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Immigration

Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Gov. Greg Abbott’s Latest Immigration Order

Andrew Schneider / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on July 30, 2021 · Gov. Greg Abbott this week issued an order restricting ground transportation of migrants who could have COVID-19, a move Attorney General Merrick Garland said violates federal law.

Tags COVID-19 illegal immigration Merrick Garland Texas Governor Greg Abbott U.S. Justice Department

Bauer Business Focus

This Houston Area ‘Dreamer’ Is Living The American Dream

Florian Martin

Posted on August 30, 2019 · Julio Chavez was brought to the United States illegally by his parents. Now, he owns multiple sandwich franchises.

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Immigration

Undocumented Population Up In Texas, Despite Nationwide Decline

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on January 18, 2019 · A new Center for Migration Studies report shows a 9% drop in the nationwide undocumented immigrant population.

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News

Lawsuit Says Migrants Were Subjected To Dirty Detention Facilities, Bad Food And Water

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on July 18, 2018 · In interviews that appear in the suit filed by the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, detainees also reported not being allowed to shower for days and sleeping in overcrowded rooms.

Tags “zero tolerance” policy illegal immigration immigration U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Customs And Border Agency Halts Many ‘Zero Tolerance’ Detentions, Citing Workload

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on June 26, 2018 · "A much better system would be to keep families together through their immigration proceedings," Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said. "That's what the Obama administration did in 2014."

Tags illegal immigration President Trump U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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A Latino Nonprofit Is Holding Separated Kids. Is That Care Or Complicity Or Both?

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on June 22, 2018 · Southwest Key has, for many years, operated shelters that house unaccompanied migrant children. The family separation policy shined a spotlight on that work — and raised uncomfortable questions.

Tags family separation illegal immigration immigrant detention immigration migrant children

Houston Matters

Examining The Latest Immigration Issues Affecting Greater Houston

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 17, 2018 · News 88.7's Elizabeth Trovall updates Houston Matters on the latest immigration stories.

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WATCH: During Roundtable, Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants ‘Animals’

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on May 17, 2018 · During the discussion on California's "sanctuary law," the president said of immigrants suspected of gang membership, "These aren't people. These are animals."

Tags Donald Trump illegal immigration President Trump

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UPDATE: Most Of Central American Migrant Caravan Waiting At Border

Scott Neuman, NPR / ELLIOT SPAGAT, AP

Posted on May 1, 2018 · Eight women, four children and one 18-year-old were allowed to apply for asylum after the caravan reached the U.S. border following a month of travel on foot, train and bus

Tags asylum seekers caravan illegal immigration immigration migrant Migrant caravan Trump

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Along The Border, News Of A Coming National Guard Deployment Meets With Mixed Reaction

Carlos Morales, Marfa Public Radio

Posted on April 5, 2018 · National Guard troops have conducted missions on the border since the Reagan administration. The most recent federal deployment occurred in 2010, when President Barack Obama sent 1,200 Guard troops.

Tags border Guard troops illegal immigration national guard President Donald Trump

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Charges Filed Against Undocumented Immigrant For Drunk Driving Death Of Edwin Jackson

Associated Press / Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on February 7, 2018 · In a tweet, the president called the death of Indianapolis Colt linebacker Edwin Jackson by a suspected drunk driver who is in the U.S. illegally a "preventable" tragedy

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Immigrant Acquitted Of San Francisco Killing Sentenced On Lesser Gun Charge

Richard Gonzales, NPR

Posted on January 5, 2018 · Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was found not guilty in November in the death of Kate Steinle, was sentenced Friday on a state gun violation to time already served. He will now face federal gun charges

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Oops, We Lost Your DACA Application

Joel Rose, NPR

Posted on November 17, 2017 · Immigrants' rights groups say thousands of DACA renewal applications may have been wrongly rejected for being late. The Trump administration now says it will reconsider some of those applications

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Trump Ties Immigration Demands To DACA Deal, Including Border Wall

TAMARA KEITH, NPR

Posted on October 9, 2017 · Trump wants sweeping immigration law changes as part of any legislative fix for the program that allows Dreamers to stay in the U.S. Democrats say this "fails to represent any attempt at compromise."

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Politics

Cornyn Rolls Out Bill To Tighten Border Security

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 3, 2017 · The measure would carry through on several of President Trump’s long-standing pledges to fight illegal immigration, including a crackdown on “sanctuary cities”

Tags border security illegal immigration President Donald Trump sanctuary cities Senator John Cornyn

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