The order bans work visas for anyone crossing the border illegally and comes as the president focuses on illegal immigration ahead of his 2020 reelection campaign.
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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Pentagon set to expand military role along U.S-Mexico border
The move would allow military lawyers, cooks and drivers to assist federal immigration agencies facing a surge of migrants arriving at the border.
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Migrants on border face confusion and fear under “remain in Mexico” policy
Some asylum seekers sent to Mexico under the Trump administration’s Migration Protection Protocols told a U.S. judge Thursday that they fear remaining in Mexico as their asylum claims are pending.
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Of the border, on the border: I’m Julián Aguilar, and I cover immigration for The Texas Tribune
It’s not my job to tell people what they should think about the border; their own perspectives, politics and histories should shape their perceptions. But it is my job to tell people what’s happening here, and I’m lucky to have the added context of actually being from here.
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Border Patrol says apprehensions in the Rio Grande Valley have already surpassed all of 2018
Less than seven months into the fiscal year, the Rio Grande Vally sector has apprehended more than 164,000 migrants.
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Temporary immigration detention facilities to open in El Paso, Rio Grande Valley
Construction of the facilities, commonly referred to as a “tent cities” is a response to the ongoing crush of migrants, mainly from Central America, who continue to cross into Texas after traveling through Mexico.
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Trump administration to withhold bail from asylum seekers in latest border crackdown
As record numbers of Central American families cross the U.S.-Mexico border, Attorney General William P. Barr issued a policy reversal for asylum seekers who have already established “a credible fear of persecution or torture” in their home countries.
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Long delays at border bridges bring anxiety for businesses as Holy Week begins
This week is one of the busiest shopping seasons on the border, but after hundreds of federal agents were diverted from international bridges to help with a surge of migrants, retailers and other businesses are fretting about how hours-long wait times will impact them.
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Julián Castro calls Trump’s immigration policies a failure in counter-rally to president’s visit
The Democratic presidential candidate held an event in San Antonio several hours after President Donald Trump visited the city for a fundraiser.
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After judge halts “remain in Mexico” policy, hundreds of migrants sent across border seek answers
Asylum seekers and immigrant advocates celebrated the temporary halt of a controversial Trump policy forcing migrants to wait in Mexico until their hearing dates, but the court ruling doesn’t address those already sent across the border.