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.
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Most migrants won’t qualify for U.S. asylum under new Trump policy
The policy, slated to take effect Tuesday, would also apply to unaccompanied children. The American Civil Liberties Union says it will challenge the policy in court.
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As immigrant families wait in dread, no sign of large-scale enforcement raids
Houston was among U.S. cities where raids were expected. Police Chief Art Acevedo said it was “all quiet” in the state’s largest city Sunday, but he expects ICE to conduct removal operations this week.
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Houston congresswoman said undocumented immigrants could seek shelter in churches during announced ICE raids
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat, gathered with faith leaders Saturday to announce they would offer their facilities as places of refuge for immigrants during the deportation raids set to happen this weekend.
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A judge ordered the end of migrant family separations last year. But a report says 30 kids remain in custody without their parents.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform issued subpoenas earlier this year after the federal agencies overseeing immigration policy refused to provide information voluntarily.
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Tornillo will reopen as a migrant detention center, this time for up to 2,500 adults
The controversial site near El Paso held thousands of migrant youths in tents last year before it was shuttered in January. Now the federal government will use it to take pressure off overcrowded Border Patrol facilities.
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Photos show almost 400 migrants packed in cages at Texas processing center
Vice President Mike Pence visited a migrant processing center in McAllen on Friday. According to reporters who accompanied him, the tour showed hundreds of men in cages without mats to sleep on, and some migrants hadn’t showered in days.
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Near the border, a former camp for oilfield workers now holds hundreds of migrant children
The emergency shelter in Carrizo Springs has already drawn protests, but the company that runs it says it’s providing a better environment for migrants than overcrowded Border Patrol facilities.
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“The federal government has really dropped the ball”: Texas lawmakers express concern about conditions for migrants in U.S. custody
Two Texas House committees met for hours to discuss the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. And some Democratic lawmakers said the state has a responsibility to provide humanitarian assistance. But what options they have remained unclear.
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Watch Texas lawmakers meet on the migrant crisis and conditions at the border
Two Texas House committees — International Relations and Economic Development, and Homeland Security and Public Safety — will meet at 2 p.m. to discuss the situation at the border.