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Immigration

Dancing on Horseback

These young Texas women are recognized champions in the Mexican national sport of charrería.

by Desiree Rios

Keep Reading

Wrestling with the American Dream

by Brant deBoer

I Was an Undocumented Texas College Student. I’m Not Going Anywhere—and Neither Is Our Movement.

by Julieta Garibay

Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client’s Forced ‘Disappearance’

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Dec 29, 2016

America Beyond Detention

Every year, the United States locks up hundreds of thousands of immigrants at a cost $2 billion. Is there a better way?

by Emma Pérez-Treviño, Gus Bova, Jen Reel, and Melissa del Bosque

Degrees of Separation at the Station Museum in Houston Dec 14, 2016

Lives in Limbo

How activism, art and architecture are bringing the shadowy immigrant detention system into clearer view

by Michael Agresta

Pastor Jim Rigby Dec 01, 2016

Faith Leaders Pledge to Offer Sanctuary to Immigrants Facing Deportation

In the last month, the number of congregations offering to provide shelter to immigrants has more than doubled across the country to 450.

by Melissa del Bosque

Prince Uchechi Nwakanma Nov 23, 2016

Legal Loophole May Have Helped Houston Attorney Allegedly Defraud Immigrants

Prince Ucheche Nwakanma has been the subject of lawsuits, and an investigation by Univision, claiming he defrauded clients at his immigration law practice.

by Patrick Michels

border wall Nov 18, 2016

Trump’s Border Wall May Spark Another Epic Land Dispute

by Melissa del Bosque

Nov 13, 2016

Austin Immigrant Rights Protesters to Trump: ‘Don’t Mess with Texas Families’

by Melissa del Bosque

Hilda Ramirez with son, Ivan, and Alejandro Caceres of Grassroots Leadership during Tuesday’s Press Conference at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Austin Oct 26, 2016

Guatemalan Mom, Son Win Surprise Victory for Sanctuary Movement

The pair took sanctuary in an Austin church eight months ago, hoping to avoid deportation back into danger at home.

by Gus Bova

Eddie Canales at a water station set up for migrants passing through Brooks County in 2013. Sep 26, 2016

Eddie Canales on Saving Migrant Lives in Brooks County

by Melissa del Bosque

Sep 23, 2016

Editorial: Pressing On in a Media Landscape Under Threat

by Forrest Wilder

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