The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.
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
Abbott asks court to reject Minnesota bid to force extradition of ICE officer
The Texas governor said he has doubts Christian Castro is a fugitive subject to extradition, adding the state is still investigating. A hearing on keeping him in custody is Tuesday.
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Congress
Texas to receive at least $7.5 billion from stalled border reimbursement fund, Cornyn says
The state — which spent over $11 billion on Operation Lone Star — could receive more through a separate $3.5 billion reimbursement fund administered by the Department of Justice.
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Immigration
Minnesota sues Abbott to force extradition of ICE agent accused of shooting Venezuelan man
Christian Castro, accused of assault and lying about the circumstance surrounding the Jan. 14 shooting, could be released if a judge does not grant Minnesota’s request for a restraining order.
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State Government
Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting
After bulldozers entered Big Bend National Park, hundreds of Texans came to Wednesday’s meeting to ask the agency to keep federal border barriers out of state parks.
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Immigration
Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park
It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause. The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park.
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Courts
Lawsuit seeks to stop Big Bend border wall construction
A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company filed the federal lawsuit, arguing the work threatens archeological sites and sacred grounds.
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Immigration
Federal judge extends pause on border wall construction at South Texas wildlife refuge
An irrigation district claims border wall construction is damaging its property and canal.
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Immigration
Houston law firm with Trump ties declines $150 million contract to represent migrant children
The administration had offered the contract to the Burke Law Group, which has little experience in immigration.
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Houston ICE Shooting
U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston
Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death. Other men in the van said the bags contained salt.
