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Sgt. Elijah Ingram/U.S. ArmyThe White House said Tuesday it would expand a move to authorize military control of federally owned border land to include more than 90 miles of land in Texas. Administration officials have so far declined to say where that land is, but most federal border land within the state is located in Big Bend and a complex of South Texas wildlife refuges. -
Carlos MoralesAccording to the U.S. Army, soldiers won't be arresting people suspected of being in the country illegally, and instead will offer "logistical support" to Border Patrol agents.
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Sergio Mencha Pizarro, who has gone by the name “El Menchaca,” pleaded guilty on June 28 to a federal drug trafficking charge that carries a mandatory life sentence. -
The U.S Supreme Court’s decision last week to gut the 40-year-old “Chevron doctrine” may have broad effects on immigration policy. Attorneys say it and could be a “double-edged sword” for attorneys trying to protect their clients from deportation. -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has accused Annunciation House, which operates a network of migrant shelters, of human smuggling. -
Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter's lawyers called "utter nonsense."
