/tags/migrants Migrants en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:46:40 GMT /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 /texas/2024-03-20/what-is-sb-4-texas-immigration-law The controversial new law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally, powers that have traditionally belonged to the federal government. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:25:35 GMT /texas/2024-03-20/what-is-sb-4-texas-immigration-law Becky Sullivan /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 /texas/2024-03-12/texas-immigration-bill-supreme-court-sb-4-lawsuit A temporary hold on the law was set to expire Wednesday, but the high court extended the pause until the following Monday. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:07:49 GMT /texas/2024-03-12/texas-immigration-bill-supreme-court-sb-4-lawsuit Julián Aguilar /texas/2023-12-19/legal-groups-file-lawsuit-to-stop-texas-law-that-makes-illegal-entry-a-state-crime The lawsuit comes less than a day after Gov. Greg Abbott held a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill 4. The law is scheduled to take effect in March if it survives the legal challenges. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:16:45 GMT /texas/2023-12-19/legal-groups-file-lawsuit-to-stop-texas-law-that-makes-illegal-entry-a-state-crime Julián Aguilar /texas/2023-12-07/texas-dps-investigation-finds-no-evidence-of-wrongdoing-by-troopers-accused-of-mistreating-migrants Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were accused of depriving migrants of water and medical assistance along the state’s border with Mexico. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:10:02 GMT /texas/2023-12-07/texas-dps-investigation-finds-no-evidence-of-wrongdoing-by-troopers-accused-of-mistreating-migrants The Texas Newsroom /texas/2023-10-30/judge-rules-federal-border-agents-cant-remove-or-cut-wire-barriers-on-texas-southern-border Monday’s decision is part of a lawsuit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed last week alleging the Biden administration was trying to thwart the state’s efforts to secure its border. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:00:16 GMT /texas/2023-10-30/judge-rules-federal-border-agents-cant-remove-or-cut-wire-barriers-on-texas-southern-border Julián Aguilar /texas/2023-10-27/texas-attorney-general-asks-federal-court-for-quick-action-to-prevent-destruction-of-border-barriers Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Tuesday after reports and videos surfaced last month showing U.S. Border Patrol agents have cut pieces of concertina wiring placed along the state’s border with Mexico. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:27:57 GMT /texas/2023-10-27/texas-attorney-general-asks-federal-court-for-quick-action-to-prevent-destruction-of-border-barriers Julián Aguilar /austin/2023-10-19/12-foot-tall-puppet-little-amal-refugees-migrants-is-coming-to-austin Little Amal, a puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, will walk through Huston-Tillotson University and the Texas State Capitol grounds on Friday night. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:33:01 GMT /austin/2023-10-19/12-foot-tall-puppet-little-amal-refugees-migrants-is-coming-to-austin Chelsey Zhu /texas/2023-09-08/court-issues-temporary-stay-for-texas-border-buoys-to-remain-in-rio-grande It was a short-lived victory for the federal government over Texas� anti-migrant border buoys. The day after a federal judge ordered the buoys' removal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:24:04 GMT /texas/2023-09-08/court-issues-temporary-stay-for-texas-border-buoys-to-remain-in-rio-grande David Martin Davies, Dan Katz