Stella M. Chávez
Immigration/Demographics ReporterStella M. Chávez is KERA’s immigration/demographics reporter. Her journalism roots run deep.
She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-part DMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a small Oaxacan village to Dallas.
For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.
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Immigration experts are warning that efforts to tie immigration enforcement and military aid to countries like Ukraine could set a dangerous precedent.
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Specialized juvenile dockets will be available in 49 immigration courts around the country. Specially trained staff and judges will manage the cases.
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It's already against federal law to enter the U.S. without permission. In Texas, it's now a state crime too, after Gov. Abbott signed into law a state immigration bill with strict penalties.
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At recent "know your rights" meetings, attendees have been instructed on what to do if they're pulled over or arrested by police in light of new border security legislation.
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Some immigrant rights groups say their members need to have a plan in case they're stopped by police after Senate Bill 4 is signed into law. Others say they plan to sue the state to keep the law from taking effect.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hasn't signed the bill yet, which enables local and state law enforcement officers to arrest anyone who’s entered the United States illegally.
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Dallas County Commissioners wonder how much taxpayers will have to pay for a new bill that allows state and local law enforcement to arrest migrants who've entered the country unlawfully.
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The Mexican government and Dallas-area advocacy are working together to help people who may be affected by Texas' controversial “illegal entry” bill.
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Texas Congressional leaders, LULAC say they'll challenge Senate Bill 4 and Mexico says it rejects legislation.
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U.S. Census Bureau is projecting that the U..S. population will become much older within a few decades — and more than a quarter of the population will be Hispanic.
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A decade or so ago, migrants coming to the U.S.-Mexico border were mostly Mexican males. Today, the makeup of migrants who want to cross the border is much more diverse.
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Thousands of people gathered in front of Dallas City Hall on Sunday to protest Israel's war in Gaza.