Tag: immigration
Governor, sheriffs forge ahead with border plans
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott and some county sheriffs met Saturday as part of ongoing border security meetings to discuss moving ahead with plans...
Cornyn signs DACA letter; Senator backs permanent legal status
By Nathan Hart | McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, wants the Senate to permit people brought to the U.S....
150 guards staff empty Texas prison waiting for immigrants
By Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune
With the Texas prison system dangerously understaffed, nearly 150 guards are now working in an empty prison that...
Migrant children shelter in Donna, a symbol of current influx, to close
A shelter for migrant children in Donna, at one point a symbol for the current influx experienced during the onset of the Biden administration,...
Border brouhaha: Trump, Abbott visit to be met with excitement, protest
Excitement and protest await former President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott — two Republicans whose political strategies on border security and immigration are...
140 migrants displaced from Matamoros church shelter
A group of about 140 migrants were suddenly displaced Monday morning from a church in Matamoros, leaving the Mexican city temporarily with only three...
Abbott’s border barrier construction begins, Texas National Guard assisting
The construction of barriers along the state’s boundary at the border began Monday, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Barriers are a part of the governor’s...
In McAllen, El Salvador ambassador challenges perception of country
McALLEN — El Salvador’s ambassador to the U.S. visited McAllen on Thursday with a sales pitch and a message challenging mainstream conceptions of their...
ACLU to border counties: Don’t enforce Abbott’s security plan
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union in Texas sent letters Thursday to county judges whose regions are a part of the governor’s border...
US gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot
By MARIA VERZA and ELLIOT SPAGAT | Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump...
