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
The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence
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
A Wednesday hearing of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ended without a ruling, leaving the controversial SB4 on hold for now. The law has been ‘categorically’ rejected by Mexico as it allows state authorities to detain and deport immigrants
The president’s first stop is in Reno, where he will meet with local officials and campaign volunteers before heading to Las Vegas to promote his administration’s housing policies. His trip is also emphasizing his pro-union, pro-abortion rights message
The Treasury Department estimates that one-third of all federal income tax returns filed could be prepared using Direct File and that 19 million taxpayers may be eligible to use the tool this tax season
Under the current rule, a company like McDonald’s isn’t considered a joint employer of most of its workers since they are directly employed by franchisees. The new rule, which was due to go into effect Monday, would have set new standards
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 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 conservative Republican attorney general is waging a bruising campaign to oust dozens of his fellow GOP lawmakers in the upcoming Super Tuesday primary
While visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, the Democratic president invited his political rival to join forces on the immigration crisis, but the Republican ex-president spoke of a ‘Biden invasion’
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
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
The visits underscore immigration’s central importance in the 2024 presidential race and how much both candidates are seeking to use the nation’s broken system to their political advantage