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Texas sheriff bans deputies from working at tent city for immigrant children
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas sheriff has banned his deputies from working off-duty security a the tent facility erected for immigrant children separated from their parents.<p>The controversy over the child-holding site in Tornillo would damage community relations with the sheriff's office, according to El …
News (U.S.)The First Photos of Trump's 'Tent Cities' Are Here. Is This the America You Recognize?
Lines of children are marched to their new homes outside El Paso, where the average July temperature is 96 degrees.<p>Beyond the moral and human rights calamity that is President Trump's <i>de facto</i> family separation policy, it is also a logistical disaster that is placing back-breaking strain on a system …
News (U.S.)Torn from immigrant parents, 8-month-old baby lands in Michigan
Four days ago, a Homeland Security official proclaimed: “We are not separating babies from parents.”<p>Yet in the middle of the night, two baby boys arrived in Grand Rapids after being separated from their immigrant parents at the southern border weeks ago.<p>One child is 8 months old; the other is 11 …
News (U.S.)Former Texas priest sexually abused girl for years — including during confession, authorities say
A former Catholic priest in West Texas sexually abused a girl for years, including during confession, according to court documents.<p>Miguel Luna, 68, …
CrimeBillboard in West Texas goes viral
TEXAS — A billboard in the Texas Panhandle is getting a lot of attention on social media.<p>The billboard says, "Liberals please continue on I-40 until …
Austin30 Days of Salads
We challenge you to serve up a delicious salad recipe every day for 30 days. Trust us, you’ll find a new favorite meal.<p>Day 1: Mango & Grilled Chicken …
CookingGreat Plains to expand its Abilene facilities
Great Plains Manufacturing plans to expand its operations in Abilene, which could bring more than 200 new jobs to the city in the next four …
BusinessNo clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border since the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy in which anyone caught entering the U.S. illegally is criminally …
ImmigrationThe Bubble: Trump's executive order doesn't fix 'zero tolerance' immigration, liberals say
<i>Each week, USA TODAY's OnPolitics blog takes a look at how media from the left and the right reacted to a political news story, giving liberals and conservatives a peek into the other's media bubble.</i><p>This week, commentators reacted to President Donald Trump's decision to issue an executive order to …
News (U.S.)Gary mayor to visit immigrant child detention center in Texas: 'It makes me sick to my stomach'
A contingent from the U.S. Conference of Mayors including Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is expecting to visit a temporary housing site for the children of detained migrant parents Thursday in Tornillo, Texas.<p>The trip to the facility about 20 miles from El Paso was announced Wednesday, the same …
ImmigrationHere are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend
Sure, it's been raining for more than a minute in Houston. But since the summer season officially starts this weekend -- and the weather forecast …
HoustonTrump child separation policy akin to kidnapping – senior Texas official
The Trump administration’s policy of forcibly separating children from their parents after they have entered the US illegally is akin to kidnapping, a senior public official has said.<p>Maureen Franco, the head of the public defender’s office that covers much of the border between Texas and Mexico, …
News (U.S.)“We Are at Capacity”: An Asylum Standoff on the Bridge Between Ciudad Juárez and El Paso
Around 7 <i>A.M.</i> on Wednesday morning, a forty-year-old Mexican woman named Angelica walked to the foot of the Paso del Norte—one of the bridges that connects Ciudad Juárez to El Paso, Texas—with her granddaughter, a toddler no older than three. Later in the day the temperature would hit a hundred and …
MexicoPentagon sending military lawyers to border to help prosecute immigration cases
Twenty-one military lawyers are being sent to Arizona, Texas and New Mexico to help prosecute illegal immigration cases, the Defense Department told MSNBC on Wednesday night.<p>The lawyers, who are to have "criminal trial experience," will be appointed as full-time special assistant U.S. attorneys for …
News (U.S.)People Cross The Border Illegally Because Sometimes They Don’t Have A Choice
Reports of more than 2,000 children who have been separated from their parents while trying to cross the border between April and May have captivated …
ImmigrationThree Central Americans separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border are suing the federal government
The lawsuit argues that the constitutional rights of the families were violated by the Trump administration's policy and asks that the parents be …
ImmigrationImmigrants at the border hold out hope for asylum despite policy chaos
<b>EL PASO, Texas --</b> Hundreds of people lined up on the bridge to the U.S. just south of El Paso on Wednesday, hoping for asylum. Many are women and …
ImmigrationTexas metros win big on 'America's best cities' ranking
Image 1of/27<p>Caption<p>Close<p>Texans are in luck. Residents living in any of the state's major cities are residing in some of the best big cities in …
El PasoYoungest migrants are held in 'tender age' shelters in Texas
Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three "tender age" shelters in South Texas, the Associated Press has learned.<p>Lawyers and medical providers who have visited the Rio Grande …
ImmigrationTuesday Was Another Day of Massive Protests Around the Country
Amid the public furor over the Trump policy that has separated roughly 2,000 migrant children from their parents, organized opposition, ranging from …
ImmigrationAustin declares itself first ‘Freedom City’ in Texas, hopes to reduce deportations
Texas’ capital city recently approved two “anti-sanctuary” resolutions and declared itself as the state’s first “freedom city,” the Austin American-Statesman reported. The move is meant to reduce minority arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants.<p>Austin was among the first of several cities, …
Conservative ViewEverything we know about Texas-regulated facilities holding migrant children: violations, numbers and more
Southwest Key Programs, Inc.<p>Federal funding received in 2018 budget year so far — $204.5 million<p>Southwest Key Programs, the private contractor …
San AntonioKennedy, Fort Wayne Pitchers Sharp; Hedges, Myers Get Hits
<i>By Bill Center</i><p>Left-handed starters <b>Aaron Leasher</b> and <b>Nick Margevicius</b> helped the East score a 3–2 victory Tuesday night in the Single-A Midwest League …
San Diego PadresOdubel Herrera homers in fourth straight game
Odubel Herrera went 3-for-4 with another home run Wednesday in the Phillies' 4-3 defeat of the Cardinals.<p>Herrera doubled in the first inning, singled …
BaseballWhat's changed after Trump's immigration order: For families, for the military and for Congress
WASHINGTON — In signing an executive order Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he was ending the practice of separating children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. "We are keeping families together," he said.<p>But in the immediate aftermath of the order — which was drafted, …
News (U.S.)Trump officials say immigrants would be fine if they came to ports of entry. It's not that simple.
US Customs and Border Protection officers patrol the Paso del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso.Ivan Pierre Aguirre/ AP<p>Looking for news you can …
ImmigrationAt US border, children 'cry and scream' for mothers
EL PASO (AFP) - Children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border "cry and scream" for their mothers, reaching out for them through the …
ImmigrationTrump to Rally Base in Minnesota
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RepublicansTechnically, DHS can separate any child from parent because there's no minimum age limit
There is no official cut-off age on the books to prevent U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from separating a young child or baby from his …
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