Border & Immigration

June 29, 2023

‘At some point they’re just our neighbors’ — Afghans find haven along San Antonio’s ‘Silk Road’

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A woman leans against a wall, arms folded, looking off to the side with a concerned look on her face. This is Araceli Palomino.
June 27, 2023

Toxic water in South Texas colonias costs residents precious health and money

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June 26, 2023

Border communities turn to Texas State forensic program to ID deceased migrants

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The US Supreme Court building
June 26, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down states’ challenge to federal deportation priorities

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June 23, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit over Biden’s immigration policy

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June 20, 2023

Afghans make perilous journey to U.S. and find themselves ensnared in complex asylum system

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June 16, 2023

Private tech and public money meet at Border Security Expo

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June 6, 2023

Bexar County sheriff files criminal charges over DeSantis’ migrant flight

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June 5, 2023

Texas Senate to consider property tax relief, border security as House remains adjourned

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June 1, 2023

Texas set to renew its court battle against DACA immigration program in Houston

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June 1, 2023

With the second anniversary of the Fall of Kabul approaching, thousands of Afghan refugees remain stuck in legal limbo

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May 30, 2023

Refugee Services of Texas permanently closing after four decades

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May 19, 2023

A young girl has died in federal custody at a border station in Harlingen

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May 18, 2023

Florida Gov. DeSantis will send state troops, law enforcement to Texas for border security

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May 18, 2023

Title 42 ends — and Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas prepares for a spike in migrants

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May 16, 2023

What to expect as immigration policy shifts to Title 8 enforcement

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May 11, 2023

Shelter braces as officials expect surge in migrants as Title 42 ends

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May 9, 2023

New details emerging from deadly SUV crash in Brownsville

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May 5, 2023

Colonias and the American Dream are one and the same for residents

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May 3, 2023

Biden administration planning to send troops to the border

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May 2, 2023

Why Chinese migrants are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers

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May 1, 2023

El Paso mayor declares state of emergency in anticipation of Title 42 ending

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April 28, 2023

How the fatal shooting of two migrants changed this small border town

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April 27, 2023

Two men shot at a group of migrants in West Texas. Residents still don’t have answers

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April 25, 2023

Texas bill would incentivize the formation of new colonias

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April 12, 2023

As fentanyl crisis continues, conservatives back war with cartels

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April 6, 2023

Colonias have needs beyond water, but are lawmakers listening?

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March 29, 2023

At least 40 dead after fire at immigration center in Ciudad Juárez

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March 28, 2023

Cross-border smuggling has increasingly become the purview of cartels in the past decade

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March 28, 2023

Dozens of migrants killed in Juárez fire

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March 27, 2023

Migrants found trapped in another train car in South Texas, 3 dead over the weekend

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March 25, 2023

Uvalde police: Two dead among numerous people found ‘suffocating’ in train car

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March 14, 2023

Cornyn hopes to block Biden plan that would allow tens of thousands of migrants to remain in U.S.

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March 13, 2023

Misinformation leads to chaos on bridge between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez

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March 8, 2023

Biden administration reportedly considering the return of family detention at the U.S.-Mexico border

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March 8, 2023

Mexican president: Four kidnapped U.S. citizens have been found, and two are dead

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Headshots of Tony Barker, Jeffrey Self, and Victor Manjarrez Jr. are seen.
March 3, 2023

Controversial Border Patrol official given role at UTEP to make him ‘less risky’ for other universities, emails show

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February 22, 2023

Biden plan would ban asylum for most immigrants who didn’t seek protection before entering the U.S.

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A young man handles filmmaking equipment. He's holding up the camera and gazing up at an external appendage. This is Malon Rubio Smith.
February 21, 2023

‘I’m New’: Award-winning filmmaker reflects on his experience as an ESL student in Texas

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February 17, 2023

El Paso woman helps reunite migrant families and their dogs separated at the border

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February 8, 2023

Immigrants are benefitting from a tight U.S. labor market

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February 1, 2023

Texas files motion to stop DACA immigration program

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January 23, 2023

As prices soar, border officials are seeing a spike in egg smuggling from Mexico

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January 23, 2023

How did we get here? What a bit of U.S. immigration law history can show us about today’s policies

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January 18, 2023

Migrant communities affected by Biden policy call North Texas home

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January 11, 2023

Fact-check: Illegal immigration down after Venezuela program, but Title 42 likely also a factor

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January 10, 2023

Conservative group targets migrant cell phone data at NGOs, raising privacy concerns

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January 9, 2023

Biden tours El Paso in first visit to U.S.-Mexico border as president

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January 9, 2023

Sunday menudo and a presidential motorcade: What El Pasoans said ahead of Biden’s visit

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January 5, 2023

Ahead of Biden’s visit to Texas, White House announces new efforts to curb unauthorized immigration

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December 30, 2022

Looking back on a year of Operation Lone Star

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December 23, 2022

Without enough workers in the U.S. to fill jobs, ranches and farms in Texas look abroad

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December 21, 2022

With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso

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December 16, 2022

Influx of migrants in El Paso could be a preview of what to expect along border as Title 42 ends

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December 14, 2022

As lawmakers ramp up ‘invasion’ talk, migrants in El Paso instead search for places to sleep

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December 14, 2022

Homeland Security secretary visits border, says plans underway for lifting Title 42

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December 13, 2022

El Paso shelters face ‘tremendous challenge’ as record numbers of migrants cross into U.S.

