On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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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Families Divided
Border Hustle: Smugglers, cartels and the U.S. detention industry are making billions off of desperate migrants
Follow two Honduran migrants as their journey to the U.S. for a better life leads them into a giant border hustle where coyotes, cartels and corporations make big bucks off desperate people.
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Families Divided
How one migrant family got caught between smugglers, the cartel and Trump’s zero-tolerance policy
Carlos left Honduras with 6-year-old Heyli and a dream of lifting his family out of poverty, only to be caught in the web of a billion-dollar smuggling industry, then separated from his daughter for months. “Right now, the money’s in the people,” one smuggler says.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Immigration and border security remain the top worries of Texas voters, UT/TT Poll finds
Ask Texans what problems they’re most worried about for the U.S. and for the state, and their eyes turn to the border between Texas and Mexico, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found.
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Immigration
Apprehension of undocumented families in Texas continues to surge
So far this fiscal year, detainments of families on the U.S.-Mexico border have more than tripled from the same period last year.
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Health care
Nearly 200 people in Texas detention facilities have contracted mumps
The Texas Department of State Health Services says 186 people, including immigrants and detention center employees, were confirmed with cases of mumps since October.
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Immigration
As El Paso region sees surge in migrant crossings, nonprofit groups’ support services feel the strain
The surge of migrants illegally crossing into Texas has continued as the Trump administration has tried to crack down on asylum-seekers.
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Congress
Democrats grill Trump officials over family separations and threaten wider legal probe
Federal officials said they didn’t try to halt the implementation of the “zero tolerance” policy despite warnings that separated kids would be traumatized. Testimony came as the policy took center stage at separate Washington hearings.
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Immigration
After Tijuana debacle, the Mexican government changed tactics for the latest migrant caravan
In November, Central American migrants evaded Mexican riot police and faced tear gas at the San Diego port of entry. When another caravan approached the Texas border this month, Mexican authorities held them in an empty Piedras Negras factory, then dispersed them.
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Immigration
Point of Order: The battle over the Texas border
In the latest episode of our podcast about the 86th Legislature, Evan Smith talks to state Rep. Poncho Nevárez, chair of the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, about the president’s emergency declaration — and how the Texas Legislature should address the issue of unauthorized immigration.