A Pew Research Center study this summer found that if the country’s undocumented immigrants were excluded from apportionment, Texas would end up with one less U.S. House seat than otherwise expected.
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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A Texas case challenging the legality of DACA is back in federal court
Texas and other states will try to convince U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who previously declined to strike down DACA, to change his mind.
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Broken Border
How the flow of migrants at the Texas border intersected with Trump’s policies
During Donald Trump’s presidency, his administration introduced controversial policies like “zero tolerance” and the Migrant Protection Protocols, known as “remain in Mexico”, to curb migration at the Southwest border. Most migrants cross into Texas. Here’s how the flow of people intersected with Trump’s policies.
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Immigration
Efforts to stop Trump’s border wall construction could extend long past Inauguration Day
President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next month will mark a change in border policies, but the litigation over Donald Trump’s border wall could continue, wall opponents say.
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Immigration
Some undocumented immigrants should again be allowed to apply for DACA protections, federal judge rules
Immigrant rights groups cheered the ruling, which could reopen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Texas.
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Demographics
U.S. Supreme Court leery of Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from congressional reapportionment
Outgoing President Donald Trump’s administration wants to exclude undocumented immigrants from the count that determines how many congressional seats each state gets. Texas could lose at least one congressional district under the plan, according to a study.
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Immigration
U.S. border officials temporarily close Texas warehouse where chain-link ‘cages’ for migrants became a symbol of mistreatment
The McAllen Central Processing Center will reopen in 2022 after a major renovation, Customs and Border Protection officials said.
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Coronavirus in Texas
The devastating toll of COVID-19 on El Paso illustrates the pandemic’s stark inequalities
El Paso is far from the only predominantly Hispanic area that has been ravaged by the virus. Hidalgo and Cameron counties, both along the state’s southern border, have seen death tolls that rival larger and more urban parts of the state.
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Immigration
Judge orders Trump administration to stop immediate deportations of unaccompanied immigrant minors
The practice started in March as a way to contain the spread of COVID-19. At least 13,000 unaccompanied children had been removed from the country under the order, the ACLU said in a statement.
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Demographics
Judge rules acting Homeland Security secretary appointment unlawful, which could have implications for DACA
U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis said acting Homeland Security secretary Chad Wolf’s memo in July limiting the validity of the DACA permits from two years to one year “was not an exercise of legal authority.”