The US government has been systematically violating the human rights of immigrants, especially along our southern border, for many years. In recent years the border situation has become critical.

On this page are recordings of testimony presented during online discussions held from mid-August to mid-October 2020 by a series of People-to-People Fact-Finding Panels on the U.S.– Mexico Border. The panels were convened by a group of activists, researchers, and independent  journalists sponsored by the People’s Tribune and our sister bilingual publication, El Tribuno del Pueblo.

The topics covered include the impact of the Migrant Protection Protocol; the conditions facing workers in the El Paso/Cd. Juarez region; how border wall construction hurts local communities and ecosystems; the experience of those working for human rights on both sides of the border in the Mexicali, Tijuana and San Diego areas; and the militarization of the border.

The testimony gathered from the panels is being compiled into a report to be presented to the United Nations and other authorities.