In our latest "postcard," reporter Jason Buch explores the natural beauty ... and pervasive surveillance ... of the Texas #border region on a unique two-wheeled journey. https://www.texasobserver.org/postcard-laredo-border-wall/
Postcard: A caliche road that runs for several miles along the river through Laredo, built by U.S. Border Patrol, offers a unique way to explore the region and appreciate its natural beauty ... and the pervasiveness of #border militarization. https://www.texasobserver.org/postcard-laredo-border-wall/
#nature #cycling #BikeTooter #immigration #culture #photography
“The car was not abandoned. They didn’t just show up to an abandoned vehicle. That’s a lie. They did a high-speed chase.”
A high speed chase which a witness said also endangered her and her son. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
#ICE #Texas #SouthTexas #border #police #law #fascism #immigration #news
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“I guess I was in more fear because of what I had just seen happen to the young guy in Maine. I had just seen that in the morning before I left to the movies. So, can you imagine my train of thought when I saw him pull the gun on the kid?” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
“I guess I was in more fear because of what I had just seen happen to the young guy in Maine. I had just seen that in the morning before I left to the movies. So, can you imagine my train of thought when I saw him pull the gun on the kid?” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
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New from Gaige Davila: “Just the experience of having a gun pointed at you, having agents aggressively approach your car, endangering people on the road, coming into your yard or home, obviously, that is an extremely traumatic event for anyone who has to experience it.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
New from Gaige Davila: “Just the experience of having a gun pointed at you, having agents aggressively approach your car, endangering people on the road, coming into your yard or home, obviously, that is an extremely traumatic event for anyone who has to experience it.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-car-chase-gun-citizen-south-texas/
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Attorney General sues CYFD over dropping a teen at a bridge and telling him to walk into Mexico during the night...
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/nm-attorney-general-sues-cyfd-over-expatriated-teen/3090779
Attorney General sues CYFD over dropping a teen at a bridge and telling him to walk into Mexico during the night...
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/nm-attorney-general-sues-cyfd-over-expatriated-teen/3090779
The sun is low over Nuevo Laredo as David Patricio and three friends start unloading gravel and mountain bikes for their evening ride along the Rio Grande, but this is no ordinary group outing along the #border ... https://www.texasobserver.org/postcard-laredo-border-wall/
#cycling #BikeTooter #HumanRights #nature #ICE #Texas #culture
Congressional candidate Bobby Pulido on Trump's #border wall set to tear through the Santa Ana wildlife refuge in the district he's running for:
“I haven’t said anything about it, but I obviously oppose it.” https://www.texasobserver.org/bobby-pulido-monica-de-la-cruz-south-texas/
#SouthTexas #Texas #immigration #ICE #midterms #Democrats #politics #USpol #news
From Jason Buch: “We’re gonna be riding around areas where most everybody thinks it’s unsafe. And you’re gonna see that there’s really nothing to be worried about. We’re just out here having a good time.” https://www.texasobserver.org/postcard-laredo-border-wall/