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Immigration

New ACLU Report Reveals Dozens Of Hunger Strikes, Retaliation At Texas ICE Facilities

Posted on June 24, 2021 · There were at least 46 hunger strikes -- by individuals and groups -- at Texas ICE facilities between 2013 and 2017, according to ACLU data shared with Houston Public Media.

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Detained Fathers Turn to Hunger Strike

Posted on August 3, 2018 · Immigrant families held at the Karnes County Residential Center in Texas are striking to protest their imprisonment

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Hunger-Strike At Conroe Detention; Families Demand To See Loved Ones

Posted on March 21, 2014 · Family members of men who are participating in a hunger strike at the Joe Corley Immigration Detention Center worry about the safety of their loved ones.

Politics

4 Texas Republicans join ultraconservatives to sink GOP attempt to keep federal government open

Posted on September 29, 2023 · The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump.

Immigration

Texas border cities scramble to shelter thousands of newly-arrived migrants

Posted on September 22, 2023 · Thousands of migrants have crossed the border into Eagle Pass and El Paso in recent days, the highest number since the emergency health order known as Title 42 expired in May.

Houston Matters

Reaction to Paxton acquittal (Sept. 18, 2023)

Posted on September 18, 2023 · On Monday's show: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s expected back at work today after the Texas Senate acquitted him on all impeachment charges over the weekend. We get some reaction and takeaways from the impeachment trial.

Immigration

Federal court rules revised DACA program also illegal, many question what’s next for Dreamers

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Despite its ruling, the court declined to order an end to the program and the protections it offers current recipients within two years, saying the federal government is not required to take any actions against DACA recipients.

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Immigration

New ACLU Report Reveals Dozens Of Hunger Strikes, Retaliation At Texas ICE Facilities

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Detained Fathers Turn to Hunger Strike

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Hunger-Strike At Conroe Detention; Families Demand To See Loved Ones

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