Posted on · The Border Patrol recorded nearly 1.7 million apprehensions last year, eclipsing the record set in 2000. Still, the number of migrants crossing illegally is likely far below the all-time high.
Posted on · The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress, which has rejected such measures for the past two decades, is uncertain.
Posted on · The deportation moratorium was part of a package of immigration-reform measures the new administration proposed on Inauguration Day.
Posted on · Texas is home to more immigrant detention centers than any other state, making it ground zero for any changes President Joe Biden will make to the system. Though advocates have said they're optimistic about this new chapter, Biden is inheriting expanded detention infrastructure with a record of poor medical treatment.
Posted on · Their father was missing. Their mother was miles away in Houston. Two sisters, ages 8 and 11, were survivors of sexual assault and at risk of deportation. With the nation focused on COVID-19, the U.S. government is rushing the deportations of migrant children.
Posted on · Harris County is moving forward with plans to create the state's first ever county-funded deportation defense program.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Establishing a county-funded deportation defense program, a conversation with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, the state of area real estate, and an immersive art exhibit inspired by Harvey.
Posted on · Last year, the City of Houston recognized Roland Gramajo as an outstanding local leader. Now, Gramajo faces deportation.
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with a focus on how they might impact Houston and Texas.
Posted on · If the boy is deported, he'll be separated once again from his mother, who lives in Houston. The family had been separated by the federal government last May under the "zero tolerance" policy.
Posted on · "I don’t know if the next time I go to court, I’m going to be deported," said Dennis Rivera, a 20-year-old Honduran student whose controversial detention by ICE spurred protests in Houston last year.
Posted on · June non-criminal removals increased to 655 in the Houston area of operation from 271 in June of 2017.
Posted on · A federal judge has ordered immigration officials to reunite all migrant children over 5 with their parents by Thursday — but officials' own data shows that will be near impossible.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn what drives so many asylum seekers to flee their home countries in Central and South America and make the dangerous journey to the United States. Then, our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The Week’s News. And Houston Comedian Mo Amer talks about his journey into comedy and his fateful plane ride with Eric Trump.
Posted on · Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced a new "zero-tolerance policy" in which it will press criminal charges against all people crossing the border illegally