Texas taxpayers have so far paid $124 million for Abbott’s migrant bus trips

Gov. Greg Abbott’s program has sent 100,000 migrants from border communities to Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles.

by Sanford Nowlin February 5, 2024September 7, 2024

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Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants

Parents without a Social Security number still cannot complete the new FAFSA online. The U.S. Education Department has not said when it plans to fix the issue.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune February 1, 2024February 24, 2024

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Border Brawl: What’s Abbott trying to prove in his showdown with the feds?

Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star and seizure of Shelby Park are little more than political theater, according to experts — albeit with real-world consequences.

by Michael Karlis January 23, 2024November 16, 2024

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Three migrants drowned near Eagle Pass park after Border Patrol was denied access

Texas officers took control over Shelby Park against the city’s wishes on Wednesday and have since blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune January 14, 2024January 23, 2025

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From Donald Trump to Mike Johnson, Chip Roy is a thorn in the Republican Party

Roy toyed with ousting the House speaker over a government spending deal and has antagonized MAGA world with his resistance to Trump.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune January 13, 2024January 29, 2024

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott draws backlash for comment about ‘shooting migrants’

‘This is hateful, dangerous, sick rhetoric from a sitting governor … in the United States of America,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, said.

by Sanford Nowlin January 12, 2024March 27, 2025

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Assclown Alert: Pushing inaction on immigration reform with House Speaker Mike Johnson

Johnson made the absurd argument that Border Patrol agents don’t want $14 billion in supplemental funding from the Biden White House.

by Sanford Nowlin January 10, 2024July 16, 2024

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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy says voters want him to shut down the government over border legislation

Roy, a firebrand known for tantrum politics, has been threatening to force a government shutdown over the border since last January.

by Sanford Nowlin January 10, 2024September 11, 2024

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Report: Texas undermined nonprofits’ attempts to aid migrants bused out of state

An investigation found that Texas officials initially provided information on the trips to advocacy groups but quietly ended those communications last fall.

by Sanford Nowlin January 9, 2024September 7, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott puts on a happy face during one of his U.S. border cosplay sessions.

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New York City sues bus companies that Texas hired to transport migrants

More than 33,000 migrants have arrived from Texas since August 2022. The city wants bus companies to pay more than $700 million.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune January 5, 2024September 7, 2024

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Justice Department sues Texas to stop state’s ‘show me your papers’ law

The federal government says the new law, which allows state police to arrest people they think crossed the border illegally, violates the U.S. Constitution.

by Sanford Nowlin January 4, 2024February 16, 2024

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Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

The steep backlog means asylum seekers now face an average five-year wait for courts to close out their proceedings.

by Sanford Nowlin January 2, 2024November 10, 2024

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U.S. Department of Justice says it’ll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing

The state has until Jan. 3 to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will sue, saying immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune December 29, 2023February 16, 2024

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Working class perspectives on the ‘migrant crisis’

NYC Mayor Eric Adams was supposed to welcome immigrants bussed from Texas. That’s not what’s happened.

by Josephine Lee, The Texas Observer December 21, 2023September 15, 2024

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Texas is challenging 150 years of immigration law

Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.

by Gus Bova, The Texas Observer December 17, 2023January 2, 2024

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Latino Texas Democrats in U.S. House push back as White House entertains GOP border policy

To secure more aid for Ukraine, the White House is negotiating with Senate Republicans on a deal to revive Trump-era border policies. But some Democratic Texans in Congress say their party is giving up too much.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune December 14, 2023September 27, 2024

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Texas Democrats ask Justice Department to take action on Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

The lawmakers, including San Antonio U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar, also want the Biden Administration to clarify its position about whether the governor’s border mission is violating federal law.

by Sanford Nowlin December 4, 2023April 26, 2025

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Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, Fifth Circuit Court orders

The appeals court upheld an earlier ruling by an Austin federal judge to remove the 1,000-foot-long barrier the state deployed near Eagle Pass.

by Kevin Vu, The Texas Tribune December 1, 2023July 31, 2024

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New study: Texas’ undocumented immigrant population remained relatively stable in 2021

The Pew Research Center analyzed unauthorized immigrant data from 2021 finding that there’s been a significant shift in migrants’ country of origin and where they choose to live in the U.S.