Line in the Land
A Haitian Odyssey E1: Texas
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Immigration
Houston faith leaders and elected officials call for better treatment of Haitian migrants
Posted on · Community leaders are calling on the Biden administration to halt deportations and investigate alleged misconduct by the border patrol.
Immigration
Houston Haitian Group Looking To Help Refugees Traveling From The Border
Posted on · Local groups are stepping in to help Haitian refugees coming to Houston from a dire situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Immigration
Border Patrol Agents Criticized For Treatment Of Haitian Migrants In Del Rio As U.S. Tries To Dissuade More From Coming
Posted on · Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned would-be migrants that “your journey will not succeed” and promised to investigate the actions of mounted agents at the Rio Grande.
Immigration
Hope And Despair In Del Rio As Biden Administration Begins Expelling Migrants From Massive Border Encampment
Posted on · To some, this scene represents a broken immigration system that opportunistic migrants are taking advantage of. To others, it presents an opportunity for America to once again welcome people in need from around the world.
Immigration
In Texas, Officials Are Reporting A Surge In Migrants At The Southern Border This Week
Posted on · Texas officials say they are seeing a "historic surge" in migration along the southern border. Thousands of new arrivals from Haiti are straining an already overstretched effort to deal with them.
Immigration
Gov. Greg Abbott Backpedals On Pledge To Shut Down Border Crossings And Blames Biden Administration For Confusion
Posted on · Abbott’s announcements come as thousands of migrants — mostly from Haiti — have gathered under an international bridge in Del Rio.
Immigration
Thousands Of Haitians Are Migrating To The U.S. After Facing Racism, Poverty In Latin America
Posted on · Many Haitian migrants left home and tried to build lives in Latin America, but faced racism, poverty and language barriers. Now, as the U.S. rebounds from the pandemic, a growing number of them are abandoning those countries and making their way to the Texas-Mexico border.
Immigration
Houston’s New Short-Term Shelter Offers Respite To Migrant Families
Posted on · The shelter, or "family transfer center," offers food and other accommodations to families who have recently been processed and released by federal officials at the Texas-Mexico border.
Immigration
Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants With Temporary Status
Posted on · Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Monday that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently.
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.
News
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
News
Ending Temporary Protection For Foreign Workers Could Hurt U.S. Rebuilding Efforts
Posted on · If the U.S. ends temporary protected status for 300,000 Caribbean and Central American workers, there are fears it will have ripple effects — especially on post-hurricane construction.
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U.S. Cancels Program For Recent Haitian Immigrants; They Must Leave By 2019
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security announced that Haitians living in the United States since a catastrophic 2010 earthquake will have to return to their home
Houston Matters
Documentary Examines the Effectiveness of Relief Workers Abroad
Posted on · We learn about University of Houston student Abigail Hagan who’s working on a documentary called “Nice: A Place to Start,” which focuses on the effectiveness of relief groups going abroad.