The migrants were arrested for trespassing, but court documents failed to specify what property they allegedly trespassed upon. It’s the latest misstep in implementation of Greg Abbott’s border initiative, which has seen frequent violations of state law and disregard for due process rights.
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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State Government
Congressional Democrats ask feds to investigate whether Texas migrant arrests violate constitutional rights
Under a Gov. Greg Abbott initiative, more than 1,600 migrants have been arrested for allegedly trespassing on private property after crossing the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests and subsequent imprisonment of the migrants have led to state law violations and constitutional concerns.
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State Government
Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised
One of the companies being considered previously built a 3-mile barrier that is at risk of falling into the Rio Grande.
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Immigration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration in bid to force construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall
Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt argue that Biden can’t legally stop border wall construction after Congress dedicated money for the project. They previously sued the administration to force it to restore the “remain in Mexico” policy.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Analysis: Texas legislators set the table for the 2022 elections
The controversial issues you’ve heard Texas lawmakers debate for most of the year aren’t going away; many of them will be argued all over again during the 2022 elections.
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Immigration
Biden administration says it’s ready to restore “remain in Mexico” policy along border next month
A court ordered the administration to resume the Trump-era policy that sends asylum-seekers to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings. But Mexico has to agree to accept them.
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Higher Education
“An invisible identity”: This undocumented young Texan faces uncertainty after DACA applications are closed
A University of Texas at Austin student who planned to apply to an Obama-era initiative for immigrants who came to America as children is stuck in limbo after a Texas judge halted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas struggled to teach students learning English before COVID-19. The pandemic made it worse.
Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing.
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21st Century Immigration
By the George W. Bush Presidential CenterIn the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s special exhibit, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants,” President George W. Bush traced the journeys of 45 extraordinary immigrants and showed how our country has been strengthened by those who have come here from other lands in search of a […]
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Investigations
Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.
Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund.