Mayor says Texas closed park without permission in border city where migrant crossings had climbed
11 months, 1 week ago

Mayor says Texas closed park without permission in border city where migrant crossings had climbed

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The mayor of a Texas border city at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ‘s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings accused the state Thursday of a new escalation as state troopers closed a large public park along the Rio Grande without asking permission. The park is a new tension point in Eagle Pass, where large waves of migrant arrivals last month temporarily closed a rail crossing and overwhelmed shelters. Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas visited Eagle Pass on Monday, days after Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson toured the border city. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas questioned why the state closed the 50-acre park now, since daily apprehensions in the region have fallen in recent weeks.

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Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement

Associated Press  

McALLEN, TEXAS — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Brownsville Mayor John Cowen and Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza both confirmed they …

Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism — starting with the choice of location. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, are making dueling appearances Thursday on the Texas border, but Biden’s choice of Brownsville and Trump’s pick of Eagle Pass will provide sharply different …

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
10 months, 1 week ago

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. The 80-acre property along the Rio Grande will open a short distance from Shelby Park, the riverfront area …

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
10 months, 1 week ago

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass

The Independent  

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Judge skeptical about Texas law that lets police arrest migrants over illegal entry
10 months, 1 week ago

Judge skeptical about Texas law that lets police arrest migrants over illegal entry

LA Times  

People wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico. A federal judge on Thursday voiced concerns over a Texas law that would give police broad authority to arrest migrants on charges of illegal entry starting in March, saying it would be a “nightmare” if the …

Texas governor vows to install more razor wires, expand troops presence on border amid feud with Biden
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas governor vows to install more razor wires, expand troops presence on border amid feud with Biden

Hindustan Times  

Amid ongoing feud with the Biden administration over migrant crossing, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Sunday that he is enlarging the control of his troops over the southern US border. In presence of Tennessee, Arkansas, Montana and Georgia governors, Abbott stated, “Joe Biden, it is your turn now — your obligation, your duty, to follow the laws Congress passed …

GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossings
10 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossings

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — As more than a dozen Republican governors gathered Sunday on the Texas border, Kyle Willis was across the river in Mexico considering his next move to enter the U.S. For nearly a month, Texas has restricted U.S. Border Patrol’s access to an area along the river known as Shelby Park, accusing the Biden administration of not …

GOP governors return to Texas border site; many migrants move downriver to cross
10 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP governors return to Texas border site; many migrants move downriver to cross

LA Times  

Kyle Willis woke up Sunday in Mexico, weighing options for entry into the U.S. after being turned away last week at the most fortified stretch of Texas’ border. The 23-year-old Jamaican, who said he left his country after facing attacks and discrimination due to his sexuality, had followed the path of a historic number of migrants over the last two …

Small Texas border city lands unsolicited spotlight in state-federal showdown over border security
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Small Texas border city lands unsolicited spotlight in state-federal showdown over border security

The Independent  

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How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — There are razor wire fences, a barrier of shipping containers along the Rio Grande and patrols of Texas National Guard. “But when it’s a little too fast, it’s little bit hard for the community to be able to keep up.” On Friday, there were no migrants to be found on the grassy fields of Shelby Park …

Eagle Pass standoff: The Texas border town’s locals are tired of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Shelby Park takeover.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Eagle Pass standoff: The Texas border town’s locals are tired of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Shelby Park takeover.

Slate  

Throughout January, a right-wing militant group based out of North Carolina called upon supporters to travel to a small Texas border town to “gather” and help “do the work of closing our borders.” “By Ballot, by choice,” the group’s website promised. Greg Abbott has been feuding with the Biden administration, pitting federal Border Patrol against Abbott’s Texas National Guard and …

Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key park
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key park

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement showed no signs of easing Wednesday as federal officials renewed demands for the state to give Border Patrol agents access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S. Texas has installed rows of razor wire in the park and …

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border
11 months ago

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating standoff between the Biden administration and the state over immigration enforcement. “Texas’ political stunts, like placing razor wire near the border, simply make …

In Eagle Pass, a tense border standoff between Texas and the federal government grows
11 months ago

In Eagle Pass, a tense border standoff between Texas and the federal government grows

