Immigration Crisis: The Fight for the Southern Border

A coyote agreed to charge them $1,700 each to cross the border. But will the sounds and images of 53 migrants who died in the back on an 18-wheeler in San Antonio be enough to change her mind? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It happened on June 27th in San Antonio, Texas - just hours from the US border - the largest mass casualty smuggling tragedy in US history. 51 migrants, including five children, lost their lives after the driver of the 18-wheeler that was transporting them into the United States left them in the back of the trailer with no air conditioning in the brutal Texas summer heat. Temperatures that day rea...

Located on an isthmus, Panama connects North America to South America. It has also become a route for hundreds of thousands of migrants from all over the world. Since 2019 myself and photojournalists Brian Sanchez and Pablo Cavazos have traveled to Panama, specifically to the Darien Province which borders Colombia, to see the migration pattern and to share the stories of those who use this route t...

The migrant experience through the eyes of an American going through the immigration process. A former reporter who specialized in border issues explains why she decided to move from the United States to Panama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Craig Larabee from Homeland Security shared with us what’s being doing to prevent migrants from being injured or killed trying to cross the border with the help of coyotes, who are using them to make a quick dollar. Most of us know about Border Patrol and their mission, to protect the border by keeping a close eye on what and whom is coming or going from the United States. It’s a job made more dif...

Just 2.5 hours away from San Antonio is the U.S. border city of Del Rio, Texas. It’s the home of Laughlin Air Force Base where U.S. Air Force Pilots are trained. And it’s now known internationally as the site of the largest mass entry via land of Haitians during the law known as Title 42. The CDC put Title 42 in place in March of 2020 to stop the spread of Covid 19. This allowed the quick expulsio...

The mayor of McAllen and a pastor in Reynosa talk to Yami Virgin about how illegal immigration and Title 42 affect their communities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Democratic Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez and Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez join Yami Virgin to talk about what we can expect if President Biden ends Title 42. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .