On Friday, Judge Andrew Hanen delivered a ruling that many immigration advocates had been both fearing and anticipating: DACA is officially “unlawful.” The news immediately reverberated around the country as lawmakers, and even the White House, vowed to deliver on...
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to end the contracts for two immigration detention centers in Georgia and Massachusetts after allegations of abuse. While this is welcome news, it must be just the beginning of the administration’s...
Earlier today, Greg Abbott held an event with Donald Trump billed as a border security visit. Abbott’s stunt, a way to flex his conservative credentials ahead of a potential run for president, is also another reminder of how Abbot’s fear mongering about the border has...
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris made her first official visit to the border as VP with Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin, and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro...
Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference on Wednesday detailing the construction of his new border wall. Blaming Biden for abandoning Trump’s border wall, Abbott said Texas taxpayers would have to “step up.” To begin paying for the border wall, Abbott said the...
Nine years ago, DACA was officially signed into law by President Obama. Since that time, DACA has faced several legal battles, and there is still a Texas case pending that could upend the entire program. This is why several democratic lawmakers spoke in Washington...
On Tuesday, the White House nominated Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez as director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This position oversees day-to-day operations in ICE detention centers and facilities along the U.S. border. In Harris County,...
With the Biden Administration preparing to celebrate their first 100 days, one common theme is emerging: a persistent legal foe in the form of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The embattled AG, currently under investigation by the FBI for abuse of office and...
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are among 22 members of Congress urging Biden to include a pathway to citizenship in his major infrastructure plan and legislative package, the American Families Plan. The lawmakers penned a letter...