The report, released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, says that federal agencies did not find out about “zero tolerance” at the border until it was publicly announced.
Teo Armus
Teo Armus was a reporting fellow in 2018. A graduate of Columbia University, he previously reported on the D.C. metro area at The Washington Post and on Latino and LGBTQ issues at NBCNews.com. Teo is a native New Yorker and Argentine American who enjoys biking, empanadas and Pixar movies.
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Families Divided
As border crossings surge, some migrants say they came now because family separation is over
President Trump has said that family separation deterred Central American migrant families from crossing the border illegally. Now that separations are over, more families are coming.
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Families Divided
U.S. officials have been keeping migrants from crossing bridges. Now, Mexico is doing the same.
Advocates and lawyers on both sides of the border say this increased immigration enforcement from Mexican officials may be the result of cartel influence, politics or the United States itself.
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The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Mayor Bill de Blasio says his “progressive vision” for New York City can be copied across the country
De Blasio, a two-term Democrat, answered questions about the subway, progressivism at the local and national levels and politics in an increasingly left-wing New York state.
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Health care
A proposed federal policy won’t target immigrants for using welfare. In Texas, they might drop out anyway.
Proponents say the proposal will save the government money. But critics say that especially in Texas, it will cause “chilling effects” that could keep citizens away from welfare programs.
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Politics
Land Commissioner George P. Bush fighting with a Texas education board over allocations to fund schools
As each side argues over how to best manage the largest educational endowment in the country, their disagreement could affect funding for Texas schools.
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Public Education
Faced with a teacher shortage, West Texas school district may be latest to go virtual
As an oil boom increases housing costs and lures staff away, the Ector County school board has struggled to recruit and retain enough teachers.
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Health care
Federal government slashes grants to help Texans get health insurance
Texas grassroots health groups got $5 million less than last year for the navigator program, which helps them enroll hard-to-reach populations in the nation’s least insured state.
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Texas Elections 2018
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign ads boast about expanding pre-K. Advocates say his claims are misleading.
Early childhood education advocates say the governor created an “unfunded mandate” for higher-quality pre-K that Texas schools are unable to meet.
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Texas Elections 2018
At a Texas State town hall, college enthusiasm for O’Rourke was on display
Texas State students who went to O’Rourke’s town hall said they are fired up about a candidate who takes the time to speak and listen to them.