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Francisco Cantu

A view of the metal fence along the border between the Altar desert in Mexico and Arizona in the United States.
Social Justice

A New Memoir Addresses America's Cruelest Immigration Policies From Inside the Border Patrol

Francisco Cantú's memoir of his time as a Border Patrol agent asks some important questions about violence, complicity, and the blurred lines between people and the institutions they serve.

By Varun Nayar