By Juan Avilez, Policy Associate for State and Local Initiatives and Raul Pinto, Deputy Legal Director | Immigration Impact Texas’ SB4 set the tone for the national discourse around immigration enfo...
District Court in Texas Allows CHNV Parole Program to Continue
By American Immigration Council Staff | Immigration Impact On March 8, a federal district court in Texas dismissed a challenge to a parole program set up by the Biden administration to allow 30,000 Cu...
Showdown Between Texas Authorities and the Federal Government Headed to the Supreme Court
By Kate Melloy Goettel and Juan Avilez | Immigration Impact A Texas law that allows local law enforcement to arrest migrants, state court judges to issue removal orders, and state officials to remove ...
The State of Texas Isn’t Just Creating Chaos and Cruelty at the Border—It’s Trying to Break the Things That Work
Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / Shutterstock.com By Dara Lind | March 1, 2024 | Immigration Impact For decades, the Catholic nonprofit Annunciation House has worked to support migrants in El ...
Biden Administration Can Remove Texas’ Razor Wire Barrier at the Border, Supreme Court Rules
Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang / Shutterstock.com By Suchita Mathur | January 23, 2024 Buoy barriers with chainsaw devices in the Rio Grande river. Coils of concertina wire along the riverbank. Armo...
Biden v. Texas – A Legal Showdown on the Southern Border Wages On
By American Immigration Council Staff | January 18, 2024 | Immigration Impact Texas is once again making national headlines after a woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande while attempting ...
Alongside DOJ Lawsuit vs. Texas, Reminders Why U.S. Citizens’ Civil Rights Are At Stake
Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | January 4, 2024 Washington, DC — Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas’ SB4 (also know...
Anti-Immigrant Focus of Donald Trump and Texas GOP Combine to Escalate Dangers to U.S.
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Washington DC – Following Texas Gov Greg Abbott’s endorsement of Donald Trump, his signing of the state’s new extreme anti-immigrant bill, and Tr...