Immigration
Houston-Area Man Returns Home After Sudden Deportation In 2017
Posted on · Jose Escobar was cheered on by friends and family when he arrived back to Houston Monday.
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Immigration
A Father And Daughter Who Drowned At The Border Put Attention On Immigration
Posted on · Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez was trying to bring his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, to safety and a new life in the U.S.
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Federal Government Opens New Mass Facility In Texas For Migrant Children
Posted on · The new emergency facility is located in Carrizo Springs. It will hold 1,600 teens in a complex that once housed oil field workers on government-leased land near the border.
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Mueller Steps Down After Leading Russia Inquiry, Alleged Cleveland Gunman Takes His Own Life, And O’Rourke’s Immigration Plan
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Immigration
11-Year-Old Salvadoran Girl Living In Houston Faces Deportation
Posted on · The immigration lawyer who represents her argues the order of removal is based on a clerical error by an immigration court.
Immigration
49,000 Texas Children Could See Their Parents Lose Temporary Protected Status
Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of immigrants will suddenly lose their right to live in the U.S. if the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status is upheld.
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Border Security At Eagle Pass Crossing Tightens As Army, Police Watch Migrants Gathered Across River
Posted on · The Border Patrol says at least 100 people were arrested this week trying to cross into the U.S. illegally through the Del Rio sector.
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Proposed Garbage Collection Fee To Achieve HPD-HFD Pay Parity, DPS Warns About MS-13 In Houston, And Apple Announces $1 Billion Campus In Austin
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Texas DPS 2018 Report On Gangs Notes MS-13 Uses Houston As Hub For Criminal Activity
Posted on · The gang is involved in drug and human smuggling, prostitution, murder and extortion.
Immigration
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration from Ending TPS Protections
Posted on · About 200,000 immigrants --more than 10,000 of whom live in Houston-- could face deportation if the government definitely ends the status
Immigration
Dept. Of Homeland Security Announces End Of Temporary Protected Status For Hondurans
Posted on · An estimated 6,000 Hondurans with TPS live in the Houston area
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How The Loss Of Temporary Protected Status For Salvadorans Could Affect Harvey Recovery
Posted on · An estimated 20,000 Salvadorans live in Houston, of which 20% work in construction
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WATCH: ‘Racist’ And ‘Shameful’: How Other Countries Are Responding To Trump’s Slur
Posted on · The African Union was "frankly alarmed" by President Trump's comments. Haiti said they were "misguided," while the U.N. called them "racist." And around the world, officials are asking for clarity
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Honduras Next In Line For U.S. Decision On Protected Migrants
Posted on · This week’s news that the Trump administration is ending TPS for 200,000 migrants from El Salvador is also rattling nerves in neighboring Honduras
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What You May Not Realize About The End Of TPS Status For Salvadorans
Posted on · It's not just immigrants from El Salvador who stand to lose. Here's why their families back home could be devastated