Pilot projects could lead to the Trump administration storing genetic material from children as young as 14 years old in the name of fighting crime.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Immigration
Migrants, advocates mark the anniversary of “remain in Mexico” with fear, anger and trepidation
As lawmakers, immigration attorneys and advocates call for the end of the Migrant Protection Protocols, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would expand to include Brazilians.
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Immigration
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with immigration rules
The rules establish new criteria for who can be considered to be dependent on the U.S. government for benefits and thus ineligible for green cards and a path to U.S. citizenship.
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Homeless in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas nonprofits helping refugees should focus on homelessness. Refugee groups say it doesn’t work that way.
“Resettlement funding cannot simply be reallocated to other problem areas such as homelessness,” said the CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
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Politics
Federal judge blocks policy that allowed Gov. Greg Abbott to ban refugees in Texas
The decision comes just days after the Texas governor became the first state leader to opt out of the program. The move drew a harsh rebuke from Texas’ Catholic bishops.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Analysis: Texas Catholic bishops are critical, but in the pews, immigration views are split
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee program is unpopular with Catholic bishops, but might find more favor among Republicans in Catholic congregations.
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Immigration
Program offering legal help to asylum seekers stuck in Mexico launches in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
Only about 2% of people seeking asylum have access to attorneys, but those with legal representation are much more likely to obtain protections.
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Immigration
Analysis: Conservatism, without George W. Bush’s modifier
The governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program marks a shift in the state’s Republican establishment over the last two decades.
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Gov. Greg Abbott, a Catholic, draws criticism over new refugee ban from Texas’ Catholic bishops
It’s not the first time Abbott has disagreed with the religious groups over state policy. He was also criticized after he made 2017’s Senate Bill 4, an omnibus, state-based immigration enforcement bill, a legislative priority.
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Immigration
Abbott tells Trump administration Texas won’t participate in refugee resettlement
The decision comes after more than 40 other governors said they would opt in to the federal program.