Immigration is not part of Joe Frank Martinez’s job. But in Del Rio, Texas, like in other majority Latino communities across the country, the issue is high on voters’ minds and is disrupting long-standing political allegiances
The process has begun in almost all states across the country with above-average early voter turnout, in a sign that habits have changed since the Covid pandemic
The transnational criminal organization, which originated in Venezuela, has become widely known due to growing evidence of its presence on US soil and mentions by politicians, but very little is known about its activities and level of organization
After receiving 42,000 people bused in by Texas and spending $72 million to shelter them, Colorado’s capital is shifting its focus to a program that integrates asylum seekers into the community as soon as they receive their work permits
Texas will require hospitals to report the immigration status of patients and Oklahoma wants to assess the cost of educating children who lack legal residency
The state’s governor, Republican Greg Abbott, has harshly criticized the vice president and all-but-certain Democratic presidential candidate for her role in the immigration policies of the Biden administration
The storm left at least eight dead and millions remain without power, increasing the risk of heat-related illnesses as a heat wave grips the entire country
Under the direction of Republican Governor Greg Abbott, the state has intensified efforts to criminalize all support for immigrants and tried to shut down shelters such as Annunciation House in El Paso
The thousands of people living in shelters set up by the city, which has received nearly 200,000 immigrants since 2022, denounce the lack of a long-term plan. Since last week, the situation has worsened with cuts to the maximum length of stay
With more than 40,000 people arriving in the capital of Illinois since the end of August 2022, the city’s reception services have been pushed to breaking point
The breakdown in negotiations between Columbia administrators and student representatives has exacerbated a phenomenon sweeping higher education centers in the United States
The president is taking his demands to the U.S. presidential campaign: he will support whichever White House candidate promises to regularize undocumented Mexican workers — a policy that is also set to win over support for his own party ahead of the June election in Mexico
Despite being temporarily blocked by the courts, the state legislation is already causing uncertainty among migrants and the local authorities who will be tasked with enforcing it
The controversial law caused the Department of Justice to sue the state of Texas, alleging the bill goes against the U.S. Constitution
Judge Samuel Alito has published an order confirming the pause on SB4, a rule that would allow state authorities to detain and deport migrants
The Texas A&M Forest Service said that its investigators have concluded that the Smokehouse Creek fire was ignited by power lines. 500 structures may have been destroyed in the fires
The former U.S. president has made contradictory statements about his possible running mate, and the contest is still very open
The Fifth Circuit vacates the lower court’s decision, but gives the Biden administration seven days to appeal the ruling, moving the case closer to being heard at the Supreme Court
The largest blaze in state history hat began Monday has burned about 1,700 square miles (4,400 square kilometers) in Texas and killed two people
The legislation rejected by Republicans would provide funding for border patrols, asylum officers, immigration judges and reception facilities
The lawsuit is among several legal battles between Texas and President Joe Biden’s administration over how far the state can go to try to prevent migrants from crossing the border
More than 430,000 hectares have burned in northern Texas, and the flames have forced the evacuation of a dozen towns
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the main blaze, the Smokehouse Creek Fire, swelled into the second-largest wildfire in the state’s history
Laws signed in Florida and Texas in 2021 aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right
The judge said the Texas school district does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination. Darryl George, 18, has not been in his regular classes since Aug. 31
A trial in Texas this week is set to determine whether high school administrators can continue punishing a Black teenager for refusing to cut his hair
Authorities say migrant arrests fell by half in January from the all-time high set in December
