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A third immigrant held at Texas detention center has died
The latest death since December at El Paso’s Camp East Montana is a 36-year-old Nicaraguan who died of apparent suicide.
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Trump administration to add 500 miles of migrant-deterring buoys along Rio Grande
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to expand on Texas’ controversial floating barrier during a Wednesday visit to the Rio Grande Valley.
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As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they’re losing key witnesses in criminal cases
District attorneys in Harris, El Paso and other counties say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained, deported or too scared to come to court.
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Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy
Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.
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The high cost of targeting international students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research — and sometimes pay hefty tuition — to attend Texas institutions.
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Feds say they busted a Tren de Aragua cell in San Antonio but haven’t backed up the claim
Two congressmen are demanding answers, and advocates point to previous raids the feds tied to the gang but resulted in no criminal charges.
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San Antonio Reddit page moderators face backlash after crackdown on ICE-related posts
The vague guidelines come as ICE raids nationwide ramp up due to daily quotas demanded by the Trump administration.
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Greg Abbott orders state agencies to cooperate with Trump’s deportation efforts
The move comes just days after federal agents launched immigration operations in various Texas cities.
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Judge in Texas border crackdown accused of using racist slur against migrants
Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘catch-and-jail’ border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.
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Abbott blames ‘mental health’ for Uvalde shooting after cutting $211 million from mental health agency
Abbott announced the budget cuts in late April to continue funding his immigration crackdown, Operation Lone Star.
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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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Greg Abbott’s call for more vehicle inspections at the border is causing delays and supply chain issues, locals say
Trucks delivering products from Mexico are facing hourslong waits at ports of entry.
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Texas continues imprisoning migrants without filing charges or appointing lawyers, court filings claim
Months after the problems became apparent, migrants are still being kept in prison in violation of state laws under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown.