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Group Reports Abuses By Law Enforcement That Allegedly Happened At The Border

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on June 14, 2018 · The Border Network for Human Rights prepared the report based on interviews conducted in more than 33 locations

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Report: After Donald Trump Took Office, ICE Transfers Jumped 60 Percent In Harris County

Elizabeth Trovall / Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 8, 2018 · The study looked at the enforcement of federal immigration policy under Trump in several counties nationwide, including Harris County. Read the report below.

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Immigration

Together Juntos Caravan Comes To Houston To Inform About SB4

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz / Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on April 12, 2018 · The organizers held several events in our city, which they consider the transition point for a second phase that will travel throughout the rest of Texas

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Immigration

Caravan Traveling Through Texas Border Cities To Inform About SB4 Will Culminate In Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on April 4, 2018 · The Together Juntos caravan uses presentations and trainings to explain the law

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After Ruling On Texas’ “Sanctuary Cities” Law, Opponents Say They’re Down But Not Out

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on March 15, 2018 · Attorneys and immigrants' rights groups who fought against Senate Bill 4 say their next move isn’t exactly clear, but they insist they have a handful of options remaining.

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UPDATE: Immigration Activists Criticize Latest Ruling On SB4 And Say It Will Cause Racial Profiling

HPM Digital Team / Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 14, 2018 · Members and supporters of United We Dream, Texas Organizing Project, SEIU Texas and Mi Familia Vota participated in a rally at Houston's City Hall

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Texas Attorney General Investigating San Antonio Human Smuggling Incident

Joey Palacios, TPR

Posted on January 12, 2018 · On Dec. 23, 2017, San Antonio police found a trailer with 12 people inside. Police Chief William McManus charged the driver with a state level human smuggling charge but did not pursue a federal charge

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Acevedo Says Protecting Dreamers Makes Sense From A Law Enforcement Standpoint

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on December 19, 2017 · The HPD chief notes that if Congress doesn’t pass legislation to shield Dreamers from deportation there are criminals who could try to recruit them

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Paxton Says He Has A ‘Strong Case’ As He Defends Implementation Of SB4 In Texas

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on November 7, 2017 · The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing to decide whether to keep in place a decision that blocked key parts of the law to take effect

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People that opposed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the so-called 'sanctuary cities' bill, protested during the last day of the Texas legislative session on May 29, 2017.

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MALDEF Argues SB 4 Is ‘Improper Entry’ By Texas In Immigration Enforcement

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on October 31, 2017 · That is one of the legal arguments the organization will present a at an upcoming hearing on a judicial decision that has blocked key parts of the law

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SB4: What Parts Are In, What Parts Are Not (Yet), And What All That Means

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 30, 2017 · Political experts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer explain In 59 Seconds what parts of Texas law SB4 are now immediately effective, what parts are still on hold pending appeal process, and how this affects undocumented immigrants.

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Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 26: If Straus Is Out, Who Is In For Texas House Speaker?

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 29, 2017 · "I'm not a lawyer, but I am a Texan. I'm disgusted by all this. Tell the lieutenant governor I don't want the suicide of a single Texan on my hands" – House Speaker Joe Straus

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People that opposed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the so-called 'sanctuary cities' bill, protested during the last day of the Texas legislative session on May 29, 2017.

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Parts Of The State’s “Sanctuary Cities” Law Are Going Into Effect

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune

Posted on September 26, 2017 · Just like that, parts of the state's "sanctuary cities" ban that a federal district judge halted last month are set to go into effect.

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Texas Asks Court To Allow Its Ban On ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Associated Press

Posted on September 22, 2017 · Under the law, Texas police chiefs could face removal from office and criminal charges for not complying with federal immigration officials' requests to detain people jailed on non-immigration offenses.

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Texas To Seek Court Approval To Begin Full Enforcement Of SB4

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on September 21, 2017 · "(Senate Bill) 4 is wholly valid," the state writes in its appeal. A court of appeals will decide whether to allow the state to enforce the law while it awaits a full hearing later this year.

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Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches “breaking point”

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 26, 2023 · Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countries’ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The agreement was announced after shelters in El Paso said they are over capacity.

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In surprise move, House impeachment managers rest their case against suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton

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Posted on September 14, 2023 · Immediately afterward, Paxton's attorneys pushed for a motion that, if successful, would have effectively tossed all impeachment charges against Paxton.

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Gunman in 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 7, 2023 · The gunman still faces state charges that could result in him receiving the death penalty. There is no timeline on when that trial will begin.

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Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration

Joel Rose, NPR

Posted on June 23, 2023 · The Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a major victory in a long-running dispute over how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.

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