The cost of the new fencing will range between $385 million and $800 million. Construction is set to begin in early 2020.
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
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from detaining migrant children for indefinite periods
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from activating new regulations that would have dramatically expanded its ability to detain migrant children with their parents.
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Immigration
U.S. announces asylum deal with Honduras, could send migrants to one of world’s most violent nations
The Trump administration’s deal with the violence-plagued nation comes shortly after U.S. prosecutors named Honduras’ president as a co-conspirator in a major drug case.
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Broken Border
Hundreds of CBP officers returned to port duty after assisting U.S. Border Patrol
In late March, more than 700 officers from ports of entry in El Paso; Laredo; Tucson, Arizona; and San Diego were reassigned amid the growing number of migrants arriving at the country’s southern border.
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Health care
Fearing deportation, immigrants are dropping Medicaid over misinformation about Trump’s new policy
Changes to the federal “public charge” rule are set to take effect in October, but fear and confusion are already causing immigrants to drop benefits.
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Broken Border
ICE to resume detaining migrant families at South Texas facility
The Trump administration had stopped holding families at the Karnes County Residential Center in the spring, saying it coudn’t transport migrants there because of a record influx of families at the border.
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a 2019 Texas Tribune Festival conversation about 2020 and the border
In this discussion, panelists focused on how border and immigration policy and politics are shaping the 2020 landscape.
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Immigration
Trump administration reaches deal to send asylum seekers to El Salvador
In an effort to deter migrants from seeking asylum in the United States, the administration wants to send them to the Central American nation.
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Broken Border
This migrant mother and her child couldn’t wait for their asylum court date anymore. They drowned trying to enter the U.S.
The Honduran mother and son were found dead in the Rio Grande in Texas last week. They were sent to wait in Mexico while their asylum case played out in U.S. immigration court.
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Broken Border
Along Texas border, Trump administration sets up tent courts for virtual asylum hearings
After passing a policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their cases can be heard, the administration has erected the tent complexes so immigration judges in San Antonio can hold hearings remotely.