The latest immigration news from The Texas Tribune.
The total number of apprehensions on the southwest border fell to 34,114 in June compared to 40,338 the month before. But border crossings often dip in the summer. Full Story
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As the humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border comes more into focus, Trump administration officials insist that there is a "right way" for families fleeing persecution to seek asylum in the United States: Come to an official port of entry. But such families are still finding themselves in a lot of trouble. Full Story
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Government officials say they'll meet a pair of court-ordered deadlines to reunite children with their parents. But doing so, HHS Secretary Alex Azar warned, could mean relaxed standards for vetting those parents. Full Story
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A Trump administration "zero tolerance" policy regarding illegal border crossings has left more than 2,000 children separated from their parents and sowed confusion in federal immigration courts. Trump signed an executive order that would keep immigrant families together, but it's unclear how — or if — families that have already been separated will be reunited. Read all of our coverage from Austin, Washington and along Texas' 1,200-mile border with Mexico. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 64, had been running on an “anti-American campaign for a long, long time.” Full Story
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Detainees trying to contact their family members are stymied by long wait times, confusing instructions, dropped calls and sometimes per-minute phone charges that critics say are exorbitant. Full Story
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When President Donald Trump issued an executive order two weeks ago ending family separations, Evelyn Becerra heard the news and decided to leave Guatemala with her 2-year-old daughter. Full Story
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President Donald Trump’s administration’s practice of indefinitely detaining some asylum seekers can’t proceed, a federal district judge has ruled. Full Story
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Congregants at Harlingen's Lighthouse Fellowship Church — located just yards away from one of the largest shelters for immigrant children in Texas — said the president was right to split up families who entered the country illegally. Full Story
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In a steady rain of bad news — shootings, immigrant family separations, harsh political differences — one thing stands out. We're tenacious. Full Story
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Texans in multiple cities joined rallies across the country Saturday to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies and call for the reunification of thousands of immigrant children who were separated from their parents Full Story
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Thousands gathered in Texas cities and around the country Saturday to protest the separation of undocumented children from their families. More than 2,000 children remain separated from their families due to Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy of criminally prosecuting all illegal entries. Full Story
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Many Rio Grande Valley residents have farmed land along the border fence for decades. On hot summer days, they mow their lawns and repair trucks, take care of ailing relatives and sip coffee at local convenience stores. What they don’t do, they say, is worry about a crisis at the border. Full Story
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The Trump administration plans to detain migrant families together in custody rather than release them, according to a new court filing that suggests such detentions could last longer than the 20 days envisioned by a court settlement. Full Story
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This looks like a year where the rule of "all politics is local" is out. The findings from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll make it seem that "all politics is national." Full Story
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After being released from custody in El Paso on Sunday, the parents have now learned the whereabouts of their children, a shelter director said. But there are more hurdles before they're reunited. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune is part of an international project aimed at gathering information about parents and children who have been separated as a result of a recent "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Help us tell their stories. Full Story
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Demonstrators from across Texas gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Brownsville on Thursday to protest the separation of undocumented children from their parents at the border. Full Story
Goodfellow Air Force Base is one of two Texas military bases chosen to house undocumented immigrants. Residents are already volunteering to help, but details are hard to come by so far. Full Story
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As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the border, immigrant children as young as 3 years old are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings, according to attorneys in Texas, California and Washington, D.C. Full Story
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