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December 8, 2022

Operation Lone Star border arrest cases can’t be heard in Central Texas, appeals court rules

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December 5, 2022

Justice Department tried to hide report warning that private border wall in Texas could collapse

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November 29, 2022

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in United States v. Texas, raising big questions on immigration policy

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November 16, 2022

Calls for Biden to restore asylum procedures amplify after court blocks Title 42 border policy

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Migrants transported from Texas arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City on Aug. 25.
November 11, 2022

Caught between feuding politicians, nonprofits shoulder burden of Texas’ migrant busing program

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October 27, 2022

Why is immigration such a big deal in the governor’s race? Because it helps win elections

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October 25, 2022

Border Patrol chief takes lessons learned in El Paso to new job leading Rio Grande Valley

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October 24, 2022

El Paso ends migrant busing effort as Biden administration expels Venezuelans

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October 21, 2022

In North Texas, DACA recipients worry about the future and their immigration status

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October 19, 2022

El Paso mayor declines to declare immigration emergency

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October 14, 2022

The complicated legacy of César Chávez

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October 13, 2022

Biden administration announces new rules for Venezuelan migrants

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October 12, 2022

Mexican government vows to continue legal fight against U.S. gun manufacturers

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October 6, 2022

The White House hopes to speed up the immigration process for Afghans who helped U.S. troops

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October 5, 2022

LULAC raises reward amount for information on woman who allegedly lured migrants away from Texas

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September 30, 2022

Reporter trails bus taking migrants from Eagle Pass to Chicago

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September 30, 2022

Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

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September 30, 2022

Former warden arrested for shooting migrants in string of anti-immigrant violence in Texas

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September 27, 2022

Federal immigration agents are writing wrong addresses on some migrants’ documents, creating confusion

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September 23, 2022

CBP commissioner says his agency has learned lessons from dealing with an increased flow of migrants this year

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September 22, 2022

Security in place at San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center in days after controversial DeSantis flight

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September 20, 2022

Bexar County sheriff investigates flight that took migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

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September 19, 2022

El Paso struggles to respond to growing number of migrants arriving on the border

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September 19, 2022

Governors Abbott and DeSantis aim to score political points with migrant busing program, professor says

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August 24, 2022

After a year in San Antonio, Afghan refugees face daily challenges and an uncertain future

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August 22, 2022

How Mexico’s expansion of abortion access is becoming a lifeline for Texans seeking an abortion

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August 22, 2022

Ciudad Juárez copes with new wave of violence

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August 19, 2022

‘Being and becoming a fighter:’ A decade since DACA means no end in sight for Dreamers

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August 17, 2022

A political statement? Exploitation? A free ride? Busing migrants to the East Coast raises concerns

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August 12, 2022

Investigation delves into family separation policies at the border

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August 11, 2022

Biden ending Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy

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August 9, 2022

ACLU seeks investigation of Abbott’s policy taking migrants to the border

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August 1, 2022

As water becomes a black market south of the border, experts say scarcity could impact Texas border communities soon

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July 25, 2022

Texas volunteer group provides water to migrants in record heat

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July 25, 2022

Supreme Court keeps Biden administration immigration policy from taking effect

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July 8, 2022

Abbott orders state guard units and DPS officers to return migrants to border with Mexico

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June 30, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

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June 30, 2022

Gov. Abbott is again adding truck inspections along the border. Critics say he’s playing politics.

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mountains at border in el paso with border patrol trucks and people in front of them
June 29, 2022

El Paso area seeing increased number of migrant deaths, many by drowning in irrigation canals

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June 28, 2022

Death toll rises to 53 after dozens of migrants found trapped in tractor trailer in San Antonio

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June 22, 2022

Largest migrant caravan runs into issues with Mexican officials – and Gov. Greg Abbott

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An illustration with the shape of Texas on a textured background in light blue and purple relief with the shapes of three people in the foreground and signs with exclamation marks on them.
May 30, 2022

Anti-Asian hate top of mind for Texas’ fastest-growing population

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May 26, 2022

New podcast ‘Line in the Land’ explores story of Haitian migration long before 2021 arrival in Del Rio

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