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Border security is a priority for the state’s GOP leadership as Abbott and company continue to blast the Biden administration’s policies.
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Most fly to Ecuador as part of a journey that can take more than a month.
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Immigrant rights groups slam Biden administration's immigration policies after deadly fire in MexicoThe tragedy prompted immigrant rights organizations to point the finger at the Democratic administration for what they said are policies that lead to the “criminalization” of asylum seekers in the United States and Mexico.
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House Bill 20 by state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would test the boundaries of the state’s ability to enforce immigration law, which courts have historically ruled falls under federal purview.
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Abbott included border security funding and increased penalties for migrant smugglers on his list of emergency items during Thursday’s State of the State address. He also ordered lawmakers to address the fentanyl crisis as he continued to rail against President Biden’s border policies.
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Thousands of men, women and children – many seeking asylum – are lining up to turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents, just days before the court-ordered end of a pandemic-era policy known as Title 42.
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Mike Sheppard was a jail warden for the West Texas Detention Center in Sierra Blanca — a privately owned detention facility that used to contract with the federal government to detain migrants. Louisiana-based LaSalle Corrections confirmed that he no longer worked with the company.
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Gov. Greg Abbott asked donors to help pay for busing migrants. The response isn't covering the billsAfter Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched a controversial program to bus migrants to other states, he appealed to private donors to help cover the costs. But contributions to the so-called "Border Transportation Funding" are well short of the $12 million that's been spent.
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The migrants who boarded the plane have said a woman in San Antonio who identified herself as “Perla” lured them into boarding a plane and promising expedited work permits.
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With a lack of concrete results and about a year left in the state’s two-year budget cycle, it’s unclear whether Texas can afford to continue running the border security initiative in its current form.