Analysis: The unfolding story of the newest Americans
There's a big difference between what policy is supposed to do and what it actually does. The family separation fiasco on the U.S.-Mexico border is a perfect example. Full Story
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![U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks about carrying out President Donald Trump's immigration priorities at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas in Austin on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.]()
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“Why did I come to America?” Black asylum-seekers from Africa face unique challenges in the U.S.
African immigrants arriving in Texas are finding a litany of unique racial, cultural and practical challenges to becoming legal residents in America. Full Story
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Separated migrant family of six faced one hurdle after another after immigration crackdown
A young Guatemalan slept on a bridge for at least three days and nights while attempting to seek asylum. His wife and children had been separated after crossing that bridge just weeks earlier. This is the story of a family that faced seemingly every possible hurdle under Trump's immigration crackdown. Full Story
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TribCast: More fundraising headlines, Texas GOP reaction to Trump and Russia, SD-19 special election
On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ross, Aman and Evan about the latest campaign finance reports, how Texas Republicans reacted to President Donald Trump's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the July 31 special election for Senate District 19. Full Story
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Republican Texas House member: It’s time to impeach the president
State Rep. Jason Villalba, a Dallas Republican who lost his primary in March, writes in a column for TribTalk that it's time for all Republicans to support impeaching President Donald Trump. Full Story
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Some Texas Republicans decried Trump after his summit with Putin. Most have been silent.
President Donald Trump's performance alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday is drawing sharp reactions from some Texans in Congress and muted ones from others. Full Story
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Trump administration reunites "eligible" immigrant children under 5, but lawyers complain about blunders
In one case, lawyers say, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers left a woman alone at a bus stop with her young kids and no bus ticket. In another, ICE officers were unable to affix a mother with an ankle monitor, so they sent her back to detention without her children. Full Story
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![Pablo Ortiz and his 3-year-old son Andres (left), and Roger and his 4-year-old Roger Jr. (first names only given), speak at a press conference at the Annunciation House immigrant shelter in El Paso on July 11, 2018.]()
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"No question, it's going to hurt": Trump trade war with China worries Texas agriculture
President Donald Trump advanced on one of his primary campaign promises last week, imposing major tariffs on Chinese imports. The tariffs are expected to raise the price of production for agriculture while making Texan crop exports less competitive in China. Full Story
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“A room so cold that we got headaches:” Mother details conditions inside migrant detention center
After fleeing Honduras with her young son, Yulissa Pacheco, 24, spent her first days in the United States inside a border detention facility. Watch as she describes the nights she spent sleeping on mats and listening to mothers who were separated from their children weep. Full Story
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Analysis: If kids separated from their parents can’t hold our attention, what will?
Public attention has moved, but the news hasn't: The separated families on the border are still waiting to be reunited. Full Story
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![Marcos Samayoa learns that his wife was detained and separated from their children as he waits on the international bridge between Brownsville and Matamoros, Mexico, on June 20, 2018.]()
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In McAllen, immigration isn’t a problem — it’s a way of life
The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy is seen as unwanted and unfair in the border city of 142,000 that's home to the massive U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility where families crossing the border illegally have been separated. Full Story
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UT-Austin has no plans to drop affirmative action policy, despite new Trump administration guidelines
Though the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidelines encouraging colleges to factor race into admissions, it doesn't force campuses to change their policies. Full Story
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#AbolishICE? Texas Democrats begin to navigate emerging issue
Texas Democrats are finding their place in a quickly growing national debate over the usefulness of Immigration Customs and Enforcement — and whether it should be abolished. Full Story
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![State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston (center, white shirt), and state Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston (yellow shirt), join others in downtown Houston on Saturday, June 30, to protest the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy and call for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to be abolished.]()
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador wins Mexican presidential race
López Obrador, an anti-corruption crusader, has dominated polls this election season, riding a wave of anger about government corruption and record-breaking drug war violence. Full Story
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Trump administration plans to detain migrant families for months
The Trump administration plans to detain migrant families together in custody rather than release them, according to a new court filing that suggests such detentions could last longer than the 20 days envisioned by a court settlement. Full Story
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Abbott to Trump: Steel and aluminum tariffs will harm Texas oil and gas
Though he praised the nation's economic growth under President Donald Trump's leadership, Abbott urged the president to reconsider his tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Full Story
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Immigrant toddlers ordered to appear in court alone
As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the border, immigrant children as young as 3 years old are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings, according to attorneys in Texas, California and Washington, D.C. Full Story
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A viral Facebook fundraiser has generated more than $20 million for immigration nonprofit RAICES
Over the last week and a half, a Facebook fundraising page has generated more than $20 million for RAICES — three times the nonprofit's annual budget and more than 40 times what it raised in all of 2017. Full Story
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Federal judge blocks separation of migrant children, orders family reunification
A federal judge in San Diego on Tuesday barred the separation of migrant children from their parents and ordered immigration officials to reunify within 30 days families that have been divided. Full Story
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Feds remain mum on whether there is a plan to reunify parents and children who are seeking asylum
While officials on Tuesday provided more details on reuniting families who will be deported, it's not clear how — or if — they plan to reunify thousands who came to the U.S. seeking a safe haven from violent situations back home. Full Story
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