The crisis on the Texas-Mexico border persists, even as President Donald Trump’s racist Twitter attacks on four members of Congress threaten to distract voters and lawmakers.
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Analysis: U.S.-Mexico border detention efforts aren’t good enough, according to the government itself
A steady stream of critical and detailed reports about the federal government’s handling of migrants and children at the U.S.-Mexico border paint a vivid picture of what’s going on. The source? The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Border apprehensions dropped in June, but federal officials say crisis continues
While announcing the number of migrants apprehended along America’s southern border, the Trump administration also warned that the one-month change does not signal that the influx of people crossing is over.
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Analysis: Why would politicians fix our immigration problems when they can campaign off the mess?
Look at the immigration problem, at the issues on the border, at what lawmakers are doing in response and at the polling of what voters think. It looks like the fight might be more beneficial to the politicians than a solution would be.
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Joaquin Castro said he ignored requests to relinquish his phone to record video of detained migrants at border facility
“People have to speak up and they have to take action,” Castro said of his decision to release footage of women detained in an El Paso border facility. “This was about shining a light on what’s going on.”
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Members of Congress visit migrant detention centers in Texas hours after report revealed offensive comments by Border Patrol agents
More than a dozen U.S. House members visited migrant detention centers in Texas on Monday on the heels of a report revealing current and former Border Patrol agents joking on Facebook about throwing burritos at the visiting officials.
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Analysis: The family separation crisis peaked more than a year ago. Conditions at the border are still terrible.
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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Guides
Here’s what’s in the $4.6 billion border aid bill passed by Congress
Democratic leadership in the House signed onto the GOP-led Senate’s proposal Thursday after a fight over what should be included in the bill.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Julián Castro spars with Beto O’Rourke on immigration: “If you did your homework on this issue, you would know”
Castro drew praise from pundits for his sharp answers during a portion of Wednesday’s debate focused on immigration, part of which involved Castro arguing with the other Texan onstage over whether improper border crossings should be decriminalized.
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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.
