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ENGLISH Raw Story Texas Senate passes private prison-written bill to license ‘baby jails’ as childcare facilities By Noor Al-Sibai May 10, 2017 CNN First on CNN: Texas lawmakers working with Trump admin on immigration bill By Tal Kopan May 10, 2017 Huffington Post Texas Town Becomes First To Sue... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English Miami Herald Trump administration seeking criminal history of Haitians By Jacqueline Charles May 09, 2017 Associated Press ACLU warns Texas travelers about ‘sanctuary city’ law May 09, 2017 Reuters Texas Border Town Sues Over State Law to Punish ‘Sanctuary Cities’ By Jim Forsyth May 09, 2017 New York... Continue »
Customs and Border Protection officials are reportedly turning away asylum seekers at the southern border — which is a violation of international law. Here’s more from a Dallas Morning News editorial: The U.S. government is illegally turning away asylum seekers at official land crossings all along the southern border.... Continue »
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English Daily Kos In ‘act of political cowardice,’ Abbott signs anti-immigrant law in private and without notice By Gabe Ortiz May 08, 2017 Associated Press The Latest: Lawsuits begin over Texas ‘sanctuary city’ law May 09, 2017 Associated Press The Latest: San Antonio police changing immigration policy May 08,... Continue »
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English Daily Kos In ‘new era of hate in Texas,’ Gov. Greg Abbott to sign racist ‘show me your papers’ law By Gabe Ortiz May 04, 2017 Normangee Star Punishing sanctuary cities: Controversial Texas bill heads to governor’s desk By Madeline Patrick May 05, 2017 Associated Press Texas governor... Continue »
Longtime and former New York Times immigration reporter: Trump’s new deportation threat “has begun to look like an attack on entire communities.” In the New York Review of Books, the longtime New York Times immigration reporter Julia Preston, now working as a freelance reporter, pens a piece assessing the Trump... Continue »
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English Washington Post Texas governor poised to sign nation’s harshest anti-sanctuary bill By Maria Sacchetti May 04, 2017 Wall Street Journal Texas Nears Approval of Tough Anti-Sanctuary-City Law By Dan Frosch May 04, 2017 Texas Tribune The Brief: Gov. Greg Abbott indicates he’ll sign bill banning “sanctuary” policies By... Continue »
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English Washington Post (Op-Ed) The Trump administration has already botched its new programs on immigrant crime By Julio Ricardo Varela May 04, 2017 Washington Post Wells Fargo targeted undocumented immigrants, stalked street corners, lawsuit claims By Kristine Phillips May 04, 2017 Daily Kos Not from ‘The Onion’—Trump picks anti-immigrant... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English Washington Post (Op-Ed) Trump sees government as a series of deals. That’s because he’s an oligarch. By Heather Cox Richardson May 03, 2017 Daily Kos ICE agents raid youth shelter to arrest teen asylum seeker on his 18th birthday By Gabe Ortiz May 02, 2017 Washington Times Crackdown... Continue »
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ENGLISH Daily Kos With not a single peso for the wall, funding deal ‘a stinging defeat’ for Trump By Gabe Ortiz May 01, 2017 Washington Times Cheap foreign labor to flood workforce after spending bill doubles number of visas By Stephen Dinan May 01, 2017 Normangee Star Immigration Arrests... Continue »