Immigration
Families Fear Census Data Could Be Used To Find Undocumented Immigrants, Survey Shows
Posted on · Research highlights why cities like Houston could face an undercount
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Trump To Transfer $3.8B From Military To Fund Border Wall
Posted on · The Trump administration is transferring $3.8 billion in recently passed military funding to finance construction of the president's long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall.
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Nigerian Couple ‘Heartbroken’ As Families Face Indefinite Visa Ban
Posted on · The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban to six more countries, including Nigeria -- the largest economy in Africa. While Nigerian students and travelers are still welcome to visit -- it’s family members immigrating to the U.S. who are blocked from coming here.
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Physicians Call For Mandatory Flu Vaccines For Detained Migrant Children
Posted on · Since September 2018, at least seven children have died in Customs and Border Protection custody, including three from complications from the flu.
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NPR Exclusive: Video Shows Controversial Use Of Force Inside An ICE Detention Center
Posted on · Footage from a privately run immigration detention center in California shows eight men linking arms in a hunger strike. Officers responded with pepper spray, saying the men were inciting "rebellion."
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As Access To Asylum Narrows, These Alternatives Are Some Immigrants’ Only Hope
Posted on · As the Trump administration further limits access to asylum, immigration attorneys are pursuing two major alternatives: withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture.
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Nearly 100,000 Texans Were Approved For Citizenship Last Year
Posted on · New naturalization numbers are in, as the administration considers a 61% hike in citizenship fees.
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Allowing Local Officials To Reject Refugees
Posted on · The judge's order is blow for the White House, which essentially tried to give state and local government officials power to veto resettlement. The judge says that appears to violate the Refugee Act.
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Houston Officials Urge Texas Governor To Accept Refugees
Posted on · Texas has historically led the U.S. in refugee resettlement, and Houston is one of the biggest hubs for immigrants in the nation.
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Houston Restaurants Turn To Immigrants Amidst Worker Shortage
Posted on · Over the next decade, industry experts expect the restaurant labor shortage to worsen as the workforce under age 25 declines. That's why many are looking to immigrants to fill the growing labor gap.
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White House Considering Dramatic Expansion Of Travel Ban
Posted on · A document outlining the plans — timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House.
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Gov. Abbott Says Texas Will Not Accept New Refugees
Posted on · Abbott is the first governor to opt out of the refugee resettlement program.
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Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Use Nearly $4 Billion In Military Funds For Border Wall
Posted on · The White House called the initial decision to block the use of military funds for the border wall "illegitimate" and hailed the appeals court decision as a victory.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Remains Quiet On Whether The State Will Opt Out Of Refugee Program
Posted on · It's still unclear if Abbott will join nearly 40 other governors who have decided to stay in the program.
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Texas ICE Offices Arrest More Than 40,000 People In 2019
Posted on · Though regional ICE arrests inched down year-on-year in 2019, they're still up 30% compared to the last year of the Obama administration.