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Immigration

More Migrant Kids Are In Federal Care Than Ever. Many Will Head To Houston

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on April 22, 2021 · The federal government is overseeing the care of record numbers of migrant children and teens. Over the next several weeks, hundreds of them will likely end up in Houston, where many have strong family ties. 

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Houston Is A Top Destination For Migrant Kids. Here’s What It’s Like In Their Own Words

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on April 8, 2021 · After kids are processed at the border, most are reconnected with family members and restart their lives in a new country, in a new language and with a new school. Each year, hundreds of them end up in Houston.

Tags immigration migrant kids migrant teens uac unaccompanied minors

Immigration

Number Of Migrant Kids In Texas Facilities Drops Suddenly

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on October 11, 2019 · Migrant care facilities have been at capacity throughout this past year, usually holding some 6,000 kids. But in September, the population of migrant kids in federal custody fell to half that.

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Doctor Giving Migrant Kids Psychotropic Drugs Lost Certification Years Ago

URA BOGADO, REVEAL, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 26, 2018 · According to the Texas Medical Board website, the psychiatrist treating children at a facility in Texas has not yet updated the board on the status of his certification as required by its rules.

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Man accused of murdering 11-year-old girl in Pasadena awaits extradition after arrest in Louisiana

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 21, 2023 · Juan Carlos Garcia Rodriguez, 18, was charged with capital murder and arrested over the weekend. He is accused of killing his 11-year-old neighbor, Maria Gonzalez.

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Standoff at the border heads to court

Michael Hagerty / Craig Cohen

Posted on July 25, 2023 · Gov. Abbott is refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande that the Justice Department says are illegal. So the Department of Justicie is suing.

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Standoff at the border (July 25, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 25, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: Gov. Abbott is refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande that the Justice Department says are illegal. Abbott says Texas has the right to defend its borders from “invasion.” We discuss this recent border standoff.

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Justice Department to sue Texas over Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border security program

David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio / Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio

Posted on July 21, 2023 · The Justice Department has notified the state of Texas that it will be filing suit over the controversial border security initiative.

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