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The owners of a South Texas bakery accused of illegally hiring undocumented immigrants for $8/hr were also housing them next door — a detail that a federal judge ruled was sufficient to charge the couple with harboring the workers. via @beregarcia.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/t...

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The owners of a South Texas bakery were arrested and charged with harboring undocumented workers, a relatively rare incidence of federal agents pursuing business owners for allegedly employing undocumented immigrants. via @beregarcia.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/20/t...

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Trump’s mass deportation plans have echoes of a 1950s federal crackdown that swept through Texas fascinating history via @ujohnnyg.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/12/t...

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UPDATE: Border Patrol chief calls report that agents will board buses to check students’ citizenship “absurd” www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/a...

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New @ujohnnyg.bsky.social: The Alice Independent School District in South Texas warned parents in a letter Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents may be checking the immigration status of students on school buses traveling for extracurricular activities. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/a...

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Operation Lone Star was born out of Texas' frustration with Biden to secure the border. Now that Trump's in office, there's no sign of pulling back on the multi-billion state effort. via @serranoalej.bsky.social and @jasperscherer.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/t...

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New: After teasing border security rollback, Texas plunges in deeper after spending $11 billion over the last four years during the Biden administration. w/ Jasper Scherer www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/t...

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New: Texas National Guard soldiers now have the authority to make immigration arrests and help detain and deport undocumented people under an agreement between the state and the Trump administration. "This is absolutely an unprecedented invocation of authority." www.texastribune.org/2025/02/03/t...

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Icymi: this story from West Texas by @serranoalej.bsky.social is a good indicator of what life may be like under Trump 2 for anyone not holding a US passport or driver’s license in rural or Trump- aligned communities ( major metro areas, which tend to be D, simply don’t have the jail space)

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An immigrant faces deportation after a routine traffic stop in Texas, sparking more fear, story by @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/01/29/t...

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New: An undocumented Texan is facing deportation after he and his wife got pulled over last week in Lubbock for an alleged traffic violation while they were out buying baby formula. The officer called ICE. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/29/t...

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A 29-year-old father of three was pulled over while getting baby formula for his kid. He now faces deportation, despite the Trump admin’s claim that they are prioritizing undocumented migrants with criminal histories.

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Back on camera to produce this video based on reports by @poojasalhotra.bsky.social and @serranoalej.bsky.social about recent state immigration news. Follow us on the video-friendly platforms to see the whole thing uninterrupted, and read The Texas Tribune for more updates.

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Some local officials in Texas cheer Trump’s immigration crackdown, others sound cautious note The Trump administration this week threatened local officials with prosecution if they interfere with its planned immigration crackdown. w/ @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/01/24/t...

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New: Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments w/ @ujohnnyg.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/01/21/t...

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The Texas Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to shut down El Paso migrant shelter network Annunciation House that he has accused of violating state law by helping undocumented migrants. Here is what you need to know: www.texastribune.org/2025/01/13/t...

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I collaborated with our data analyst, Laura Hearnsberger, to identify which @texastribune.org stories captured the attention of our Texas readers this year. Our analysis revealed that voting resources and guides were particularly significant for Texans. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/30/t...

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Nobody should have to learn their brother died from watching NBC Nightly News or reading an article. Watch the full segment from tonight’s broadcast here: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp-vid...

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New 🧵: Texas has had a human smuggling law for 25 years. In the last decade, the Legislature has repeatedly broadened it + increased its punishment. That occurred again last year when lawmakers created a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence for those convicted. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/20/t...

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As landowners resist, Texas’ border wall is fragmented and built in remote areas. At least a third of landowners approached by the state have refused to let wall be built on their properties. A @texastribune.org investigation via colleagues not on bluesky: apps.texastribune.org/features/202...

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For the last decade, state Republicans have flooded the Texas-Mexico divide with border security spending. After Trump won the 2024 election, Abbott signaled willingness to shift funds to education. Could the financial tide finally turn under Trump 2.0? www.texasobserver.org/border-spend...

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(cross posting from the other site): is it still a cocktail party phenomenon when your name also is the name of a chart-topping and catchy pop song released in the middle of your yet-unfolding life?

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The illusive dream of high-speed rail in Texas has become foggier as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office and state GOP lawmakers intent on throwing up roadblocks to rail return to Austin next month. via @joshuafechter.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/12/10/t...

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A really smart story from @serranoalej.bsky.social: A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contributed more to Texas than they cost the state. The state hasn’t updated the analysis since. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

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New: A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contributed more to Texas than they cost the state. The state hasn’t updated the analysis since. But a series of reports released by nonprofits and universities since then have reached similar conclusions. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

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A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. The state hasn’t updated it since. via @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

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"Mexico is seeking an agreement with US President-elect Donald Trump to ensure it does not receive deportees from 3rd countries," Reuters reports. (www.reuters.com/world/americ...) From tomorrow's Border Update, here are times when the López Obrador government agreed to receive 3rd-country returns.

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Once again, the strategy of "mass deportation" is going to rely heavily on notions of "criminality" because...it is popular. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2024/...

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President-elect Trump's “border czar” pick Thomas Homan on the land he said that Texas "gave" the incoming administration, per transcript of an interview he did with NewsNation: full interview here: www.borderreport.com/news/border-...

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Texas is going to be the starting point for Trump’s mass deportation plans and immigration policy reforms — and the impact of such policies. via @mollyhf.bsky.social + @arelisrhdz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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