In the wake of the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy that separated thousands of migrant children from their parents — in turn swelling the number of kids in Southwest Key’s shelters — Sanchez came under fire for a series of controversies.
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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The Taking
Legal experts: Emergency declaration may not be quickest way to build wall
Even if President Donald Trump gets his way, eminent domain lawyers say a variety of legal issues would arise surrounding private land seizures that could delay wall construction for years — and even derail it entirely.
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Immigration
In another blow to Trump, judge rules in favor of ACLU in family separation case
The ruling dramatically expands the scope of the class-action lawsuit that compelled the Trump administration to reunite the separated families. The migrants added to the lawsuit now include those separated during a 2017 trial run of the program in West Texas.
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TribCast
TribCast: UT/TT Pollster Edition
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.
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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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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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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.
