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The Feds Say 127 Migrant Parents Waived Reunification Rights; But Some Say They Were Coerced Or Confused
Posted on · The government says that more than 100 migrant parents chose not to be reunited by Thursday's deadline
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Houston Matters
Full Show: Political Roundup, And A Pivotal Decision For Flooded Homeowners (July 25, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We learn the frustrations attorneys are facing reuniting migrant parents with their children who’ve been separated at the border as the government deadline quickly approaches. We discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories. Then, in the wake of Harvey, Houston homeowners face a pivotal decision: should they stay or go? And Sugar Land swimmer Simone Manuel was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
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Incommunicado In South Texas: Migrant Parents Await Reunification In Seclusion
Posted on · On the brink of being released from detention and reunited with children separated from them sometimes months ago, migrant parents are held at a South Texas facility in a sort of limbo — not free to leave, but without access to phones or commissary accounts that regular detainees get.
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Deported Guatemalan Man Desperately Awaits Return Of 9-Year-Old Son From U.S. Custody
Posted on · The Ramirez family tried to seek asylum in the U.S. The dad says he was deported, but his son and wife are being held in the U.S. in separate facilities.
Houston Matters
Migrant Minors Separated From Their Parents At The U.S. Mexico Border Reunification Deadline Missed
Posted on · Officials have been working under a court-ordered deadline to reunite those migrant minors separated from their parents. That deadline was initially to be today (July 10).