In the 2016 presidential election, border security was a crucial issue believed to have helped Trump win. His supporters consisted of white, blue-collar workers and individuals with less education who wanted the federal government to implement stricter immigration and border policies. As the 2024 rac...
It was no surprise that illegal immigration was the debate’s foremost topic. And the way the issue played out on the debate stage bodes ill for Democrats nationally. Gov. Abbott touted his record in using state assets—both the National Guard and state police in a combined effort known as...
Representative Debbie Riddle of Texas to file House Bill (HB) 17, a bill which make illegal aliens liable to criminal offense. The Republican lawmaker's move is seen largely modeled after Ar...
"The federal government has been derelict in its duty because immigration people say it's a federal issue." Jan 24 Hundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" arrested, White House says Hundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" in the U.S. were arrested and hundreds more flown out of the count...
Divided Supreme Court clears way for Texas to arrest migrants suspected of illegal entry March 19, 2024 The law is considered by opponents to be the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since an Arizona law more than a decade ago, portions...
While lawmakers on Capitol Hill negotiate immigration reform, Texas has passed a new law that gives local law enforcement the authority to arrest people suspected of crossing the southern border illegally. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.Dec 19, 2023...
A divided Supreme Court has lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out. 2 of 4 | Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio ...
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court late Tuesday issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect.
The group said on its Facebook account that the purpose of the Nov. 20 event is to “spark a campus-wide discussion about the issue of illegal immigration, and how it affects our everyday lives.” The YCT group alsotweetedout the event using the eyebrow-raising hashtag “#getinthebackof...
Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility. But the law that Abbott signed allows any Texas law enforcement officer to arrest people who are suspected of entering the country illegally. Once in custody, they could either agree to a Texas judge’s order to...