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Separated Migrant Family Of Six Faced One Hurdle After Another After Immigration Crackdown

Posted on · A young Guatemalan slept on a bridge for at least three days and nights while attempting to seek asylum. His wife and children had been separated after crossing that bridge just weeks earlier. This is the story of a family that faced seemingly every possible hurdle under Trump's immigration crackdown.

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The Trump Administration Is Not Keeping Its Promises To Asylum-Seekers Who Come To Ports Of Entry

Posted on · As the humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border comes more into focus, Trump administration officials insist that there is a "right way" for families fleeing persecution to seek asylum in the United States: Come to an official port of entry. But such families are still finding themselves in a lot of trouble.

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A Decade After Ike, Houston Still Hasn’t Spent Tens Of Millions It Got To Build Affordable Housing

Posted on · When the Houston Housing Authority tried to build in low-income neighborhoods, housing advocates and the feds blocked the projects. When they turned to wealthier areas, neighbors and politicians shot them down. Will anything change once federal money starts to flow after Hurricane Harvey?