President Donald Trump has signed an executive order he says will “keep the families together” when they’re apprehended illegally crossing the border. But that does little for families who have already been split apart.
Courts
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Families Divided
Immigrant children forcibly injected with drugs at Texas shelter, lawsuit claims
Children held at the Shiloh Treatment Center, a government contractor south of Houston that houses immigrant minors, described being held down and injected, according to federal court filings.
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Families Divided
What happens when immigrant families cross the border outside a port of entry
How exactly are families being separated at the border? Here’s where parents and children go after they’re apprehended.
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State Government
Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti resigns after felony convictions
Four months after he was convicted of 11 felonies, Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti announced Monday that he will resign from the Texas Legislature, where he’s served for more than two decades.
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Higher Education
At Texas A&M, a renewed dispute over the university’s response to sexual assault
A varsity swimmer was found “responsible” for sexually assaulting a fellow student. But after a brief suspension and one semester of academic probation, he can rejoin the team.
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Courts
Texas abortion rights groups sue in an effort to strike down years of abortion-related state laws
The advocates are attempting to undo Texas abortion-related laws going back to 1999. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Austin.
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Criminal Justice
The Supreme Court struck down a Minnesota ban on political clothing in polling places. Texas has a similar law.
The high court’s ruling on a Minnesota state law is likely to reverberate in Texas, which has a similar law on the books. Neither state allows voters to wear political garments or accessories in their polling places.
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Politics
U.S. Attorney General: Victims of domestic or gang violence alone generally not eligible for asylum
“The mere fact that a country may have problems effectively policing certain crimes — such as domestic violence or gang violence … cannot itself establish an asylum claim,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled Monday.
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Politics
U.S. Justice Department won’t fight Texas’ efforts to end DACA
The U.S. Justice Department said late Friday it agrees the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be terminated. That court filing came after Texas and six other states filed a lawsuit last month to end the 2012 program.
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Criminal Justice
After the Santa Fe shooting, a lawsuit aims to “effect change.” Can civil cases do what legislation hasn’t?
The lawsuit filed against the Santa Fe shooting suspect’s parents aims to hold gun owners responsible for the way they store their firearms around their troubled children. Experts say it fits into a nationwide pattern of gun liability cases that aspire to keep gun owners and manufacturers accountable through fear of high-cost lawsuits.
