Immigration/Border

Keith Self Moves to End Green Card Lottery After Judge Orders Trump to Revive It

Representative Keith Self (R-TX) introduced a new bill to end what some know as the Green Card Lottery, arguing it is…

2 days ago

Chip Roy Presses DHS for Updated Deportation Numbers Under Trump

U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R) has asked the Department of Homeland Security to provide updated deportation data since President Donald…

3 days ago

Houston Democrats Say ICE Enforcement is Hurting Workers

Democratic lawmakers and labor leaders warned that the Trump administration's immigration enforcement is hurting Houston's economy, arguing that fear of…

3 days ago

Republicans Remain Divided Over Backing Ken Paxton

In the final days before the midterms, Republicans are still divided over whether to back Republican nominee Ken Paxton (R-TX).…

4 days ago

Fifth Circuit Ruling Limits Bond Hearings for Detained Immigrants

A federal appeals court has ruled that certain immigrants detained while facing deportation proceedings do not have a constitutional right…

4 days ago

Texas Democrats Demand ICE Accountability on Agent Shootings

Representative Sylvia Garcia (D) joined Democratic members of Congress in Austin on Thursday for a field hearing examining shootings involving…

2 weeks ago

CBP Seizez Nearly $600,000 in Meth at Del Rio Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $595,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine at the Del Rio Port of…

3 weeks ago

Beth Van Duyne Introduces Bill to Toughen Penalties for H-1B Visa Fraud

Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) is seeking to increase the penalties for “willful” violations of H-1B visas by extending the…

3 weeks ago

Federal Judge Blocks Border Barrier Construction in Big Bend

A federal judge has halted border barrier and road construction across Texas' Big Bend region while a lawsuit challenging the…

3 weeks ago

Sylvia Garcia Demands Answers From DHS After Three ICE-Related Shootings

Representative Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) is spearheading a renewed call for answers and accountability from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

3 weeks ago