Raw Story  

Jan. 22, 2024 "In Eagle Pass, a tense border standoff between Texas and the federal government is reaching a crescendo" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Clothes left behind by migrants are scattered by the bank of …

Texas Dismisses Fed’s Demand For Full Border Access After Migrant Drownings
11 months ago

Texas Dismisses Fed’s Demand For Full Border Access After Migrant Drownings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Texas has dismissed an order by the Biden administration to allow federal agents full access to a park that was seized by the state along the U.S.-Mexico border last week where three migrants later drowned. In a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, Texas’ attorney general squarely blamed the federal government for the …

Texas arrests migrants at border park, defying Biden order to stop blocking Border Patrol
11 months ago

Texas arrests migrants at border park, defying Biden order to stop blocking Border Patrol

LA Times  

The Texas National Guard continued blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents’ access to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass after the federal government’s deadline Wednesday night. Gen. Ken Paxton that said the state had until Wednesday night to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from having full access to the Shelby Park area or it would refer the matter to the Justice …

The Biden administration escalates its border dispute with Texas after 3 migrants drown
11 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration escalates its border dispute with Texas after 3 migrants drown

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The drowning deaths of three migrants have brought new urgency to an extraordinary showdown between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. The Department of Justice filed a new request late Monday with the Supreme Court to grant federal agents access to a portion of the border along the Rio Grande that is occupied by the Texas …

Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
11 months, 1 week ago

Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings

Hindustan Times  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. Later that night, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said three migrants, including two children, drowned near the park after Texas officials “physically barred” Border Patrol agents from entering. U.S. authorities described the drownings as underscoring the need …

US says Texas blocked border agents from entering park to try to save 3 migrants who drowned
11 months, 1 week ago

US says Texas blocked border agents from entering park to try to save 3 migrants who drowned

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. The federal government’s account came hours after U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said the Texas Military Department and Texas National Guard “did not grant access to Border Patrol agents to save the migrants” Friday night. On Friday, the Justice Department told the U.S. Supreme Court that Texas had taken control of an area in Eagle Pass …

Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme Court

The Independent  

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Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

LA Times  

Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, in October. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border to underscore their demand for hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. “So we are …

Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most in more than two decades as mayors call for action
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most in more than two decades as mayors call for action

CNN  

Eagle Pass, Texas CNN — A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border is overwhelming already-stretched resources and prompting urgent talks with Mexican officials as December border crossings reached a record monthly high. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is heading to Eagle Pass, Texas, along the southern border January 8 for an “operational visit” regarding immigration enforcement efforts, the Department of …

Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks in a remote Texas jail on local trespassing charges after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Since 2021, Texas authorities have arrested nearly 10,000 migrants on misdemeanor trespassing charges under what Abbott has called …

Elon Musk becomes citizen journalist, highlights immigrant crisis in USA as thousands of illegals cross the Eagle Pass
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk becomes citizen journalist, highlights immigrant crisis in USA as thousands of illegals cross the Eagle Pass

Op India  

On Thursday, September 28, Billionaire Elon Musk visited the Texas border with Mexico to get an “unfiltered” view of the situation amidst the surging influx of illegal immigrants via the Eagle Pass. At Eagle Pass discussing the border crisis https://t.co/Gt30ifvvFk — Elon Musk September 28, 2023 Gonzales said that the situation is getting “worse”. Went to the Eagle Pass border …

Texas cities struggle to address influx of arrivals along US-Mexico border
1 year, 2 months ago

Texas cities struggle to address influx of arrivals along US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

The administration of US President Joe Biden has reached out to Mexico for help confronting the spike in migration. The administration of United States President Joe Biden is facing pressure to address a recent swell of arrivals at the country’s southern border as local officials warn their resources may soon reach “breaking point”. Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino said the …

As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US
1 year, 3 months ago

As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Waiting three weeks and counting to cross into Texas, Lila sat in a shelter on the Mexico border Friday feeling trapped: The cartels make it too dangerous to turn around and the U.S. government offers no guarantees if she keeps going. The unfolding response in Eagle Pass, where the mayor declared an emergency, illustrates how Border …

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal officials, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday. Others were told they would never see their wife and child again.” Travis Considine, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said …

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