Immigration

Their support for the president is steeped in two main beliefs: He’s done exactly “what he said he’d do,” and his remarks toward Democrats and people of color matched what they said and believed.

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The Trump administration's policy to deny asylum to migrants who didn't seek protections elsewhere is now being enforced. Immigration attorneys warn the new rule could forever diminish U.S. asylum policy.

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Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016 threatened to pull Texas from a refugee resettlement program. But Austin Mayor Steve Adler thinks refugees benefit his city. A new White House plan could mean a state could ban refugees even when a city is prepared to welcome them.

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El Paso County, one of the plaintiffs in the border fence lawsuit, is the first local jurisdiction to successfully sue the president to stop construction of a border barrier.

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The remarks by Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn came during a White House press briefing about border security.

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Despite the months-long trend downward, the 2019 fiscal year’s total represents nearly a 90 percent increase from 2018.

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President Trump said the new rule, issued late on Friday, is intended to “protect the availability of health care benefits for Americans."

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The man, whose immigration case received "administrative closure" from a U.S. judge, was detained by Border Patrol agents at a highway checkpoint. Lawyers say the agents went too far, but federal officials say otherwise.

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The cost of the new fencing will range between $385 million and $800 million. Construction is set to begin in early 2020.

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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from activating new regulations that would have dramatically expanded its ability to detain migrant children with their parents.

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The Trump administration's deal with the violence-plagued nation comes shortly after U.S. prosecutors named Honduras' president as a co-conspirator in a major drug case.

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In late March, more than 700 officers from ports of entry in El Paso; Laredo; Tucson, Arizona; and San Diego were reassigned amid the growing number of migrants arriving at the country’s southern border.

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Changes to the federal "public charge" rule are set to take effect in October, but fear and confusion are already causing immigrants to drop benefits.

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The Trump administration had stopped holding families at the Karnes County Residential Center in the spring, saying it coudn't transport migrants there because of a record influx of families at the border.

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In this discussion, panelists focused on how border and immigration policy and politics are shaping the 2020 landscape.

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In an effort to deter migrants from seeking asylum in the United States, the administration wants to send them to the Central American nation.

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The Honduran mother and son were found dead in the Rio Grande in Texas last week. They were sent to wait in Mexico while their asylum case played out in U.S. immigration court.

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The Texas economy relies heavily on temporary work visas, like H-1Bs, to hire highly trained, highly skilled employees from abroad. But H-1Bs have been subject to tougher scrutiny, with denial rates on the uptick.

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After passing a policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their cases can be heard, the administration has erected the tent complexes so immigration judges in San Antonio can hold hearings remotely.

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As lawmakers in Washington prepare a budget for the next fiscal year, funding for the border wall is taking center stage — again.

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