Immigration

Without passage of the bill, the agency responsible for caring for unaccompanied children who have overwhelmed border facilities would have run out of money within days, and conditions for minors in U.S. custody would worsen.

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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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Roughly 12,000 migrants have been sent to Mexico while their asylum claims are pending. U.S. asylum officers say the policy is "fundamentally contrary to the moral fabric" in the country.

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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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The Border Patrol facility in Clint was under scrutiny after lawyers interviewed migrant children there and gave disturbing accounts of the conditions inside.

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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.

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On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Aman, Brandon and Cassi about the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, state Rep. Jonathan Stickland’s departure from the Texas Lege and former House Speaker Joe Straus' new PAC.

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The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the photograph “highlights the perils” that thousands of Central Americans face as they travel through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. border.

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Every Texas Democrat voted in support of the the $4.5 billion humanitarian aid package, which includes provisions to help migrant children. U.S. Rep. Will Hurd was the only Texas Republican to buck his party and support the measure.

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The Border Patrol facility in Clint has been under intense scrutiny after reports surfaced last week alleging children were held without adequate water, food and proper sanitation.

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The resignation comes as U.S. Customs and Border Protection faces scrutiny over substandard conditions in which migrant children are being held in U.S. custody along the border.

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Republicans say the postponement will be successful at bringing Democrats to the negotiating table. But Democrats say the president is making people pawns in a political game.

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Hundreds of children have been moved from the facility in Clint to another Border Patrol facility in El Paso.

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A Border Patrol official told a state lawmaker that the agency doesn't accept donations for facilities where children are reportedly being held in substandard conditions.

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The four bodies were found southeast of Anzalduas Park in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south of McAllen.

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Although the president delayed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting families with deportation orders, anxiety remains among the undocumented community of Houston.

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The attorney said running water is so bad that mothers save any bottled water they can to mix baby formula. The stories she heard from people in the shelter echo tales at other facilities, where people say conditions are substandard.

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Amid the specter of family deportations in Houston, many Texas officials and migrant advocates agree it’s past time that federal lawmakers address the nation’s complicated asylum and immigration systems. But opinions vary about whether state and federal responses in recent days will prompt congressional action.

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Houston was on a list of cities federal agents were going to target Sunday. The president said he was delaying the announced raids for two weeks in hopes that Democrats and Republicans will work together to solve “Asylum and Loophole problems" on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is targeting over 2,000 undocumented immigrants with the goal of deporting them. The operation will hit several major U.S. cities, including Houston, where thousands of migrants have been issued deportation orders this year.

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