Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey are sending migrants to the nation’s capital to prove a point about President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
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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Migrant Tragedy in San Antonio
A 14-year-old went to Texas to help his family build a bigger house in Guatemala. Now his family is burying him.
Juan Wilmer Tulul Tepaz was one of the 53 migrants who died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. His body was returned to his village, which has buried several youths who left to seek better lives in the U.S.
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Immigration
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Biden policy limiting immigration arrests before it hears Texas challenge
The administration told immigration officers to prioritize the detention of recent border crossers and immigrants who pose a threat to national security and public safety. A Texas judge said the guidance violated federal laws.
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Migrant Tragedy in San Antonio
Two men indicted in connection with deaths of 53 migrants who were found in tractor-trailer
The men could face life in prison or the death penalty. The gruesome crime scene and large number of people who died drew international outrage.
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Migrant Tragedy in San Antonio
“She didn’t deserve to die like this”: Mom who lost her daughter in trailer tragedy visits site in San Antonio
Adela Betulia Ramírez Quezada was trying to reunite with her mother and two sisters in California. The morning that she climbed in to a trailer with dozens of others, she called her mother to say they would see each other soon.
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Immigration
Border Patrol agents did not strike Haitian migrants in Del Rio, report finds
Images taken in September showed agents on horseback swinging their reins at migrants from Haiti. A report released Friday found the agents did not strike the migrants, but did use unnecessary force.
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Operation Lone Star
Gov. Greg Abbott empowers state authorities to return migrants to border crossings
Immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility. Abbott appears to be testing the limits of state authority by empowering state law enforcement to bring migrants to the ports of entry — stopping short of using state resources to expel migrants from the country.
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Operation Lone Star
Gov. Greg Abbott spends an additional $30 million on Operation Lone Star to aid local governments
Abbott announced that his already $4 billion border mission would provide grant funding for cities and counties, following a press conference by some local officials calling on the governor to take more drastic action to secure the border.
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Politics
Republican county officials in South Texas want Gov. Greg Abbott to deport migrants. Only the federal government can do that.
Immigration law enforcement falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government. In recent months, a fringe legal theory has found more mainstream supporters who are calling on state leaders in Arizona and Texas to deport migrants with state resources.
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Guatemalan village mourns two teens lost in San Antonio migrant smuggling tragedy
Relatives of the victims and other residents of the village of Tzucubal pooled their resources and traveled to Guatemala’s capital last week to confirm their identities. They now wait for the teens’ bodies to be repatriated so they can be buried.