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Pentagon Agrees To Provide Housing For 20,000 Detained Migrant Children
Posted on · The official says the Department Health and Human Services asked for the space and the Pentagon agreed to support it
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What’s In Trump’s Executive Order On Family Separation?
Posted on · Even if children are returned to their parents quickly, the trauma could have lifelong effects, advocates say.
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Texas Shelter Operator Says It Knows The Locations Of The Parents Of Separated Children In Its Care
Posted on · A company official told Texas lawmakers Thursday that parents and children have the opportunity to be in contact. But it's still not clear how that may lead to family reunification.
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Mayors From Across The Country Tried To Visit A Tent City Holding Immigrant Children In Texas; They Got No Answers
Posted on · 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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Amid Immigration Debate, Feds Moving Ahead With Land Seizures For South Texas Border Wall
Posted on · At a briefing in McAllen earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a group of South Texas officials the federal government plans to move forward with private land seizures in the Rio Grande Valley to build sections of President Trump’s border wall.
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ICE Temporarily Closes Portland Office Amid Tumult Of Protests Across U.S.
Posted on · "Security concerns" persuaded Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shutter its office there for at least two days. But the Oregon city isn't the only place feeling unrest over immigration policy.
Party Politics
Party Politics, Ep. 62: Immigrant Family Separation At The Border
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about immigration bills
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Latinos To Overtake Non-Hispanic Whites As Texas’ Largest Population Group By 2022, Census Data Projects
Posted on · The demographic shift has political implications for the state as a whole and for Harris County in particular
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Melania Trump Dons ‘I Really Don’t Care, Do U?’ Jacket
Posted on · When asked what message the first lady's jacket intends to send, spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said: "It's a jacket. There was no hidden message
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White House Proposes Merging Education And Labor Departments
Posted on · The pitch goes all-in on workforce development.
Houston Matters
Concerns Still Remain For Houston Organizations, Even After Practice Of Separating Migrant Families Ends
Posted on · Immigration advocates still have unanswered questions about children who have already been separated and what will happen to families going forward.
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House GOP Rejects Immigration Bill, Postpones Vote On Another
Posted on · The measure's defeat was long expected. Many GOP moderates considered it too harsh and Democrats were solidly against it
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First Lady Visits Migrant Children At Texas Detention Center
Posted on · The first lady said earlier through her spokeswoman that she "hates" to see families separated at the border
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Immigrant Children Allege Abuse At Virginia Detention Center
Posted on · Multiple detainees say the guards stripped them of their clothes and strapped them to chairs with bags placed over their heads
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UPDATE: House GOP Postpones Key Immigration Vote
Posted on · The House also plans to vote on a more moderate GOP immigration bill