The latest immigration news from The Texas Tribune.
The United States is helping fund anti-gang initiatives and jobs programs in Central America, trying to decrease the flow of migrants heading north for the Texas-Mexico border. Full Story
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Republicans wrested away seats in Pasadena and San Antonio districts last election, and the ousted Democrats are trying to get them back. Full Story
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In southern Mexico, locals say some migrants fleeing Central America are staying put instead of traveling on to the United States. Full Story
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Under pressure from the United States, Mexico has tried to cut down the flow of Central American immigrants passing through on their way to the southern U.S. border. Full Story
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After years of trying to help control El Salvador's violent gangs, the danger became too great for the former detective and his family. Full Story
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Only about 800 of the estimated 20,000 gang members in the Houston area belong to the MS-13, but police consider them a top-level threat to public safety in Texas. Full Story
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A journey from San Diego to Brownsville offers an up-close view into what it would actually take to complete Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Full Story
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The author of the state's omnibus border security bill raised doubts Tuesday about whether lawmakers will want to provide hundreds of millions in additional money to continue operations. Full Story
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Apprehension of families and unaccompanied children surged again along the Texas-Mexico border in 2016, reflecting the new prevalence of illegal immigration from Central America. Full Story
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Jorge Beltran, a newspaper editor in the murder capital of the world, had to move his own family to keep them safe from gang violence. Full Story
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The bodies are found in abandoned fields, along river banks and in hastily dug graves. They end up in the central morgue's Department of Forensic Anthropology, a wrenching testament to the human toll of decades of violence. Full Story
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In a clash between Texas law and the federal Voting Rights Act, a federal judge has stopped the state from enforcing an obscure election provision regarding interpreters. Full Story
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An Illinois judge ruled that federal officials can't ask local jails to hold on to possible criminal immigrants without a warrant. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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The next installment of Bordering on Insecurity will roll out Oct. 10 to Oct. 27. Watch a preview here. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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The Texas Forensic Science Commission discussed the progress it has made in identifying the hundreds of remains found in border counties since 2010. Full Story
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