bridge looking over green river

This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence

Immigration

A pregnant woman from Honduras and her young daughter broke away from a caravan and crossed the Rio Grande to get to the US. Had she done so just a few weeks later, she would have been arrested and separated from her child under a new DHS policy.

Joe Corona, 23 years old and Mexican-American, is one of the star players for the Xolos, a professional soccer team based in Tijuana, Mexico. The team is actively recruiting top soccer players from the US, and now other Mexican soccer clubs are following

To get on the US national men’s soccer team, you may need to cross the border into Mexico

Sports
Gil Devine in front of his home in Mexico, near the border. Devine commutes to work six days a week in San Diego.

Some Americans are trading their US homes for an international commute from Mexico

Lifestyle & Belief

Young undocumented immigrants get reprieve under new U.S. government policy

Global Politics

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Border Security

Conflict & Justice
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