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Legal questions shroud Gov. Greg Abbott’s move to bus migrants back to the border
Some experts say the actions create little change in immigration enforcement. Others say they invite a legal battle.
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San Antonio congressman, civil rights groups say Abbott’s border initiative causing car-chase deaths
At least 30 people have been killed in car chases tied to Gov. Greg Abbott’s sweeping immigration crackdown, civil rights groups said.
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River Walk Brawl, Operation Lone Star Death: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Political bad ideas and weird news made up the lion’s share of this week’s most-read stories, but we also ran a profile of the San Antonio Missions’ enthusiastic new batboy.
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Federal grand jury indicts two men in deaths of migrants abandoned in San Antonio tractor-trailer
In a related case, two other men were indicted on federal firearms charges.
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Bad Takes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on fentanyl comes as he looks to deflect from his failures
The governor is showing concern about overdose deaths as he faces scrutiny for mishandling gun violence, COVID-19 and the electrical grid.
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Human rights groups ask feds to investigate Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest immigration order
The groups accused the governor of engaging in racist rhetoric for calling border crossings an ‘invasion.’
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Justice Department probing alleged civil rights violations under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star
Two state agencies released documents saying the feds are formally investigating the governor’s immigration crackdown over discrimination claims.
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Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end “remain in Mexico” policy, sending case back to a Texas court
The Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called ‘remain in Mexico,’ in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.
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Feds arrest fourth suspect in connection with deaths of 53 migrants in San Antonio
Authorities arrested the fourth man after finding communications between he and the truck’s driver on a cell phone.
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Three suspects in federal custody after 51 migrants found dead in tractor trailer in San Antonio
One is the suspected driver of the truck, while the two others were picked up on weapons charges.
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Activists blame San Antonio tractor-trailer tragedy on broken U.S. immigration system
Immigrant-rights groups accused GOP lawmakers of weaponizing immigration policy and called on both parties to fix the nation’s flawed system.
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Judge blocks Biden administration from lifting public health order used to quickly expel migrants
The administration was set to end Title 42, a pandemic-era rule aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, on Monday. A lengthy legal battle is likely.
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Treasury Department opens investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of federal funds for border mission
Texas has been using coronavirus relief money to help pay for the multibillion-dollar deployment.
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Texas Dems ask White House to probe Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of COVID funds for border crackdown
The urging comes days after a Washington Post investigation reported that Abbott rerouted $1 million in federal pandemic funds into Operation Lone Star.
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Gov. Greg Abbott asks for donations to bus migrants as he gets flak for using taxpayer funds
The governor’s office wouldn’t say how much it’s raised or whether the trips will be funded solely by donations going forward.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will send migrants to Washington, D.C., on charter buses
Abbott said he’s responding to the Biden administration announcement that it will lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that allowed immigration authorities to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum.
