The numbers reflect a roughly 13% dip since the beginning of June, a period during which President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico and the Mexican president agreed to an immigration crackdown to avoid the penalty.
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
T-Squared: Trib wins five national Edward R. Murrow Awards
Four of the five honors are for our coverage of President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy and the resulting family separation crisis at the Texas-Mexico border.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
On growth, diversity, immigration and trade, UT/TT Poll finds two states of Texas
Texas is growing and becoming much more ethnically and racially diverse. Texas voters differ as to whether those are positive or negative trends, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Economy
Analysis: Texas Republicans, squeezed between tariffs and immigration
The president’s threat to impose tariffs unless Mexico stops the flow of migrants into the U.S. has put Texas Republicans in a tough spot — choosing between their loyalty to Donald Trump and their worries about tariff’s effects on the Texas economy.
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Immigration
Migrant apprehensions continue to surge on Texas-Mexico border
In some Texas Border Patrol sectors, apprehensions of families has spiked 1,000 to 2,000% since October.
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Immigration
Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for detained migrant children
The administration says a huge influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S-Mexico border has strained the budget and forced it to cut services at federal migrant shelters across the country.
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Immigration
Transgender woman who had been in ICE custody dies in El Paso after falling ill
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have complained to federal agencies about the treatment of gay and transgender detainees at the New Mexico facility where the Salvadoran woman was held.
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Economy
Trump says U.S. to impose 5% tariff on all Mexican imports beginning June 10 in dramatic escalation of border clash
The Trump administration wants Mexico to combat the surge of Central American migrants traveling through the country on their way to seek asylum in the United States. More than 1,000 Central Americans crossed into the El Paso area Wednesday to surrender to authorities.
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Immigration
Border wall on private land given the green light to continue by New Mexico town
City leaders issued a cease-and-desist letter after they said proper permits were not issued before the project began. But on Thursday the mayor said the project has been given permission to continue.
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Immigration
Private group backed by Trump supporters builds border barrier in El Paso
The construction over the weekend started after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to build his long-promised wall with funds not appropriated by Congress.
