Customs and Border Protection has been authorized to reassign more officers to respond to the surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, and more asylum seekers will be sent to Mexico to await court hearings.
Immigration
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Politics
Trump White House doubles down on threat to close U.S.-Mexico border
It would take “something dramatic” in the coming days to persuade President Donald Trump not to close the U.S.-Mexico border, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Beto O’Rourke kicks off presidential campaign in Texas
The former congressman and U.S. Senate nominee held the first of three Saturday launch rallies in his hometown of El Paso, and planned gatherings later in the day at Texas Southern University in Houston and at the Texas Capitol in Austin.
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Immigration
El Paso medical examiner: Guatemalan girl taken into custody after crossing the U.S. border died from bacterial infection
Jakelin Caal Maquin had a “rapidly progressive infection” that led to liver failure after she and her father were apprehended crossing into the United States illegally. An autopsy report did not resolve disputes over whether she was taken to the hospital quickly enough.
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Guides
What we know about undocumented migrants being housed underneath a bridge in El Paso
The encampment is a makeshift shelter surrounded by fencing and razor wire where migrants are held when Border Patrol stations can’t hold more people. Border Patrol agents say it’s a temporary solution amid a surge of undocumented immigration.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas House approves 2020-21 budget plan, with extra $9 billion for school finance, property tax relief
The House also signed off on a $9 billion supplemental budget that would withdraw $4.3 billion from the state savings account.
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Immigration
Hundreds of agents will be pulled from ports of entry to help El Paso Border Patrol process undocumented immigrants
The agency’s chief said 750 agents will be reassigned indefinitely from across the southwest border to aid the El Paso sector, where agents apprehended more than 1,000 immigrants Monday.
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Immigration
Border Patrol closes West Texas checkpoints as influx of migrants strains resources
A government spokesman said shutting down the checkpoints near El Paso is a temporary measure.
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Immigration
The Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico has come to El Paso
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that its Migration Protection Protocols, also called “remain in Mexico,” now includes the El Paso port of entry.
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Immigration
Continued surge of immigrant apprehensions in El Paso puts strain on shelters, volunteers
The director of the El Paso-based Annunciation House said he needs more help from the city to ensure the migrants, most of whom are seeking asylum, don’t end up on the streets.