Tag: immigration
Willacy County trying to keep federal lockup open
RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County officials are trying to keep a federal prison that’s been an economic lifeline for 17 years from shutting down in...
Abbott orders DPS troopers to stop civilian vehicles carrying migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting volunteers or anyone who is not a law enforcement officer from transporting migrants who crossed...
Abbott orders Texas National Guard to help with migrant arrests at the border
By James Barragán | The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ramped up his latest efforts to stem the increase of migrants coming into...
Noem jumps into border policy debate on Valley visit
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was...
Holding 7,000, Border Patrol struggles with migrant capacity in Valley
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley are struggling to find space for migrants that represent about double the capacity they can...
‘In a time bomb’: Valley DACA recipients, from a front-line nurse to an aspiring...
Armando Arellano, like many who have had opportunities to build lives and careers for themselves in the United States thanks to protections from deportation,...
Reynosa migrant shelter temporarily protected from demolition
A shelter in Reynosa served with an eviction notice that threatened to demolish the building that houses 600 migrants by Sunday will remain operational...
2 bodies recovered south of Abram by Border Patrol
Two bodies were recovered Friday morning south of Abram in western Hidalgo County, according to Border Patrol.
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the McAllen station...
Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
Stephen F. Austin, Donnie Darko and a person who calls himself the King of the Wild Frontier were among...
Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border as part...