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Immigration
Fact check: Trump, Biden blamed for fire that killed 39 migrants
Says one expert: "In way, you could blame all three: Trump, Biden and the Mexican authorities almost equally."
By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Young immigrants find challenges in powerful 'Sanctuary City'
By Doni Wilson
Study: Migrant caravans caused by harsh immigration policy
By Shepard Price
Immigrants are filling the trucking labor gap in Houston
By Elizabeth Trovall
Houston-based composer premieres piece of immigration experience
By Lawrence Elizabeth Knox
Texas Politics
In a split Congress, 3 Texans offer hope for immigration reform
Major bipartisan reform is still a long shot, but some lawmakers from the Texas border see a path forward on more modest measures.
By Benjamin Wermund
Immigration
American feelings on immigration at decade low, new poll reveals
Public satisfaction about immigration is at a 11-year low, according to a new Gallup poll. Republicans are displeased with immigration to the greatest degree ever recorded.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
Why is the Islamabad Embassy keeping these newlyweds apart?
Hundreds of couples' lives are on hold thanks to spousal visa delays at a Pakistani Embassy. Among those impacted is a College Station engineer who has mastered the art of long distance marriage after more than three years apart from his wife.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Real Estate
Chinese investor ban could ding Texas' business friendly standing
Business leaders worry SB 147, which would bar Chinese, Russian, Iranian and North Korean investors from buying property in the state, could ding Texas' reputation as a business-friendly state and erode the vibrancy of Houston's Asiatown.
By Marissa Luck, Mike Morris
Texas Politics
John Cornyn looks to GOP House for spark on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Despite optimism among some of his Senate colleagues for a bipartisan deal on immigration, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that the "most logical and realistic" path is through the GOP-controlled House. The comments by the Texas...
By Benjamin Wermund
Immigration
A look at who made it to Houston during record border crossings
New analysis of immigration court filings from Syracuse University offer an approximation of how many of the 2022 record border crossers were allowed in and now face deportation.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Politics
Texas showdown: Clash over immigration has GOP neighbors at odds
As Republicans talk tough about border security, trouble is brewing within their ranks over a looming immigration bill that some, including religious leaders, are calling cruel and “un-American.” It has two key Texas Republicans center stage and...
By Jeremy Wallace
Immigration
Border militia Facebook groups promote anti-migrant violence
Border militia Facebook groups in Texas are spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about migrants online. These groups use inflammatory language that promote violence against migrants, according to new research.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Opinion
Opinion: Biden must look beyond the border for solutions
The real question we should be asking is: what forces are displacing tremendous numbers of people to the United States and what is our nation’s role in that displacement?
By David Hernández
Immigration
How Biden's big border plan measures up against his predecessors
In attempts to curb illegal immigration, President Biden rolled out a big border plan. Here's how his proposal measures up to those of previous administrations.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
Timeline: 40 years of US border policy, from Reagan to Biden
Here’s how U.S. presidential administrations have handled immigration needs over the last 40 years.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
Nearly 2K Houston immigrants become naturalized citizens, voters
Nearly 2,000 Houston immigrants became the region’s newest naturalized citizens during a ceremony at an Aldine community center Wednesday. As the center erupted in cheers and emotion, dozens of volunteers from the League of Women Voters of Houston...
By Jhair Romero
Education
Advocates ask HISD board to reconsider redistricting plans
Community members and advocates are asking the Houston ISD board to redraw its redistricting plans to keep communities in southwest Houston together so that the votes of Latinos and immigrants are not diluted.
By Rebecca Carballo
Texas Politics
Texas sues Biden over immigration rule that 'burdens' taxpayers
Biden's White House adopted looser rules than Trump for denying noncitizens entry to U.S. because they will likely depend on government assistance.
By Taylor Goldenstein
Home
Former Starr County DA worker admits using office van to...
A Starr County van was used by a county employee more than 40 times to smuggle immigrants.
By Valerie Gonzalez
Immigration
Migrant kids who come to Houston alone face trafficking risks
Migrant children who travel to the U.S. without a parent or guardian face risks of human trafficking and abuse when they're released from government custody, according to a new report by U.S. Senate Republicans.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
UT grad faces self-deportation despite heeding to immigration law
Despite growing up in the U.S., kids whose parents came here on work visas — "documented dreamers" — face the prospect of self-deportation and other uncertainties when they become adults. .
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
Title 42 explained: Trump's border policy and why it's ending
Title 42 is a pandemic-era border policy that allowed the government to quickly turn away border crossers, denying them access to the asylum system. A federal judge mandated that Title 42 end on December 21.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
U.S.-Iran World Cup match causes mixed emotions for Iranians
Controversy loomed over the USA-Iran World Cup match as the Iranian diaspora in Houston and around the world disagreed over their home team’s role in the Iranian protest movement.
By Elizabeth Trovall
Immigration
Why does Houston have so many immigrants?
In 50 years, Houston has transformed from a Black and majority non-Hispanic white city, with a small share of foreign born residents, to one of the most diverse cities in the United States.
By Elizabeth Trovall