In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday stated that if the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program still exists in June, his office would consider filing suit to eliminate the program.
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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Texas smugglers say Trump’s border wall wouldn’t stop immigrants, drugs from pouring across the border
If the Trump administration follows through on the president’s promises to build a border wall, would it actually stop undocumented immigrants and illegal drugs? Two former smugglers explain how they’d work around it.
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Immigration
Sen. John Cornyn: There’s a deal to be had on DACA, border security
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said on Tuesday that there was a “deal to be made” on DACA and border security now that the federal government has resumed operating. But he said that extending a March deadline that ends the deferred action program wouldn’t be a wise move.
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Congress
Federal government shutdown ends after Congress breaks logjam
The federal government shutdown ended Monday after the U.S. Senate and House passed a previously stalled funding measure.
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Criminal Justice
Lost in court: A visit to Trump’s immigration bedlam
A year ago, President Trump commanded that immigration judges from across the country should be rushed to detention centers along the border. At an improvised court in Laredo, there were many signs of disarray.
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Criminal Justice
Democratic candidate for governor Lupe Valdez calls for increased minimum wage, is open to a tax increase
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez sat down Thursday with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith for her most in-depth interview since entering the race in early December.
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Economy
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd announces “narrow and bipartisan” bill to save DACA
Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, on Tuesday said he would file legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation and beef up border enforcement. The move comes as federal lawmakers face a Friday deadline to pass a measure to keep the federal government functioning.
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Economy
In Texas and beyond, some watch Mexican presidential campaign with free trade concerns
Free trade and security concerns are just two of the issues Texas business leaders are looking at as Mexico is less than six months away from electing its next president.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick wants AG Paxton to look into San Antonio immigrant smuggling case
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to look into a December human smuggling case in San Antonio. Patrick wants to know if how the chief of the San Antonio Police Department handled the case violated Texas’ immigration enforcement law.
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Congress
For Texas DACA recipients, court ruling is a small win — but a bigger fight remains
Texas immigrants and their advocates said they’re pleased that a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place. But they said they remain focused on the push in Congress to make the program permanent.