On the debut episode of Borderland: Dispatches, Katarina takes viewers to the U.S.-Mexico border near Anapra, New Mexico, to examine the impact of new executive orders issued since Trump’s return to office. She documents changes on the ground, including increased Border Patrol presence, expanded deportation efforts, and shifting smuggling routes. Through firsthand reporting and interviews with people on both sides of the border, the episode explores how recent federal actions are affecting local communities, cartel activity, and the broader border landscape.

Borderland is an IRONCLAD Original

Cartel violence. Kidnappings. Disappearances. The headlines don’t tell the full story.

Borderland: DISPATCHES delivers raw, on-the-ground updates from Mexico’s cartel war. Hosted by investigative journalist Katarina Szulc, the series offers real-time snapshots of a conflict reshaping the future of both Mexico and the U.S.

With rare access to traffickers, law enforcement, and civilians caught in the crossfire, these fast-moving episodes expose the brutal truth behind the drug war.

New dispatches drop every Tuesday and Thursday starting May 20th.