US Border Patrol shoots person on Arizona road, takes witnesses into custody, says “more information…would be shared as it becomes available. In several recent cases, however, [CBP] has refused to provide follow-up information on…shootings in Santa Cruz County, even years after the fact.” https://www.gvnews.com/news/one-injured-in-border-patrol-shooting-on-i-19-frontage-road/article_d67bb18c-b6fb-11ed-a09b-af46e381ea6f.html @immigration #borders #fascism #BorderMilitarization

“While the reliance on risk and danger as a way to challenge #border and #migration controls is deliberate, such attempts take place in the context of border enforcement controls. Most troublingly, the latter are by design (Boyce and Chambers 2021), expected to lead to injuries and deaths among those being smuggled – collaterally, [smugglers] themselves as well.” https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12117-023-09484-3 @immigration @geography #BorderMilitarization

#FortressEurope uses #BorderMilitarization to kill 18 people fleeing #Afghanistan — a place its armies had previously invaded, places sole blame on truck driver for deaths https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-18-migrants-found-dead-in-truck/a-64748653 #borders #border #eu #bulgaria #turkey #imperialism #asylum #whiteness #WhiteNationalism #LiberalDemocracy @immigration #austria #netherlands #BorderExternalization #StructuralViolence

Texas National Guard soldier shoots migrant at US-Mexico border https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/01/19/texas-national-guard-soldier-shoots-migrant-at-border/ @immigration #borders #bordermilitarization

“Last year was the most profitable on record for border contractors, and by all indications there will be more to reap in 2023.” https://open.substack.com/pub/theborderchronicle/p/the-border-industrial-complex-goes?utm_source=direct&r=18b3po&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #bordermilitarization #borders #capitalism #bourgeoisstate @immigration

“CBP estimates it will acquire 296 new surveillance towers for use along the northern and southwest borders and upgrade an estimated 191 legacy towers with new surveillance equipment and related services” https://www.defensedaily.com/cbp-releases-rfp-for-consolidated-border-surveillance-tower-program/homeland-security/ @immigration #borders #bordermilitarization #surveillancetechnology