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The latest lawsuit from Texas alleges federal agents are prohibiting the state from securing its border with Mexico. But federal agents argue cutting the wire is sometimes necessary to keep agents and migrants safe.
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Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.
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The case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.
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Mexican government officials confirm to TPR that Biden administration is urging Mexico to take migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti expelled under Title 42.
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The Biden administration's actions roll back a Trump-era policy that some said deterred immigrants from applying for benefits like SNAP and WIC.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection insisted in a press release that the agency has a shared interest in safe and orderly immigration processes, but that Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t communicating with them on the state’s operations.
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The number of cases awaiting a final outcome in immigration courts is now more than 1.6 million. Courts in Texas have the highest number of pending cases at more than 262,000.
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Under the new guidance to ICE and other agencies, simply being present in the U.S. without legal authorization "should not alone be the basis" for immigration authorities to arrest or deport someone.
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The decision rolls back a Trump administration practice of seizing people who were in courthouses for reasons unrelated to their immigration status.
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A record number of minors are being held in warehouse-style facilities as the Biden administration struggles to address a cyclical surge of unaccompanied children and teens crossing into the U.S.
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Larger numbers of immigrant families have been crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the first weeks of President Joe Biden’s administration. Warning signs are emerging of the border crises that marked former President Donald Trump’s term: Hundreds of newly released immigrants are getting dropped off with nonprofit groups, sometimes unexpectedly, and accounts of prolonged detention in short-term facilities are growing.
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Texas is home to more immigrant detention centers than any other state, making it ground zero for any changes President Joe Biden will make to the system.