The state has built about 34 miles of wall spread out across at least six counties on Texas’ 1,254-mile border with Mexico.
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Immigration
Biden to unveil new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients
Texas has more than 95,000 DACA recipients and about 1.6 million undocumented residents overall.
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Politics
Texas immigrants’ rights groups sue Biden administration over asylum restrictions
Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized the order, which limits asylum requests when illegal border crossings ramp up.
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State Government
Texas to reimburse landowners for damages caused by border property crime
Lawmakers created the program during last year’s legislative session.
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Investigations
“The Right Way”: The long journey to asylum for one Venezuelan family
The Pabón family is among the nearly 8 million Venezuelans who have fled their country. This documentary follows them as they begin a life in the U.S.
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Investigations
How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history
A year ago, 40 men died in a detention center fire in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. An examination by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica shows that it was the foreseeable result of landmark shifts in U.S. border policies.
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State Government
Texas, Biden administration take their battle over new immigration law to federal appeals court
A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether to keep in place a lower court’s block of Senate Bill 4, which makes illegally entering Texas a state crime.
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Immigration
Appeals court keeps Texas’ migrant arrest law on hold
The order prevents Texas from arresting and deporting migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the case challenging the law is under consideration.
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Criminal Justice
Feds arrest five men accused of smuggling illegally purchased guns to cartels in Mexico
The men were charged with two criminal offenses, including straw purchasing of firearms, created by the 2022 bipartisan gun safety bill authored by Sen. John Cornyn.
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State Government
Enforcing Texas’ new immigration law may be challenging, even for authorities that support it
A new law allowing local authorities to deport migrants remains tied up in court. Even if it goes back into effect, logistical challenges could complicate enforcement.
