Even before last year’s protests, lawmaker scuffles and marathon committee hearings over “sanctuary” legislation, Texas counties were some of the most compliant when it came to immigration enforcement, a new study shows.
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.
Posted in
Demographics
Trump administration to send thousands of Central Americans in Texas home to one of the most dangerous countries
The White House’s plan to end the Temporary Protective Status designation for Hondurans would have a widespread effect in Texas.
Posted in
Politics
Justice Department decides not to halt legal assistance program for detained immigrants
Citing a congressional request, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday said the department won’t end a program that helps federally detained immigrants obtain legal advice and other resources.
Posted in
Politics
Federal judge says Trump administration must allow new DACA applications
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled Tuesday that the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was never fully explained and could not be justified. However, Bates did allow for a 90-day hold on his ruling “to afford [the Department of Homeland Security] an opportunity to better explain its view that DACA is unlawful.”
Posted in
Politics
Migrant caravan prompts Trump administration to send more attorneys, judges to border
The caravan of Central Americans through Mexico to the U.S. border happens annually, but this year’s drew the attention of President Donald Trump and resulted in his call to send the National Guard to the border.
Posted in
Economy
After years of living alongside troops, border residents see little impact from Trump’s deployment so far
While President Trump’s order sending National Guard to address a “crisis” to the border has garnered national attention, those living in the Rio Grande Valley see a gap between perception and reality.
Posted in
Politics
Immigrants in Texas are among the least likely to have a lawyer, most likely to get deported
Less than 30 percent of immigrants facing deportation proceedings in Texas have lawyers, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.
Posted in
Congress
El Paso Border Patrol sector kicks off construction of Trump’s wall on border
U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday announced the beginning of construction on the “big, beautiful wall” that President Donald Trump promised to build on the southern border.
Posted in
Families Divided
Federal government tells border prosecutors to adopt “zero-tolerance” policy on immigration
The U.S. Department of Justice’s directive tells federal prosecutors on the southwest border to prosecute all Department of Homeland Security referrals for alleged violations of federal immigration illegal-entry laws.
Posted in
Immigration
Donald Trump is deploying troops to the border. But border crossings are lower than they have been.
As the Trump administration prepares to deploy National Guard units to the border, a look at the federal government’s own statistics show that, despite a recent spike, overall border crossings are at historic lows.
