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Biden’s Task Force Has Reunited 36 Migrant Families — With Hundreds To Go

Joel Rose, NPR

Posted on June 8, 2021 · Advocates hoped for more, but the administration says this is the pace it wants as it scales up the effort. "We chose intentionally to start slow so that we can go fast later," an official says.

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Judge Says Reunited Migrant Families Can Now Face A Choice: Stay Locked Up Together, Or Separate Again

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 20, 2018 · The Justice Department asked for the order to ensure that migrant parents who would otherwise have been detained can’t “bootstrap a right to release” just because they’re reunited with their children.

Tags families divided justice department Migrant Families

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Military Bases To Start Building Tents After July 4 To House Migrant Families

Tom Bowman, NPR

Posted on June 28, 2018 · The Department of Defense plans to start building tent encampments on two military bases in Texas to house migrant families apprehended at the border.

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UN Human Rights Office Calls On U.S. To Halt Separations Of Migrant Families At Border

Associated Press

Posted on June 5, 2018 · The Trump administration has adopted a new "zero tolerance" policy that has accelerated separations of children and their parents at the border

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Politically motivated border policies, coverage of migrant caravans have done little to curb illegal immigration, Rice University study finds

Rebecca Noel

Posted on March 13, 2023 · The study tracked coverage of 30 migrant caravans between 2017 and 2022 as well as the policies in place at the departure of each one.

Tags border border policy illegal immigration immigration immigration policies James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University Migrant caravan rice university

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At a Korean community center in Houston, the struggle immigrant Texans face with language barriers is clear

Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 9, 2023 · Texas largely conducts its state business in English and Spanish. It falls to interpreters like Terry Yun to help people scale the wall dividing them from crucial government services.

Tags immigration Korean Community Center Houston Korean Texans Terry Yun Woori Juntos

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Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land

Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 3, 2023 · The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldn’t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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Biden considers first offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico

Associated Press

Posted on February 23, 2023 · The proposed sale includes areas offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas, for roughly 3.6 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power about 1.3 million homes.

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