Seeking Breaches in the Wall: An International Human Rights Law Challenge to the Texas-Mexico Border Wall
Tags: BORDERLANDS; HUMAN rights; WALLS -- Design & construction; UNIVERSITY of Texas; MEXICAN-American Border Region
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