Images released by a Democratic U.S. representative show settings similar to those that Democrats hammered former President Donald Trump over two years ago, when that administration encountered an increase of migrant apprehensions
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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Analysis: When elected problem-solvers become part of the problem
Fixing immigration and ending hate crimes was hard enough without elected policymakers in Austin and Washington D.C., stoking nativist and racial fears.
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The people we left behind: How closing a dangerous border camp adds to inequities
The Biden administration shuttered a migrant tent camp in Mexico that was created under a Trump policy. Immigration advocates praised the move, but the closure adds to growing confusion over which migrants are let in or left out.
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Hundreds of new migrants still being expelled to Mexico as Joe Biden keeps one of Donald Trump’s controversial policies
Hundreds of asylum seekers have been flown to El Paso and sent to Ciudad Juárez this week.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will target human traffickers in response to “humanitarian crisis” at the border
The governor asked the federal government to let Texas law enforcement interview migrant children in FEMA shelters to investigate human trafficking.
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Immigration
Teenage migrant boys will be housed in Dallas and Midland as South Texas border facilities experience overcrowding
The Biden administration’s emergency measure will send the boys to Dallas’ convention center and a former oil field workers’ camp in Midland.
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Lawmakers are seeking common ground on DACA, but comprehensive immigration reform will be a challenge for Democrats
The Senate filibuster stands as a key obstacle to Democrats’ priorities.
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Immigration
Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers
The deployment will support what the Department of Homeland Security called a 90-day government-wide effort at the border, where the Biden administration is struggling to care for a record number of teenagers and children arriving without their parents.
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Biden officials fall behind in race to add more shelter space for migrant teens and children
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent an urgent email to senior staff asking for volunteers to deploy to border stations and tent sites where holding cells are crammed beyond capacity.
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Migrant apprehensions continued upward trend in February
The Rio Grande Valley and the El Paso sectors remain the busiest crossing points as more than 100,000 people were either apprehended or surrendered to authorities along the U.S.-Mexico border.