Texas

The governor of the southern state insisted in a press conference about the risk of rape for women and girls along the way, and said he would cooperate with Donald Trump on deportations

Hundreds of unused panels have been auctioned online since April of last year with Congressional authorization, but the initiative has recently drawn the ire of Republicans

The Texas Privacy and Data Security Act, which went into effect in July 2024, will be extended in 2025. Similarly, other legislation will be enacted on the first day of the new year

Human Rights Watch argues that those responsible for the ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy applied at the border six years ago should not return to government. But the president-elect has already appointed three of them to new positions

The academic has recently published ‘The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration’, a book which gives clues about a system to detain immigrants which is already in place at a time when Trump’s mass expulsions loom large

Shortages are a growing problem in the border state that could have devastating consequences, according to a recent study

Armed civilian groups that are already patrolling the area in search of illegal migrants are hopeful that they will be asked to officially cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda

Videos of agents intercepting two little girls in the state have gone viral, as over 100 minors traveling alone are caught trying to cross into the US in a single week

The Republican state is implementing policies straight out of the president-elect’s playbook and is emerging as a key ally of the incoming federal government, especially for the mass deportation plan

Last year, the state enacted a law mandating that adult content websites verify the age of their users. Since its implementation, a dozen such websites have blocked access. Meanwhile, critics argue that the law infringes on fundamental rights to freedom of expression and privacy

Since this summer, ammo can be purchased from vending machines located in stores in Oklahoma, Alabama and Texas. The company behind them plans to expand the initiative nationwide in the coming months

Unlike other states, New York offers additional safeguards that partially protect the undocumented from the immigration policy announced by Donald Trump. ‘New York is a sanctuary city and we are going to defend that status against any divisive rhetoric,’ says the head of a non-profit that helps newcomers

States and cities governed by Democrats are vowing not to cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda. In response, incoming border czar Tom Homan has threatened legal challenges and cuts to federal funding

While rights groups join forces against the promise of mass deportations, migrants at the border are waiting for a CBP One appointment with growing anxiety as Trump’s inauguration gets closer

The future White House deputy chief of staff, ‘border czar’ and secretary of Homeland Security will seek to fulfill the president’s promises, including the mass deportation of millions of people

The curriculum includes Bible-based lessons in elementary classrooms and in English, language arts, and literature textbooks

The president has activated her Cabinet, marking territory on one of the crucial fronts of the bilateral relationship and sending messages that challenge the Republican’s proposal to deport a million people each year

The state’s land commissioner offers the president-elect a 1,400-acre ranch along the border to build new temporary detention centers to expel ‘violent criminals’

Arrivals are slowly increasing with an uptick in immigrant caravans, but current immigration policy means that their hopes of being able to legally enter the country are slim

After more than a century of ironclad Democratic control, Starr County in Texas has voted for a Republican president for the first time due to economic discontent and the immigration crisis

Science is trying to understand how runaway warming in the Arctic can trigger extreme weather events like the Valencia flash floods

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

Polls indicate Democrats have a chance of taking the House of Representatives, while Republicans could snatch the Senate

In five occasions, this system has awarded the presidency to candidates who did not win the popular vote

The researcher and author, an expert on migration, discusses the debate surrounding this critical election issue and believes we are approaching a moment of reckoning