/tags/southern-border Southern Border en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:44:37 GMT /news/2023-01-10/border-pressures-migrate-north-as-venezuelans-head-to-denver Denver has been overwhelmed by an unexpected surge in mostly Venezuelan migrants. The immigrants have crossed the border and taken buses north, usually from El Paso. Immigrants have long passed through Denver but never in such large numbers all at once. The city has scrambled to house them during a record cold snap. It's unclear precisely what led to the influx other than the convenience of Denver as a stopover on buses from El Paso, Texas. Many don't have Denver as a final destination. The state's Democratic governor generated controversy by chartering buses to send some to New York. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:44:37 GMT /news/2023-01-10/border-pressures-migrate-north-as-venezuelans-head-to-denver Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press /environment/2020-06-15/in-crossing-arizonas-last-free-flowing-river-border-wall-construction-results-in-loss-of-trust Contractors continue to install new border barriers across the U.S.-Mexico border, including many across sensitive lands, including Organ Pipe Cactus… Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:30:51 GMT /environment/2020-06-15/in-crossing-arizonas-last-free-flowing-river-border-wall-construction-results-in-loss-of-trust Ariana Brocious /npr-news/2020-02-25/supreme-court-rules-border-patrol-agents-who-shoot-foreign-nationals-cant-be-sued In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled Tuesday that families of noncitizens shot by federal agents on foreign territory have no constitutional right to sue for damages in U.S. courts. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:21:28 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-25/supreme-court-rules-border-patrol-agents-who-shoot-foreign-nationals-cant-be-sued Vanessa Romo, Vanessa Romo /arts-life/2020-02-04/photo-exhibit-showcases-neighbors-in-the-borders-own-backyard For Fort Collins-based photographer Elliot Ross, the camera has always been a way of finding comfort, ever since coming to Colorado from Taiwan."When I… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:08:41 GMT /arts-life/2020-02-04/photo-exhibit-showcases-neighbors-in-the-borders-own-backyard Stacy Nick /npr-news/npr-news/2020-01-14/border-wall-threatens-national-wildlife-refuge-thats-been-40-years-in-the-making Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2020-01-14/border-wall-threatens-national-wildlife-refuge-thats-been-40-years-in-the-making John Burnett, Marisa Peñaloza /2019-11-26/interior-remains-tight-lipped-about-park-rangers-sent-to-the-border The Trump Administration is continuing to deploy park rangers at the U.S.-Mexico border to help with enforcement. And while national parks and other... Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:41:17 GMT /2019-11-26/interior-remains-tight-lipped-about-park-rangers-sent-to-the-border Noah Glick /npr-news/2019-07-05/migrant-caregivers-separated-from-children-at-border-sent-back-to-mexico Among the migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are extended family members with children in tow, hoping to give them a better life. But many of them may never join those children in the U.S. Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-07-05/migrant-caregivers-separated-from-children-at-border-sent-back-to-mexico Joel Rose /2019-07-04/border-activist-faces-retrial-on-felony-charges-for-aiding-migrants Federal prosecutors have decided to bring border activist Scott Warren to trial for a second time . His case puts a spotlight on the murky legal... Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:09:42 GMT /2019-07-04/border-activist-faces-retrial-on-felony-charges-for-aiding-migrants Ali Budner /npr-news/2019-05-28/extending-zero-tolerance-to-people-who-help-migrants-along-the-border Scott Warren of the humanitarian group 'No More Deaths' faces three felony counts for harboring migrants. The number of U.S. citizens arrested for harboring is on the rise. Tue, 28 May 2019 20:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-05-28/extending-zero-tolerance-to-people-who-help-migrants-along-the-border Lorne Matalon /npr-news/2019-04-23/at-the-u-s-mexico-border-volunteer-medics-step-in-to-care-for-migrants From a mother with belly pain to a teen girl with a possibly infected tooth, volunteer medics are treating migrants once they've been released from government custody. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:09:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-04-23/at-the-u-s-mexico-border-volunteer-medics-step-in-to-care-for-migrants Mallory Falk