immigrant communities

Andrew Hanen, a federal judge in Houston, has agreed with Texas and eight other states suing to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

Local leaders and community members celebrated the official designation of Koreatown in Dallas on Friday.

Wednesday marks four years since a white supremacist opened fire at an El Paso Walmart and killed 23 people.

In a near-unanimous decision the high court ruled that Texas and other Republican-led states did not have standing to sue the Biden administration over its immigration enforcement.

The Human Rights Initiative of North Texas will bring together two local authors for a conversation about their stories.

The additional language in House Bill 7 would also increase penalties for human smuggling and create a new state crime for unauthorized entry.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a visit to Texas that the administration will enforce measures that he hopes will discourage migrants from making the dangerous journey to the United States.

While the number of asylum seekers arriving in El Paso has local officials scrambling to ensure safety for migrants and city residents, officials are preparing for an even larger influx. Title 42, a pandemic-era rule that allows federal officials to rapidly expel migrants, is scheduled to be lifted May 11 at 11:59 p.m.

April 30 marked what’s known as the Fall of Saigon. That’s the day the capital of South Vietnam fell to the communist regime of North Vietnam in 1975.

Several bills filed in this legislative session are targeting immigrants and foreign nationals. And that has members of these communities worried.

The legislation would form a powerful new state law enforcement unit on the border. The hearing where HB 20 was discussed lasted until 2 a.m. Thursday.

The City of Dallas is working to expand language access throughout the city. That means offering pay incentives to bilingual workers — and making sure city departments comply with newly adopted equity goals.