Going to See the Volcanos
After unprecedented protests swept Cuba, a huge wave of people fled. A journalist shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Texas Senate Votes to License ‘Baby Jails’ as Child Care Facilities
SB 1018 would effectively lower state standards in order to license the facilities. The legislation was written by a for-profit private prison corporation.
ACLU Urges Texas Sheriffs to Stay out of Costly Immigration Enforcement
“The bottom line is that 287(g) agreements cost counties money while damaging public safety and community trust in law enforcement,” the ACLU letter said.
Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March
The march highlighted the shared struggles of Muslims and Latinos in the age of Trump.
13 Texas Counties Seek Authority from Trump to Enforce Immigration Law
The law enforcement agencies, mostly in rural South Texas and along the coast, have applied to enroll in the 287(g) agreement.
Texas Senator: Farmworker Housing Licensed by State is ‘Unconscionable’
‘There was no room to walk or cook, but you had to stay because there was no place else to go,’ one migrant farmworker said.
Lawmakers, Advocates Unveil Campaign to Stop Anti-Immigrant Legislation
"We oppose these politics that have become poisoned with misinformation about immigrants and border life," said state Senator Jose Rodriguez.
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