Four National Guard sent to border as part of Greg Abbott's racist scheme die by apparent suicide

A number of soldiers forced to serve in right-wing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border scheme have died by suspected suicide in recent months, Army Times reports. 

Pfc. Joshua R. Cortez, among the four …

'Fuels the flames of racist, anti-immigrant sentiment': Coalition urges DOJ probe into Texas scheme

Ten state and national civil rights organizations have filed a Title VI discrimination complaint urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to formally investigate …

The shenanigans around Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star scheme continue

Three retired judges who have been overseeing the cases of a number of migrants arrested under extremist Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star scheme were dismissed last week, The Texas Tribune reports. …

Migrants already jailed for months under Texas' border scheme may see even lengthier detention

Is it really possible that Texas’ Greg Abbott’s legally dubious border scheme locking up hundreds of migrants for weeks and months at a time without any charges could get even worse? Unfortunately, …

Human rights organization calls on DOJ to 'act swiftly' and halt Greg Abbott's border scheme

Human Rights Watch says that more than 1,500 migrants have been arrested and detained under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “discriminatory and abusive” Operation Lone Star scheme. As previously noted, many …

Over 4,400 current and former service members, family members to be sworn in as U.S. citizens

Nearly 4,500 current and former U.S. military service members, as well as family members, will be sworn in as U.S. citizens as part of Veterans Day 2021. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …

Joaquin Castro leads lawmakers in calling on DHS, DOJ to investigate Greg Abbott's border scheme

Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro leads two dozen House Democrats in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ( to open a federal investigation into Gov. Greg …

Texas National Guard sent to border for Abbott's stunt as state slashes their tuition assistance

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is ordering Texas National Guard troops to participate in his “Operation Lone Star” border scheme as the Texas legislature is slashing their earned benefits, Army Times …

Immigration policy experts slam 'misleading' mainstream reporting on latest border numbers

When Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in particular have a certain narrative they want to promulgate, they know exactly where to go. Example: the unpublished numbers obtained by The …

ICE's workplace raids have devastated workers for years. Biden admin says these sweeps will now end

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it’s ending mass raids of workplaces by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a practice that has disproportionately punished undocumented …

Schumer, Menendez lead senators in slamming 'cruel treatment' and 'summary deportations' of Haitians

A letter from a coalition of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Menendez has become the latest condemnation of the Biden administration’s …

'No testing being done': Black immigrants file complaint over harmful conditions, anti-Black abuses

Nine Black immigrants currently jailed at a Florida detention facility with a long history of inhumane conditions have filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …

We knew Greg Abbott's border scheme was reprehensible, but we’ve just barely scratched the surface

We knew that Greg Abbott’s “legally dubious” Operation Lone Star scheme colluding with border officials to round up and detain asylum-seekers and migrants for weeks and months without any charges was …

Asylum-seekers ordered released from Abbott's Operation Lone Star scheme instead turned over to CBP

Detained asylum-seekers and migrants and their advocates won a huge court victory against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week when a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of hundreds of men who …

Four U.N. agencies appeal to 'countries in the Americas' to uphold human rights of Haitians

In a rare joint statement issued this week, four United Nations (U.N.) agencies appealed on “countries in the Americas” to “uphold the fundamental human rights of Haitians” and urged nations to …

Biden admin wins shameful effort to save Stephen Miller's anti-asylum Title 42 policy

On Thursday, a federal appeals court allowed the continued use of the Title 42 policy, pushed initially through the previous administration by Stephen Miller, that’s used the novel coronavirus …

Black immigration groups file civil rights complaint over Haitian abuses, seek halt to deportations

A coalition of Black immigration advocacy groups has filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), following the recent abusive …

Frustration, dismay over Biden admin's asylum stance coming from inside the house, too, report says

Advocates and legislators alike have been angered and devastated over the mistreatment and deportation of Haitian asylum-seekers and migrants at the U.S. southern border. “Asylum is and always will be …

Alejandro Mayorkas says reporters are ‘assuming the facts,’ border agents use reins not whips

 A White House press conference was held Monday after disturbing images and video surfaced online in regards to the massive Haitian deportations in Texas over the weekend. The footage appeared to show …

'Humanitarian crisis on the island': Lawmakers call on Biden admin to halt Haitian deportations

Dozens of lawmakers led by Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley and New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez are calling on the Biden administration to immediately halt mass deportations to Haiti, writing in a …