The story of Lechuguilla Cave — in the backcountry of Carlsbad Caverns National Park — is a reminder of the deep mysteries of the Chihuahuan Desert. And it’s proof that there are frontiers of discovery not only beyond our planet, but within it.
marfapublicradio.org/blog/nature-no…

Butterflies are not the only creatures with scales at the National Butterfly Center. Our resident American Alligator, on the banks of the Rio Grande last night.

Whoa -- the Sierra Vista Herald comes out strong against the Cochise County plan to hand-count votes as part of an assault on American democracy. It is, they say, an 'attempt to disenfranchise you and devalue your vote and the entire election process.'
myheraldreview.com/news/elections…

Locked Outside the Gates of Europe >> Melilla had become a de facto holding cell for asylum applicants — and a symbol of two increasingly common trends in how rich countries handle asylum cases..guernicamag.com/locked-outside… via Guernica Magazine

Dora Rodriguez is a local hero in S Arizona

Over four years ago, Brian protested with March For Our Lives to demand action on gun violence in our schools and communities.

This week, he was shot in both hands and through his neck by an AR-15 at his school in St. Louis. He jumped out of a window to save his life.

🚨New Immigration Judge reports are out! TRAC Reports

This year’s judge reports provide much more than just updated data. We rolled out an all-new design that’s easier to navigate, includes cleaner graphics, and we updated significant sections of text.

trac.syr.edu/immigration/re…

New documentary footage reveals Trump pressured Blake Masters to make hardline election denialism a campaign priority. vntyfr.com/Q6W4nUA

ICYMI: Arizona is erecting the shipping-crate barrier along a 10-mile stretch of federal land just west of the Coronado National Memorial despite a federal request that it not do so and take down a similar barrier in Yuma. tucson.com/news/local/sub…

Last Friday, CBP released border data for September, capping off Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. A lot of reporting on the data lacked key context about the the border. If you want to learn more, here's 🧵about numbers and the situation at the border.

I promise you'll learn something!

U.S. democracy is under attack. We've identified 8 national election denier groups to watch out for. Here they are:

Are you following our senior editor's live tweeting of the Oath Keeper Jan 6 trial? 👇

I Was an Asylum Seeker. Now I Help Others: A Podcast with Dora Rodriguez Melissa del Bosque theborderchronicle.com/p/i-was-an-asy…

Going by this Washington Post data, it actually looks Republicans have spent *much* more on crime messaging than inflation:

GOP ads on Crime + Defund The Police + Criminal Justice: $91 million

GOP ads on Inflation: $53 million

washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

The proposed settlement -- details of which remain confidential -- comes as a surprise after the last hearing in El Paso, at which point a trial seemed like a done deal. I'll have an update after today's hearing wraps up.
elpasotimes.com/story/news/202…

New in The Border Chronicle 🦂🔥I Was an Asylum Seeker. Now I Help Others: A Podcast with Dora Rodriguez
'My story was tragic and painful. It took me years to open up. But I have a story that I hope can make some change.' theborderchronicle.com/p/i-was-an-asy…