“<i>The Cybernetic Border</i> is an in-depth and long-overdue interrogation of the complicated history and brutal impacts of America’s evolving technological war against migrants. IvÁn Chaar LÓpez’s book is a must-read for scholars of migration, science and technology studies, and American history that examines the increasingly blurred line between science fiction and reality along the US-Mexico border while giving us a frightening look into the future of global boundary enforcement.” - Jason De León, author of (Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling) “In this important book, IvÁn Chaar LÓpez reveals how surveillance drones, data infrastructures, and other technologies have been employed to transform the US-Mexico border into a cybernetic weapon against racialized intruders. It is a must-read for anyone interested in how technology and data networks are being developed as systems of surveillance and control, especially against racialized communities. Readers will also be interested in the ways in which Chaar LÓpez illuminates the courageous efforts of activists and artists who deploy aesthetic dissent to challenge the technopolitical regime governing the southern border.” - Juan De Lara, author of (Inland Shift: Race, Space, and Capital in Southern California) "<i>The Cybernetic Border</i> is a fantastic work of scholarship that can hopefully draw more borderlands scholars into the world of STS and inspire more STS scholars to engage with the (techno-)politics of borders." - Salem Elzway (Technology and Culture) "As data sharing and surveillance get further embedded in daily operations of both law enforcement agencies and the public, <i>The Cybernetic Border</i> offers a vital history against narratives of neutral and improving technology. . . . While focused on drones and the US-Mexico borderlands, this book is valuable and complementary to all work invested in exposing the sociotechnical arrangements through which government, military, industry, and academic partnerships dictate who and what belongs." - Maggie Woodruff (H-Environment, H-Net Reviews)