After he was separated from his 10-year-old daughter, Mario, an undocumented Honduran, was finally able to see her Tuesday. The reunion lasted for about an hour before the two were separated again.
Julián Aguilar
Julián Aguilar reported for the Tribune from 2009 to 2021, most recently on politics and on the Texas-Mexico border. He focused on immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining The Texas Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly, a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times, and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
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Immigrant fathers are reunited with their young children in El Paso
Young children separated from their parents under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy were reunited with their fathers late Tuesday in El Paso.
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Tornillo detention center for immigrant children will remain open at least another month
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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Federal officials cite “zero tolerance” after border apprehensions dip nearly 20 percent in June
The total number of apprehensions on the southwest border fell to 34,114 in June compared to 40,338 the month before. But border crossings often dip in the summer.
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Cruz suggests Mexico’s election of “far-left socialist” López Obrador means U.S. needs a border wall
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 64, had been running on an “anti-American campaign for a long, long time.”
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Mexico’s new president is promising big changes. Will that affect trade with Texas?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO, won big on Sunday. Now Texan business and agriculture leaders have five months to try to predict whether his expected stand-up-to-Trump strategy will hurt their bottom lines.
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Judge rules Trump administration can’t arbitrarily detain asylum seekers
President Donald Trump’s administration’s practice of indefinitely detaining some asylum seekers can’t proceed, a federal district judge has ruled.
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In El Paso shelter, a group of undocumented immigrant parents now know where their children are
After being released from custody in El Paso on Sunday, the parents have now learned the whereabouts of their children, a shelter director said. But there are more hurdles before they’re reunited.
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Immigrant parents searching for children after being released from federal custody
A group of undocumented immigrant parents released from federal custody on Monday told reporters that despite the government’s glossy spin on how families will be reunited, they aren’t too optimistic they’ll see their children anytime soon.
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Operator of migrant facility in Tornillo says it might not stay open past July 13 when contract expires
An official with the company operating the facility slammed the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy as a “dumb, stupid decision.”
