New federal regulations would impact how the government treats migrant families
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The federal government is seeking to end court oversight of how it treats immigrant children. Continue Reading
Lost on the border: A decade later, a man finds his father’s remains on Facebook
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A group called Los Armadillos scours the southern border to find people who are lost or have died crossing into the United States. Continue Reading
Estranged in America
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What happens to a community when its sense of belonging begins to unravel? Continue Reading
Remembering Charlie Crowder, who worked to build a bi-national border industrial complex
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Charlie Crowder’s vision offered long-term solutions for the borderlands in terms of prosperity, infrastructure and vital natural resources. Continue Reading
‘Where is my son?’ A migrant father was deported in May. His son is still in a Texas shelter.
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David Xol and his 7-year-old son, Byron, spent three days in a wooden crate on their way to the U.S. in May. After being separated from his son at the border, Xol was sent back to a remote village in the highlands of Guatemala. He has no idea when Byron is coming home. Continue Reading
Judge says reunited migrant families can now face a choice: Stay locked up together, or separate again
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The Justice Department asked for the order to ensure that migrant parents who would otherwise have been detained can’t “bootstrap a right to release” just because they’re reunited with their children. Continue Reading
Asylum-seekers say they cross the border illegally because they don’t think they have other options
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Asylum-seekers start on the path to an illegal crossing long before they actually reach the banks of the Rio Grande, relying on advice from an informal network of well-meaning friends and often-unscrupulous smugglers. Continue Reading
Immigration judges are expected to be impartial. But they report to Jeff Sessions.
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The structure of immigration courts, unique in the federal government, has long been criticized for its potential for conflicts of interest. Continue Reading
‘It’s humiliating’: Immigrants describe life with ankle monitors
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The devices are a better option than detention, but they disrupt almost every aspect of daily life, from sleeping and exercising to buying groceries and getting a job. Continue Reading
Under Trump, the backlog of U.S. citizenship applications in Texas is growing
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After a jump in applications in Texas ahead of the 2016 elections, green card holders seeking to become U.S. citizens have been caught in a growing backlog that has escalated under the Trump administration. Continue Reading
Detention center for immigrant children in Tornillo will stay open through mid-September
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The immigration detention facility for undocumented immigrant minors will remain open another month, officials confirmed Friday. Continue Reading
Hours after deadline, government lays out plan for reuniting kids with deported parents
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The plan places a heavy burden on the American Civil Liberties Union. Continue Reading
At prison reform meeting, Trump praises Texas’ ‘very successful’ DACA challenge
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The Trump administration has promised to phase out the Obama-era immigration program. Continue Reading
Texas investigating reports that a child died after leaving ICE facility
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The family’s lawyer said the small child ‘tragically died after being detained by ICE in unsanitary conditions.’ Continue Reading
Judge hears Texas’ challenge to DACA in Houston
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The hearing focused on what harm the program has done to the state, if DACA violated federal procedures and what took Texas so long to file its lawsuit. Continue Reading