Politics Dec 21 US heads to court to build Trump border wall in Texas Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall.
Nation Dec 20 Border officers say they felt unsafe enacting Trump asylum crackdown A March 2019 letter sent to the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanded that he intervene to ensure the agency's front-line employees at one Texas bridge “are not injured or killed” enforcing the policy.
Nation Dec 04 Texas judge orders border wall fundraiser not to build State District Judge Keno Vasquez on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against We Build the Wall, which raised $25 million after promising to build its own private barrier.
Nation Dec 04 ICE confirms officers in Louisiana jail pepper-sprayed protesting migrants Lawyers say asylum seekers have staged protests at other ICE jails in Louisiana, where the immigrant detainee population has surged in recent months and hit 8,000 earlier this year.
Nation Oct 10 WATCH: Acting ICE director criticizes court ruling barring use of flawed database Speaking Thursday at the White House, Matthew Albence called the September ruling an example of "judicial overreach" that threatened public safety.
Nation Oct 09 Louisiana becomes new hub for immigrant detention under Trump These new facilities, a mix of old state prisons and local jails, are several hours away from New Orleans and other major cities in the region, far from most immigrant rights' groups and immigration lawyers.
World Aug 19 U.S. sued over Honduran man’s suicide after he was separated from his family The lawsuit alleges Marco Antonio Muñoz "yelled and screamed in desperation" as he was "dragged" away from his wife and child inside the Border Patrol's processing center in McAllen, Texas.
Nation Aug 16 Appeals court allows Trump asylum rules to take effect in New Mexico and Texas The policy would deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there.
Nation Jul 31 Private prison company sued in death of 1 year old migrant child Lawyers for Yazmin Juárez are demanding $40 million from CoreCivic in the complaint filed in federal court in San Antonio. It's the third legal claim they have filed related to the death of Yazmin's daughter, Mariee, in May last year.
Nation Jul 30 Lawyers say Border Patrol is only transferring migrants once it’s sued Lawyers say they have noticed a pattern: Adults are detained in packed Border Patrol cells only to be moved within hours once the government is sued on their behalf.