/tags/immigrants Immigrants en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:06:07 GMT /crime-justice/2025-03-19/two-men-are-convicted-in-connection-with-texas-human-smuggling-incident-that-killed-53-people Dozens of men, women and children from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and other nations were found trapped in the tractor-trailer on Quintana Road in Southwest San Antonio in 2022. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:06:07 GMT /crime-justice/2025-03-19/two-men-are-convicted-in-connection-with-texas-human-smuggling-incident-that-killed-53-people Paul Flahive /texas/2025-01-29/how-trumps-immigration-mandates-have-played-out-across-texas The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:14:00 GMT /texas/2025-01-29/how-trumps-immigration-mandates-have-played-out-across-texas Colleen DeGuzman, Stella M. Chávez, Ana Campbell, Lucio Vasquez, Priscilla Rice, Aaron J. Montes, Angela Kocherga, Becky Fogel /texas/2025-01-21/migrants-left-in-despair-at-the-texas-mexico-border-as-asylum-system-shuts-down The CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with asylum appointments since January 2023, contributing to a drop in illegal border crossings. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:26:19 GMT /texas/2025-01-21/migrants-left-in-despair-at-the-texas-mexico-border-as-asylum-system-shuts-down Eyder Peralta, Lexie Schapitl /texas/2024-11-29/trump-wants-to-deport-millions-of-people-texas-leaders-are-ready-to-help Texas has spent billions of dollars on its own immigration enforcement and border security, making them the ideal partner to the new Trump administration. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:01:00 GMT /texas/2024-11-29/trump-wants-to-deport-millions-of-people-texas-leaders-are-ready-to-help Stella M. Chávez /texas/2024-06-04/bidens-new-executive-order-denies-asylum-claims-to-most-migrants-crossing-the-border-unlawfully New White House measure will go into effect if more than 2,500 migrants cross illegally per day. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:23:04 GMT /texas/2024-06-04/bidens-new-executive-order-denies-asylum-claims-to-most-migrants-crossing-the-border-unlawfully Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /texas/2024-03-22/hundreds-of-migrants-on-texas-southern-border-breach-wire-barriers The El Paso Sector of U.S. Border Patrol has seen about 1,000 migrant encounters per day. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:46:40 GMT /texas/2024-03-22/hundreds-of-migrants-on-texas-southern-border-breach-wire-barriers Julián Aguilar /2024-03-19/texas-controversial-immigration-enforcement-law-is-on-hold-once-again Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that allows local police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, is blocked yet again after a late night order Tuesday from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:55:31 GMT /2024-03-19/texas-controversial-immigration-enforcement-law-is-on-hold-once-again Julián Aguilar /politics/2023-06-06/proposal-to-increase-penalties-for-human-smuggling-stalls-in-texas-senate A committee on Tuesday declined to advance a House bill that would increase penalties for smuggling and operating a stash house. The move comes as both chambers are already at an impasse over property-tax relief. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:29:45 GMT /politics/2023-06-06/proposal-to-increase-penalties-for-human-smuggling-stalls-in-texas-senate Julián Aguilar /texas/2023-05-01/gov-abbott-slammed-for-highlighting-immigration-status-of-shooting-victims As the manhunt for the person accused of killing five people in Texas continues, Gov. Greg Abbott has been criticized for what people are calling his callous response to the shooting. Mon, 01 May 2023 19:18:12 GMT /texas/2023-05-01/gov-abbott-slammed-for-highlighting-immigration-status-of-shooting-victims Julian Aguilar /texas/2022-11-03/the-number-of-immigrant-voters-is-growing-and-that-means-a-more-diverse-electorate-in-texas The makeup of Texas voters is much more diverse today than during the 2016 elections. And some of that growth is the result of a nearly two percentage point increase in the number of eligible immigrant voters. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:01:00 GMT /texas/2022-11-03/the-number-of-immigrant-voters-is-growing-and-that-means-a-more-diverse-electorate-in-texas Stella M. Chávez