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​Graph of illegal immigration to the US.
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Illegal Immigration to the US hits record lows

The number of people attempting to cross the Southwest US border illegally has fallen to historic lows, with authorities reporting barely 8,000 “encounters” with undocumented migrants per month.

Medical workers treat injured people at Ameth Bek hospital after a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan, October 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

South Sudan suffers drone strike, Romania finally gets a government, Colombia revives sea beef with Nicaragua

South Sudan is accusing neighboring Sudan of launching a drone strike that killed at least 73 people at a market in Abyei, a disputed, oil-rich region of roughly 4,000 square miles claimed by both countries.

A US-Canada border crossing and monument.
GZERO North

The United States has another border crisis – with Canada

The problems at the southern border are well-documented. Less well-known is that northern border states like Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire are reporting their highest rates of illegal migration in years.

“Everything is political” is personal: the NYC migrant crisis
Analysis

“Everything is political” is personal: the NYC migrant crisis

A story about “millions” of migrants crossing the border, or the “billions” of dollars it will cost, is still a story about individual human beings, with names, who have lived stories of tremendous suffering, perseverance, and dedication.