The Ellis-Island-style hubs that will screen migrant parents and children with a goal of releasing them into the United States within 72 hours.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
Few Texas voters say they’re doing better economically than they were a year ago, poll finds
Only 18% of Texas voters say they’re better off than they were 12 months ago. A year ago, twice as many said they and their families were better off than before, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
Texans support keeping โDreamers” in the U.S., poll finds
Texas voters are divided about whether to deport immigrants illegally living in the U.S., but they are more welcoming to youths brought here as children and say they shouldn’t be deported, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
Two years after “remain in Mexico” policy began, migrants allowed to pursue their asylum claims in the U.S.
More than 70,000 asylum seekers were placed into the Trump-era policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for a U.S. hearing. About 25,000 are still enrolled.
Federal judge indefinitely blocks enforcement of Biden administrationโs 100-day deportation freeze
Texas sued to block the ban on Bidenโs third day in office. Federal Judge Drew Tipton had already temporarily paused it twice before Tuesday nightโs order.
Migrants in โremain in Mexicoโ program will soon be allowed to enter the United States, federal agency says
The Department of Homeland Security is telling asylum seekers who were forced to wait in Mexico while their cases are pending to stay where they are for now as the Biden administration begins to unwind the Trump policy.
Federal judge prevents Biden administration from pausing deportations for two more weeks
Judge Drew Tipton originally issued a 14-day suspension of Bidenโs moratorium on Jan. 26. The pause in deportations was part of Bidenโs attempted day one overhaul of several of former President Donald Trumpโs immigration policies.
New Biden rules for ICE point to fewer arrests and deportations, and a more restrained agency
President Joe Bidenโs administration is attempting to reorient U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency that has seen its priorities swing wildly from one administration to the next.
President Biden’s early immigration overhaul has overlooked one growing problem: A massive court backlog
The nation’s immigrations courts have 1.3 million pending cases, and some immigrants in Texas wait nearly five years for a court hearing.
Joe Bidenโs newest immigration orders include task force to help hundreds of migrant children find their parents
The executive orders will also include a review of Donald Trumpโs restrictions on legal migration and the โremain in Mexicoโ program.


