Tag: immigration

Shelters in a Texas city struggled to find space Saturday for migrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing by the thousands from Mexico, testing a stretch of the U.S. border that is typically equipped to handle large groups of people fleeing poverty and violence.

The city of Brownsville and the Rio Grande Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a news conference inside the city commission’s chambers Friday afternoon to address a massive uptick in migrants arriving at Brownsville’s international port-of-entry.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, whose district includes Cameron County, has reintroduced H.R. 2946, the Safe Zones Act of 2023, a piece of immigration legislation addressing the safety of migrants and security of the United States, offering a streamlined asylum process.

MATAMOROS, Mexico — About two dozen makeshift tents were set ablaze and destroyed at a migrant camp across the border from Texas this week, witnesses said Friday, a sign of the extreme risk that comes with being stuck in Mexico as the Biden administration increasingly relies on that country to host people fleeing poverty and violence.

McALLEN — While Texas Governor Greg Abbott came to McAllen on Monday to tout his border initiative and related legislative priorities, officials from the city and Hidalgo County in attendance expressed concern for the impending end of the pandemic-related immigration policy known as Title 42.

While Texas Governor Greg Abbott came to McAllen on Monday to tout his border initiative and related legislative priorities, officials from the city and Hidalgo County in attendance expressed concern for the impending end of the pandemic-related immigration policy known as Title 42.

As the U.S. prepares to end a public health policy initiated three years ago next month, immigrants are struggling to stay informed and keep up with changes.

Through jungles, rivers and danger two men helped their neighbors carry their son, who is paraplegic, on a 2,500-mile journey to the border only to be met with a different fate.

A study conducted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has found that support for border wall construction has grown as support for Republicans here has also strengthened.

SAN BENITO — A warm orange fresh and glowing embraced the new community center where immigrants will now enjoy meals, classes, legal aid, and mental health services.