U.S.-Mexico Border Update: December 12, 2025

Talking About Latin America by Adam Isacson

Dec 12, 202526:16News & Politics

I'm trying something new here: a full-length video version of this week's U.S.-Mexico Border Update . This week's WOLA Border Update covers developments in the military's growing role at the U.S.-Mexico border, reports o...

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