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Customs And Border Protection Acting Commissioner Resigns, Critical Situation At Harris County Animal Shelter, And Houston’s Appeal For Driverless Delivery
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Acting Head Of Border Agency Steps Down
Posted on · John Sanders said in a message to CBP employees that he would resign on July 5.
Immigration
ICE Says It Arrested 52 People In Texas Immigration Raids Last Week
Posted on · ICE says its agents were targeting immigrants with final deportation orders and previous criminal records.
Immigration
Houston’s Immigrant Communities Take Precautions Despite Delay Of ICE Raids
Posted on · Houston’s flea market off Airline Drive attracted smaller crowds Sunday. On most weekends, the market draws in hundreds of Spanish-speaking immigrant families.
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HPD Turns Over Files For Probe Of Botched Raid, Economic Development Bill For Northeast Houston Vetoed, And Border Patrol Finds 4 Dead In South Texas
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Border Patrol Finds Three Children, One Woman Dead At South Texas Border
Posted on · The four bodies were found southeast of Anzalduas Park in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south of McAllen.
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Venezuela’s Opposition Government Encourages Houstonians To Enroll In New Registry
Posted on · A new initiative will help track the Venezuelan community in the United States. Houston has one of the largest Venezuelan populations in the country.
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Texas Will Deploy 1,000 National Guard Troops To The Border With Mexico During Migrant Surge
Posted on · “There is an escalating crisis at the border — a crisis Congress is refusing to fix,” Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.
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Houston Police Department Launches New Spanish-Language Radio Show
Posted on · The hour-long show will air every Tuesday morning and aims to clarify policing protocol for Houston’s Spanish-speaking communities.
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Federal Government Opens New Mass Facility In Texas For Migrant Children
Posted on · The new emergency facility is located in Carrizo Springs. It will hold 1,600 teens in a complex that once housed oil field workers on government-leased land near the border.
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Doctors Alarmed That Flu Killed Migrant Teen Detained In Texas
Posted on · A medical examiner says the teen's rapid deterioration raises questions about whether he may have had symptoms before the Border Patrol says he reported being sick.
Immigration
Texas Employers Lawyer Up After Flurry Of Social Security Administration Letters
Posted on · Citing immigration and workforce concerns, businesses across the state are approaching attorneys on how to deal with hundreds of thousands of "no-match letters". Letters are part of a renewed government effort that has historically been used to identify undocumented workers.
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Feds: No More Education, Legal Services For Immigrant Kids
Posted on · BCFS, a nonprofit provider in several Texas cities, says it will continue providing services because not doing so would violate state licensing standards.
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Immigrants Navigate The Painstaking Process Of Getting Back Unpaid Wages
Posted on · Immigrants face wage theft at almost twice the rate of citizens, though it's a problem that affects all kinds of workers. The Economic Policy Institute estimates employers fail to pay their workers some $50 billion each year.
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Trump Announces New Tariffs On Mexico To Force Cooperation On Illegal Immigration
Posted on · In a statement issued late Thursday, President Trump said a first round of tariffs will be 5% and will rise to 10% on July 1. The penalties could reach 25% by October.