Immigration
Report Calls For Better Translation Services After Two Migrant Deaths In Border Patrol Custody
Posted on · Some experts say more indigenous language access could improve migrant health while they're in federal custody.
Immigration
Texas
10 Ways Texas Is Changing And Why Lawmakers Should Pay Attention
Posted on · As lawmakers gather for the 86th session of the Texas legislature, some are considering demographic and socioeconomic shifts statewide.
Texas
Could You Pass A U.S. Citizenship Test? Well, 63 Percent Of Texans Couldn’t
Posted on · A new study found 63 percent of respondents in Texas failed a quiz based on questions from the U.S. citizenship examination.
Immigration
Detained Indian And Chinese Immigrants Are More Likely To Be Released On Bond Than Mexicans, Central Americans
Posted on · New data show discrepancies in how immigration judges grant bonds and set bond rates depending on a detainee's nationality.
Immigration
ICE Confirms 27 Cases Of Mumps In Detention Facilities Across Texas
Posted on · As we reported this week, there are 13 cases in the Houston area. The Houston Contract Detention Facility has eight confirmed cases and a facility located in Conroe has five cases.
Immigration
Children Younger Than 16 No Longer Included In Southwest Key’s Proposed Houston Shelter
Posted on · The Austin-based non-profit has updated its permit request with the city.
Immigration
49,000 Texas Children Could See Their Parents Lose Temporary Protected Status
Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of immigrants will suddenly lose their right to live in the U.S. if the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status is upheld.
Immigration
A Year After Being Detained By ICE, Former Houston High School Student Forges His Future
Posted on · "I don’t know if the next time I go to court, I’m going to be deported," said Dennis Rivera, a 20-year-old Honduran student whose controversial detention by ICE spurred protests in Houston last year.
National
Trump Took Fight For Border Wall To El Paso — Where O’Rourke Was Ready For Him
Posted on · In a near-showdown that seemed to mirror the ongoing dispute over the border, Trump was greeted by a counter-rally led by former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who has criticized Trump on immigration.
Immigration
ICE Confirms 6 More Cases Of Mumps In Houston Area Detention Facilities
Posted on · A total of 13 migrant detainees have tested positive for mumps at two separate facilities in the Houston area.
Texas
The Historic Chapel At The Heart Of A Legal Fight Over The Border Wall
Posted on · The town of Mission, Texas grew up around La Lomita chapel. Last week, the local Catholic diocese tried and failed to stop the government from surveying the chapel's land.
National
If Trump Declares An Emergency To Build The Wall, Congress Can Block Him
Posted on · President Trump has threatened to declare an emergency to go around Congress and build a border wall. The same law that gives him that power also gives Congress the ability to push back.
Texas
Border Security At Eagle Pass Crossing Tightens As Army, Police Watch Migrants Gathered Across River
Posted on · The Border Patrol says at least 100 people were arrested this week trying to cross into the U.S. illegally through the Del Rio sector.
Red, White & Blue
WATCH: What’s The Current State Of Relations Between The U.S. And Mexico?
Posted on · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue."
Immigration
Migrant Caravan Reaches Town On Texas Border
Posted on · While previous caravans had traveled to the border city of Tijuana, where migrants have to join a waiting list to make asylum claims, the relatively open border around Eagle Pass is different.