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Tag: Immigration
Posted inThis Week
Cardi B Slams Trump Over Immigration Raids: ‘Have Some Compassion’
Rapper Cardi B has spoken out against President Trump’s immigration policies, urging compassion for the affected communities and warning that the raids could lead to further deportation of immigrants.
Posted inBooks
How Ruth Jeannoel Uses Restorative Justice Circles to Heal
Ruth Jeannoel is releasing her book “Restorative Justice Practices: Circle Keeping for Collective Healing” on May 23, which will offer tools for coping and caring for oneself and others during times of crisis.
Posted inTexas Tribune
Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations
The Trump administration has reopened a South Texas Family Residential Center to hold migrant families facing deportation, adding thousands of beds to Texas’s 21 detention centers, which currently hold the most immigrants of any state.
Posted inTexas
How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration
Texas lawmakers are filing bills to further cement the state’s role in immigration enforcement, including requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, forcing state contractors to use E-Verify, and giving property tax breaks to landowners who allow the state to build border barriers on their property.
Posted inElection 2024
South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen
The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley has been reopened by the Trump administration after being closed by the Biden administration due to high operating costs, and is expected to house up to 2,400 people, including families.
Posted inThis Week
Vance visits Texas-Mexico border to promote Trump’s immigration crackdown
Vice President J.D. Vance, along with two other top Trump administration officials, took an aerial tour of the border and met with law enforcement officials to highlight the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which have led to a 39% decrease in illegal border crossings.
Posted inHomepage
Breaking Down Trump’s Immigration Executive Actions
President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive actions aimed at tightening border security, including declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy, sparking criticism from immigrant rights advocates and legal experts.
Posted inHealth
New Survey Reveals Contrasting Views on American Health
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black How do you experience America? Is it safe to take a walk in your neighborhood? Can you access social services in […]
Posted inPolitics
State investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water
By Uriel J. García Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The Office of the Inspector General is investigating the claims, which include pushing small children and women with nursing babies […]