Jul 10 What to know about the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said federal officers were looking for someone else when they attempted to stop Salgado Araujo's vehicle. Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: Rep. Garcia holds news conference on fatal ICE shooting in Houston By Rebecca Santana, Jack Brook, Associated Press Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:24 ICE agent kills Mexican immigrant in Houston in latest deadly enforcement encounter By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant, Andrew Merlis Family members and local officials are calling for a full investigation into the shooting death of a man killed by ICE agents in Houston. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot Tuesday as agents tried to arrest him. Federal officials say he… Continue watching
Jul 08 A Mexican father was shot and killed by an ICE officer. His son is demanding an independent probe By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Lorenzo Salgado Araujo worked for 35 years from sunrise to sunset to send all three of his American citizen sons to college. He had also been working toward securing legal status in the U.S. after neglecting that for years as… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 11:40 One year since deadly flood at Camp Mystic, parents push for better safety standards By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant This weekend marks one year since catastrophic floods at Camp Mystic killed 28 people, most of them young girls. In their final report, state investigators said the camp failed to respond adequately to storm warnings. Today, many parents are still… Continue watching
Jun 30 Trump announces Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 5:52 Required Bible stories for Texas students challenge separation of church and state By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Passages from the Bible will now become required reading for public school students in Texas. The Republican-controlled state board of education approved the mandatory reading list on Friday, the first of its kind in the country. William Brangham discussed the… Continue watching
Jun 26 Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools By Jamie Stengle, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:24 Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prison in latest crackdown on dissent By Ali Rogin, Doug Adams In two federal courts, a group of protesters received unusually long sentences after the Justice Department accused them of being members of Antifa. These nine protesters were arrested after they demonstrated outside a migrant detention facility in Texas. During the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy weeks after halting plans to reopen this summer By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, the camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million. Continue reading