An Illinois judge ruled that federal officials can’t ask local jails to hold on to possible criminal immigrants without a warrant.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Bordering on Insecurity
El Salvador’s gang violence thrives in aftermath of civil war
Bloody gang conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and sparked a years-long exodus from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to the United States.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cross-Border Shooting Case
The case stems from a 2010 incident that ended with the death of a 15-year-old boy at the hands of a Border Patrol agent in El Paso.
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Bordering on Insecurity
To Die or to Leave: Migrants Flee the Murder Capital of the World
Meet some of the Central Americans who are fleeing violence and abject poverty at home, only to endure shakedowns and abuse on their way to an uncertain future in the United States. This mini-documentary is part of our Bordering on Insecurity project.
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Demographics
Texas Moves to End Legal Battle Over Syrian Refugees
After withdrawing from the federal refugee resettlement program, Texas on Friday asked the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss its appeal of a federal judge’s June decision that threw out the state’s case.
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Demographics
Poverty is Going Down in Texas, but Household Food Stamp Need Isn’t
While incomes have gone up and poverty has gone down, the drop in the share of households receiving food stamps in 2015 has been less significant.
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Criminal Justice
Lack of Money Hinders Effort to ID Remains of Migrants Near the Border
The Texas Forensic Science Commission discussed the progress it has made in identifying the hundreds of remains found in border counties since 2010.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Officials to Revisit Issue of ID’ing Remains of Migrants Near the Border
The Texas Forensic Science Commission will discuss an issue tied directly to the hot-button issue of illegal immigration.
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Demographics
Supreme Court Won’t Rehear Immigration Case
The Obama administration suffered another setback on Monday in its effort to change the country’s immigration laws.
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Demographics
Texas Officially Withdraws from Refugee Resettlement Program
Texas has officially withdrawn from the nation’s refugee resettlement program, according to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office. But that won’t stop the federal government from continuing to help refugees relocate here.
