President Trump hopes to quickly appoint a replacement for the liberal justice, and immigrant and civil rights groups are bracing for what could be years of losses in the high court.
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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In a rare move, a Texas military veteran who was deported years ago was allowed back home. Now he’s a U.S. citizen.
Frank De La Cruz went to war with the U.S. Navy and came home with a drinking problem. Then he was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and the government kicked him out of the country.
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Texas 2020 Elections
From abortion access to immigration, the battle over the open Supreme Court seat will affect Texas for a generation
Just days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Republicans and Democrats are already engaged in an expensive and divisive fight over the future of the Supreme Court.
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The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit
ICE deported a key witness in investigation of sexual assault and harassment at El Paso detention center
Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department inspectors general are investigating allegations that ICE guards assaulted detainees in camera blind spots.
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Immigration
Thousands of immigrants in Texas could be forced to leave the country following court decision on protected status
The Trump administration wants to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from a number of countries who received protection because of armed conflicts and natural disasters.
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Coronavirus in Texas
As Congress weighs a new coronavirus aid bill, will U.S. citizens from mixed-status families get left out again?
U.S. citizens who have undocumented family members were barred from receiving stimulus checks earlier this year. They’re hoping that Congress doesn’t leave them out again.
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The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit
Privately built border wall will fail, engineering report says
The report, set to be filed in federal court this week, confirms reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that found portions of the wall were in danger of overturning if not fixed due to extensive erosion just months after it was built.
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Criminal Justice
In an investigation tied to private border wall, federal prosecutors have Steve Bannon’s murky nonprofit in their sights
Tucked at the bottom of the long indictment against Bannon, prosecutors say they want to seize the assets of his nonprofit Citizens of the American Republic, shedding more light on the secretive political group’s finances.
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The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit
Nonprofit that financed a private border wall is now the focus of a corruption case
Investigators say fundraisers for nonprofit We Build the Wall, including Steve Bannon and founder Brian Kolfage, lied to donors and pocketed funds. Trump has tried to distance himself from the group but Kolfage has bragged about their ties.
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Immigration
Advocates urge a legal review of Trump’s immigration policies after report finds two top officials are not eligible to serve
A federal report determined that two Department of Homeland Security officials, including the acting secretary, aren’t legally qualified to hold those posts.