Starting Tuesday, the administration plans to start using fast-track deportations across the country, not just near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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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What do migrants experience when they request asylum at the Texas-Mexico border?
Asylum seekers can enter the U.S. legally by presenting themselves at ports of entry. But the immigration system is overwhelmed, and policy changes are adding to the confusion.
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Trump administration will soon expand “remain in Mexico” policy for migrants to busiest part of the border
It started in California, on the western edge of the southern border. Now officials say the controversial “remain in Mexico” program, which sends asylum-seeking migrants back across the border to await their fate, could soon hit the other end: Brownsville.
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One shelter for migrant children is trying to distinguish itself from Border Patrol processing centers. But protesters keep coming.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the agency running the Carrizo Springs facility for unaccompanied teens, has distinguished its shelters from processing facilities facing worsening conditions. That hasn’t stopped protesters from descending on the town.
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“All we want is for them to listen to us”: In Mexico, Trump’s latest asylum policy stirs anger, fear and confusion
The Trump administration’s new policy aimed at disqualifying most asylum seekers is stirring anger and resentment among migrants who have waited months to present themselves at a port of entry.
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TribCast: Donald Trump’s racist tweets, Beto O’Rourke’s slaveholding ancestors
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Dave and Patrick about the president’s racist tweets, the latest on the migrant crisis and O’Rourke’s revelation about his slaveholding ancestors.
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Groups file suit to halt Trump administration’s new asylum policy
The American Civil Liberties Union and others went to court in San Francisco to argue that the administration can’t deny asylum based on how migrants arrived on U.S. soil.
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Six officials at Southwest Key, nonprofit running migrant child shelters, earned more than $1 million in 2017
The Texas-based group’s former chief executive made $3.6 million that year.
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Dehydration and illnesses: Why more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border are getting sick
The Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector has seen a large spike in cases of rhabdomyolysis — severe dehydration and overexertion — among migrants this year. Border agents say smugglers are to blame for treating migrants like “cargo” and pushing them too hard.
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Legal experts say new federal rule to block most asylum claims is on shaky ground
The Trump administration on Monday issued its most far-reaching rule aimed at curbing asylum claims. But legal and immigration experts say it could be blocked for a number of reasons.