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Immigration

Government Plans Dramatic Expansion Of Migrant Child Shelters

JOHN BURNETT, NPR

Posted on July 3, 2019 · The government wants to avoid the kind of scandal that occurred in Clint, Texas, where scores of immigrant children were warehoused together.

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Immigration

Tornillo Tent City For Youth Migrants Is Now Empty, Texas Congressman Says

Matthew Watkins, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 14, 2019 · "This tent city should never have stood in the first place," U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter.

Tags detention center Texas immigration detention center southern border Tornillo Will Hurd

Immigration

Several Thousand Migrant Children In U.S. Custody Could Be Released Before Christmas

JOHN BURNETT, NPR

Posted on December 19, 2018 · In a surprise policy change, the Department of Health and Human Services plans to speed the vetting of sponsors so that more migrant children can be released from custody.

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Immigration

Congressional Delegation Calls For Shutdown Of Tornillo Facility

Mallory Falk, Texas Standard

Posted on December 17, 2018 · Democratic lawmakers --including Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke-- toured the facility, where 2,700 migrant children are housed in tents.

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Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Safety Of Migrant Children At Texas Detention Camp

Becky Fogel, The Texas Standard

Posted on November 29, 2018 · An AP investigation has revealed the Trump administration waived FBI fingerprint background checks for roughly 2,100 staff members working at the facility.

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Immigration

US Waived FBI Checks On Staff At Growing Teen Migrant Camp

GARANCE BURKE, AP / Martha Mendoza, AP

Posted on November 27, 2018 · None of the 2,100 staffers at a tent city holding more than 2,300 teens in the remote Texas desert are going through rigorous FBI fingerprint background checks.

Tags migrant detention camp Tornillo

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Tornillo Detention Center For Immigrant Children Will Remain Open At Least Another Month

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 9, 2018 · The immigration detention center, which held more than 300 minors two weeks ago, will remain open at least through Aug. 13, according to a federal agency.

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Operator Of Migrant Facility In Tornillo Says It Might Not Stay Open Past July 13 When Contract Expires

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 25, 2018 · An official with the company operating the facility slammed the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy as a "dumb, stupid decision."

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Mayors From Across The Country Tried To Visit A Tent City Holding Immigrant Children In Texas; They Got No Answers

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 21, 2018 · A Thursday trip by a group of mayors yielded no new information about what, if anything, will change inside the detention center for immigrant children after President Donald Trump's executive order to end family separations.

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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke, Veronica Escobar Lead Father’s Day March On Tent City Housing Separated Immigrant Children

HPM Digital Team / Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 17, 2018 · Days after a tent city went up near El Paso, demonstrators near the facility took aim at the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from parents who were seeking asylum.

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Texas remains a powerhouse in job growth even though hiring could slow later this year

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on August 8, 2022 · Despite the gains made in June, job growth could cool slightly in the coming months. A key reason, along with a decline in manufacturing, is that staffing shortages remain.

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Immigration

‘This is horrific,’ New York City mayor says of Abbott’s policy as second busload of Texas migrants arrive

Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 8, 2022 · In an expansion of the governor’s plan to bus migrants from the Texas border to East Coast cities, 64 asylum-seekers arrived in New York City over the weekend.

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I SEE U

I SEE U, Episode 13: The Radical Forgiveness of Anthony Graves [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on July 29, 2022 · Death Row Exoneree Anthony Graves is fighting for a fair criminal justice system, but is Texas willing to take action? This is an encore of the August 14, 2021 broadcast.

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Elections

Texas lawmakers ordered to turn over redistricting records

Stephen Paulsen, Courthouse News

Posted on July 26, 2022 · The order is the latest victory for civil rights groups claiming discrimination and intimidation leading up to the 2022 midterms, but history indicates the case is unlikely to be resolved before voters head to the polls.

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