Biden admin has now been enforcing anti-asylum Title 42 policy longer than previous admin

One-hundred organizations have plead with the Biden administration to stop its misuse of the debunked Title 42 policy, which they said in their Feb. 2 letter has deported asylum-seekers back to …

Soldiers are speaking out about Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border scheme. They hate it

The fact is that the victims of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star also stretch beyond the Black and Latino asylum-seekers and migrants who have been cruelly swept up under the border scheme …

Butterfly center that fought border wall temporarily closes after staff attacked by extremists

The National Butterfly Center near Mission, Texas, released a shocking statement this week, announcing it would be forced to shut down for the weekend due to credible threats. “We simply cannot risk …

Texas House members urge federal investigation of Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star scheme

50 members of the Texas House of Representatives are urging the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security open an “immediate” investigation into Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, citing …

Lawmakers urge watchdog to probe Abbott's border scheme following string of National Guard suicides

El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar leads a dozen members of Texas’ Congressional delegation in calling on the state’s military department inspector general to open a probe into right-wing Gov. Greg …

This court ruling could begin to dismantle Greg Abbott's racist border scheme, legal advocates say

Despite condemnation from human right organizations, a civil rights complaint, and a string of tragic military deaths, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border scheme has continued unabated …

Greg Abbott's response to Texas National Guard suicides is to complain about Joe Biden

At least five soldiers involuntarily tied to Texas’ Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border scheme have died, a number of them due to suspected suicide, reports have said. Facing bipartisan criticism …

Disturbing New York Times' report shines light on Border Patrol's deadly car chases

22 people were killed as a result of Border Patrol’s high-speed chases in 2021, including one passenger who was ejected from a vehicle on Christmas Day. For comparison, there were two deaths in 2019, …

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 …

Some of the most important immigration news you have may missed over the holiday break

Quite a bit of news gets lost during the holidays, between vacations, staycations, visiting loved ones, or simply just tuning out for some mental health purposes. On an issue like immigration, even …

Biden admin returns land to Texas family after it was seized by previous admin for its stupid wall

The Cavazos family got an early present at the beginning of December, when land seized by the previous administration for its stupid and racist border wall was returned to them by the Biden …

'I am looking for justice': Woman who survived being shot in the head by Border Patrol files claim

The brutality at the hands of U.S. border agents is again on full display. A Mexican woman who was left with lifelong injuries after being shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent has filed a claim …

In devastating blow to family separation victims, Justice Department ends settlement negotiations

In a devastating development for thousands of children and parents who were forcibly separated and traumatized by the previous presidential administration, the Justice Department has ended settlement …

'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 …

Conservative appeals court's decision keeping Remain in Mexico in place slammed as 'nonsensical'

As expected, a conservative appeals court this week rejected the Biden administration’s second attempt to end the policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait for their U.S. immigration court dates in …

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. …

Biden admin was warned internally that Haitian deportations posed a grave human rights violation

Before resigning his post this past fall, a senior State Department official authored a memo slamming the unlawful deportations of Haitians under the anti-asylum Title 42 policy. The ongoing policy …

Last week was a truly horrible week for asylum-seekers and U.S. asylum law

Last week was a truly horrible week for asylum-seekers. On Thursday, the Biden administration announced it had reached an agreement with the Mexican government to restart Migrant Protection Protocols …

MPP's return would make asylum officers 'complicit in violation of U.S. federal law,' union says

The union representing thousands of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officers is denouncing the Biden administration’s court-ordered return of the inhumane Remain in Mexico …

Biden admin says anti-asylum Remain in Mexico policy will restart next week following court order

The U.S. and Mexican governments have reached an agreement to restart a policy that forced many asylum-seekers to wait for their immigration court dates in dangerous regions of Mexico. The Department …