Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin say a high-ranking U.S. border official refused them entry into the U.S. and sent them back to Piedras Negras, Mexico — straight into the arms of Mexican authorities who threatened to arrest them on smuggling charges.
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In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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As El Paso closes emergency migrant shelters, Mexico scrambles to add space on the border
The Mexican government has converted a former factory into a shelter that could potentially house thousands of migrants. But in El Paso, a number of churches have closed their emergency shelters as the number of migrants has dropped.
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Doctors urge probe of child migrant deaths, warn “poor conditions” at border increase risk of spreading flu
The doctors have sounded an alarm to Congress after the deaths of six children who were in government custody over the past year.
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ACLU: U.S. has taken nearly 1,000 child migrants from their parents since judge ordered border separations halted
A California judge ordered the government to stop family separations in June 2018. The ACLU says the government is continuing the practice by using a “loophole” in the court order.
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Donald Trump Jr. visits private border wall amid immigration crisis, Mueller aftermath
Trump was among the special guests at what organizers dubbed the Symposium at the Wall, organized by the group that raised millions to build a border barrier on private land.
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Trump says he has agreement with Guatemala to help stem flow of migrants at the border
The announcement comes just days after Trump threatened retaliation against Guatemala as discussions stalled over designating the Central American nation as a country where migrants on their journey to the United States would be directed to first seek asylum.
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In a Mexican border city, Trump’s plan to discourage migrants appears to be working as some give up on asylum
The controversial “remain in Mexico” plan is becoming one of the Trump administration’s most successful strategies for keeping migrants from gaining entry into the U.S. Just ask the migrants released into cartel-weary Nuevo Laredo this week. Many are headed home.
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Watch: In a Mexican border city, some migrants give up on asylum
In Nuevo Laredo, dozens of migrants decided that waiting in Mexico for an asylum hearing that could be months away was too much.
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Federal judge in California halts Trump’s latest asylum ban
The judge said that Congress’ laws should not be overridden by “executive fiat.” But the decision came hours after another federal judge declined to halt the policy, setting up a potential race to appellate courts over the matter.
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Trump vowed millions of immigration arrests in dramatic raids. ICE caught 18 family members.
“We’re patient, and we’ll continue to pursue these cases,” said Matthew T. Albence, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director.