Border Patrol finds three children, one woman dead at South Texas border
The four bodies were found southeast of Anzalduas Park in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south of McAllen. Full Story
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"We need to be prepared": The tough conversations immigrant families are having as deportation fears consume Houston communities
Although the president delayed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting families with deportation orders, anxiety remains among the undocumented community of Houston. Full Story
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Lawyer: Inside an immigrant detention center in South Texas, "basic hygiene just doesn't exist"
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. Full Story
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Art Acevedo urges Congress to act on immigration reform: "We cannot have groundhog day, day in and day out"
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. Full Story
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Trump says he will hold off on planned ICE raids, including those in Houston
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. Full Story
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Feds plan mass migrant deportation operation in Houston this weekend: What you need to know
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. Full Story
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ICE raids targeting migrant families to start Sunday in major cities, including Houston
Federal officials say the raids will target up to 2,000 of the 1 million immigrants living in the country despite receiving deportation orders. Full Story
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Detained migrant children got no toothbrush, no soap, no sleep. It’s no problem, government argues.
A three-judge panel questioned whether government lawyers sincerely believed they could describe the temporary detention facilities as “safe and sanitary.” Full Story
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![A migrant holds an infant child inside a holding area under the Paso Del Norte International Bridge to be taken to area processing facilities in El Paso on March 27, 2019. Carlos Antunez, a U.S. Border Patrol spokesman for the El Paso Sector, said they were among the latest group of about 3,000 migrants who presented themselves to border agents along the border fence in the El Paso area. The migrants mostly come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, he said, adding that local Border Patrol resources are being diverted to dealing the with increase in migrant arrivals in order to provide shelter, food, water and transporting the sick to local health facilities. This has led to the closure of checkpoints along I-10, U.S. 54 and U.S. 62-180 in New Mexico. U.S. Coast Guard emergency medical technicians are also on hand to assist, Antunez said.]()
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Analysis: What do Texas voters want? Meat and potatoes, apparently. And cleaner elections.
Texans like the Legislature better now. They're worried about elections. And they have mixed feelings about the country's most prominent politician. Some notes on the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Report: Hundreds of migrant children held in Texas without proper food, water or medical attention
Lawyers told the Associated Press that a group of 250 children were living in dangerous and unsanitary conditions at a migrant detention facility outside of El Paso. Full Story
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Texas voters’ biggest concerns for the country? Immigration and political corruption, UT/TT Poll says
Immigration and border security are at or near the top of voters' concerns about the U.S. and Texas, and political corruption is also near the top of their U.S. list, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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TribCast: The Texas Monthly Best & Worst List
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma, Julian and Texas Monthly's Chris Hooks about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst List, the latest on the border crisis and Gov. Greg Abbott's vetoes. Full Story
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Trump renews pledge to deport millions, but ICE reality is far more limited
The president caught many White House and immigration officials off guard by announcing upcoming deportations on Twitter. Experts say that telegraphing a plan to round up undocumented immigrants could undermine its effectiveness. Full Story
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Arrests along U.S.-Mexico border are falling, preliminary figures show
The numbers reflect a roughly 13% dip since the beginning of June, a period during which President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico and the Mexican president agreed to an immigration crackdown to avoid the penalty. Full Story
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T-Squared: Trib wins five national Edward R. Murrow Awards
Four of the five honors are for our coverage of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and the resulting family separation crisis at the Texas-Mexico border. Full Story
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On growth, diversity, immigration and trade, UT/TT Poll finds two states of Texas
Texas is growing and becoming much more ethnically and racially diverse. Texas voters differ as to whether those are positive or negative trends, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas Republicans, squeezed between tariffs and immigration
The president's threat to impose tariffs unless Mexico stops the flow of migrants into the U.S. has put Texas Republicans in a tough spot — choosing between their loyalty to Donald Trump and their worries about tariff's effects on the Texas economy. Full Story
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Migrant apprehensions continue to surge on Texas-Mexico border
In some Texas Border Patrol sectors, apprehensions of families has spiked 1,000 to 2,000% since October. Full Story
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Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for detained migrant children
The administration says a huge influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S-Mexico border has strained the budget and forced it to cut services at federal migrant shelters across the country. Full Story
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Transgender woman who had been in ICE custody dies in El Paso after falling ill
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have complained to federal agencies about the treatment of gay and transgender detainees at the New Mexico facility where the Salvadoran woman was held. Full Story
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