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Border Official Says Agency Isn’t Referring Immigrant Families For Prosecution

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune / Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 25, 2018 · Another federal official did say, however, that two Texas military bases will be used to house migrants.

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Confusion, Tension Roil Texas-Mexico Border As Federal Government Attempts To Reunify Immigrant Families

Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune / Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 25, 2018 · As an El Paso shelter prepared to take in undocumented immigrants separated from their children, President Trump's tweets calling for deportations without due process drew rebukes.

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Fearing Deportation, Some Immigrants Opt Out Of Health Benefits For Their Kids

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on June 22, 2018 · A growing number of American children are losing out on Medicaid — and other programs — because their parents are undocumented immigrants and fear detainment and deportation.

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Doctors Say Kids Separated From Parents At Border Face ‘Toxic Stress,’ Serious Health Risks

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on June 8, 2018 · "When kids are going through stressful situations, being kept together with their parents or their caregivers is actually critically important to prevent these long-term health problems," Dr. Nadine Burke Harris says

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Immigrant Families Separated At The Border Are Struggling To Find Each Other After Detention

Jill Ament, Texas Standard

Posted on May 29, 2018 · In the past, parents with children were not routinely prosecuted for illegally crossing the border – but that’s changed

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Claiming The U.S. Broadly Separates Immigrant Families Seeking Asylum

Associated Press / PBS NewsHour

Posted on March 9, 2018 · The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not announced a formal policy to hold adult asylum seekers separately from their children

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Posted on January 24, 2023 · A Republican-led proposal to ban citizens, entities and governments and from certain countries to purchase land in Texas is raising concerns among some lawmakers.

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Local, state officials condemn proposed bill that forbids people, businesses from certain countries from owning Texas land

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Ahead of Biden’s visit to Texas, White House announces new efforts to curb unauthorized immigration

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Posted on January 5, 2023 · Immigrant rights groups slammed the plan as ineffective and redundant.

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