Immigration
Tent Courts Set To Open On Border For US Asylum Seekers
Posted on · The court, or "soft-sided" facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations Monday in Laredo, Texas.
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Immigration
Supreme Court Allows Government To Curtail Asylum Requests During Legal Fight
Posted on · The administration scores a victory in its efforts to reduce the number of asylum applicants presenting themselves at the U.S. southern border.
Houston Matters
Full Show: How Texas Handles Transgender Migrants, Inside Harris County’s Drug Court, And Chef Christine Ha (Sept. 10, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: How Texas handles transgender migrants seeking asylum, creative approaches to flood mitigation, a firsthand account of Harris County’s drug court, and chef Christine Ha.
Top Stories
Texas Leads Probe Of Google’s Potential Monopoly, Rule For Border Asylum Seekers Blocked, And Electric Cars Promoted In Houston
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Immigration
Judge Blocks Trump’s Rule For Asylum Seekers On Southern Border
Posted on · The rule would allow U.S. officials to deny asylum to immigrants who passed through another country before reaching the border. Monday’s ruling blocks the policy across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Immigration
Judge Won’t Block US Asylum Restrictions At Southern Border
Posted on · The latest proposal from the Trump administration prevents most migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they passed through another country first.
Immigration
11-Year-Old Salvadoran Girl Living In Houston Gets Second Chance At Asylum
Posted on · The judge who ordered Laura Maradiaga-Alvarado to be deported after a scheduling mix-up at immigration court has now reopened her case.
News
Asylum Seekers Who Show Credible Fear Will Not Be Eligible For Bond
Posted on · Under the ruling by the U.S. Attorney General, they will have to wait in detention until their case is adjudicated. The decision doesn't affect families or unaccompanied minors.
Party Politics
Crisis At The Border, Shake-Up At Homeland Security, Trump Visits Texas, And More
Posted on · Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer also discuss Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick and Speaker Bonnen proposing a 1 percent sales tax increase to cut property taxes.
Immigration
It’s Been A Big Year In Immigration News, Here’s How Houston Was Impacted
Posted on · Considering a quarter of the Houston-area population is foreign-born, this city has been among the most impacted by numerous policy changes.
News
US Says Asylum-Seeking Migrants To Wait In Mexico
Posted on · Only about 9 percent of people are actually granted asylum. The Trump administration says too many migrants make false claims.
News
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Asylum Ban
Posted on · A U.S. district court ruled that President Trump's proclamation banning anyone seeking asylum from entering the U.S. without crossing a port of entry violates existing law.
News
Houston Lawyers React To Trump’s New Limits On Asylum-Seekers
Posted on · The Trump administration’s new rule makes anyone who enters the country without authorization ineligible to seek asylum.
News
US Immigration Officials Move To Restrict Asylum At Border
Posted on · New regulations will block migrants from claiming asylum if they do not come to an official border crossing.
News
Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Appears in Houston Immigration Court
Posted on · In addition to his legal fights on behalf of actress Stormy Daniels, Avenatti has taken up the cases of immigrant families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy