Tag Archives: Immigration
The Violence of Trump’s Words
How do we assess blame for the consequences of dehumanizing rhetoric?
From the start, the essence of Donald Trump’s political project has been the dehumanization of others. When he descended the gilded escalator at Trump Tower i...Read More
Texas Congressman Demands Answers from ICE about Van Crash, Misinformation
Following an Observer report, Joaquin Castro asked ICE to explain “inconsistencies” in the agency’s statements and why it wasn’t “forthcoming” about a crash involving separated mothers.
Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement demanding an explanation for the agency’s misleading ...Read More
ICE Estrelló una Camioneta Llena de Madres Separadas, Después Negó que Haya Sucedido
"El choque fue muy fuerte, como si nos fuéramos a voltear”, dijo una madre. “No hubo un choque”, dijo ICE.
Read in English here. El 18 de julio, una camioneta de carga que transportaba a ocho madres centroamericanas separadas de sus hijos bajo la política de “tole...Read More
Trump Administration Sets Up Potential Deportation Factory for Reunified Families in South Texas
The for-profit Karnes County facility is a hotspot in a nationwide fight against swift deportations of reunified families, who may have had their rights violated while detained.
As the Trump administration fights in court for the right to immediately deport reunified families, it’s setting up a deportation factory in South Texas to ca...Read More
Latino Lawmakers Call for State-Funded Immigration Representation, More Oversight of Detention Centers
In response to Trump’s family separations and detention, Texas Democrats are pressing for changes to state law and a potential crackdown on the private prison industry.
A coalition of civil rights groups and Texas Democrats laid out a plan Tuesday for responding to the federal government’s separation and detention of migrant ...Read More
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Plays into Dangerous Borderland Tropes
Texan Taylor Sheridan created the 21st-century Western, but his attempts at political nuance are overshadowed by the failures of “Soldado.”
Taylor Sheridan’s movies are depressing. The native Texan has a knack for a script, and he’s largely responsible for bringing the modern Western into being,...Read More
Loon Star: Due Process
Ben Sargent on family separation and immigrant detention.
Ben Sargent To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Observer political reporting here....Read More
Despite Protests, Willacy County Forges Ahead with Resurrection of Notorious Immigrant Detention Center
The South Texas county is working to finalize an agreement with ICE and a private prison company to revive a 1,000-bed immigrant detention facility.
About 50 activists showed up Friday in the tiny South Texas town of Raymondville to protest the resurrection of the controversial immigrant detention facility o...Read More
The Trump Administration’s Own Numbers Show ‘Zero Tolerance’ Didn’t Work
The “zero-tolerance” policy appears to have achieved only one thing: Making it extremely difficult for asylum-seekers to follow the law.
Border immigration statistics released Thursday appear to show that the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy has not deterred asylum...Read More