Last summer, public attention and outrage prompted the Trump administration to back off its zero-tolerance immigration policy. Attention waned, but the federal government’s ineffective border policies have drawn the public eye once again.
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A surge of migrants arriving at the Texas-Mexico border has pushed the country’s immigration system to the breaking point as new policies aimed at both undocumented immigrants and legal asylum seekers have contributed to a humanitarian crisis. The Texas Tribune is maintaining its in-depth reporting on this national issue with support from the Pulitzer Center.
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After debate, O’Rourke scrambles to shore up immigration credentials
The Democratic presidential candidate, sharply challenged on his signature issue Wednesday night, spent the next few days working to show his bona fides.
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Texas lawmaker files bill to allow donations of diapers, other goods to migrant kids in Border Patrol facilities
A bill filed Friday by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, would allow Border Patrol to accept donations from those wanting to give to children at stations in Texas.
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No toothbrushes or showers, kids coughing all night: Migrants describe conditions inside border facilities
The Tribune interviewed more than a dozen migrants after their release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities. The conditions they described ranged from livable to horrible.
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June has been a deadly month for migrants crossing the border into Texas
As migrants continue arriving at the Texas-Mexico border, drownings have spiked in recent weeks, with nine people dying in El Paso-area canals this month alone. Border Patrol and soldiers have rescued others.
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After reports of squalid conditions, Border Patrol gives tour of facility housing migrant children
The Border Patrol facility in Clint was under scrutiny after lawyers interviewed migrant children there and gave disturbing accounts of the conditions inside.
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Migrants’ deaths on the Rio Grande bring attention back to government asylum policy
Known as “metering,” the policy blocks migrants from crossing into the U.S. to claim asylum and forces them to wait in Mexico for extended periods.
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U.S. House passes $4.5 billion border aid bill amid mounting concern for detained migrant children
Every Texas Democrat voted in support of the the $4.5 billion humanitarian aid package, which includes provisions to help migrant children. U.S. Rep. Will Hurd was the only Texas Republican to buck his party and support the measure.
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A widely circulated photo shows the bodies of a man and his toddler daughter who drowned trying to seek asylum in the U.S.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the photograph “highlights the perils” that thousands of Central Americans face as they travel through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. border.
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Here’s a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help the influx of immigrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border
Government agencies are grappling to respond to the number of immigrants coming into the country. Many tax-funded shelters housing immigrants are overcrowded, and there are reports some have substandard living conditions. We’ve compiled a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help.