Border security and immigration continue to dominate Texas voters’ thoughts about the most important problems facing the state, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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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Trump administration taps elite Border Patrol units to arrest immigrants inside the United States
Houston is among the U.S. cities where highly trained teams will embed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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Immigration
Pentagon to divert $3.8 billion from its budget to build more of Trump’s border barrier
Money that had been earmarked to buy military aircraft will instead be used for President Donald Trump’s promised border wall.
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Immigration
Trump plans to collect DNA from nearly a million immigrants despite charges it violates privacy
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.
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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.
