Posted 1:13 PM 8/7/2026 by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune

WASHINGTON — Rep. Joaquin Castro has made seven visits to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, a sleepy town southwest of his San Antonio district, since the Trump administration (More)

Posted 2:27 PM 8/6/2026 by WILL WEISSERT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court (More)

Posted 9:17 AM 8/6/2026 by VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded a $150 million contract to give legal representation to migrant children traveling alone to the U.S. to a small Texas law firm with ties to the administration but little experience in immigration law, prompting legal aid groups who've long (More)

Posted 5:04 PM 8/3/2026 by VALERIE GONZALEZ and CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN Associated Press/Report for America

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the (More)

Posted 9:24 AM 8/1/2026 by Uriel J. García and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune

A 55-year-old legal permanent resident from Trinidad and Tobago who was deported last year is seeking $10 million from the Trump administration, claiming that he experienced medical neglect and mistreatment while he was detained at a South Texas immigration detention center.

The tort (More)