Immigration

Despite high risks of infection and hundreds of sick detainees, there’s still no clear COVID-19 vaccination strategy from ICE officials, and few local…

The U.S. government has been flying some migrant families hundreds of miles along the border — from South Texas to El Paso — and then expelling them into…

By Mallory Falk, KERAPresident Biden suspended "Remain in Mexico" on Inauguration Day. But what will happen to the thousands of asylum seekers already in…

By Mallork Falk and Reynaldo Leaños Jr.Social visitation is suspended in all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities according to a…

Thomas Cartwright ran along a chain link fence outside the runway at the Brownsville South Padre International Airport. He was trying to catch a glimpse…

By Mallory Falk, KERA and Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Public MediaFor most migrants fleeing violence or persecution, getting asylum protections in the U.S.…

By Mallory Falk, KERAThe Otero County Processing Center is a squat, beige facility surrounded by desert, about 30 minutes outside El Paso, in Chaparral,…

By Mallory Falk, KERAWhen Jesús Enrique Rodriguez Mendoza turned himself in to immigration officials, he figured he would be detained but assumed it would…

By Julián Aguilar, Texas TribuneThe number of people apprehended by or surrendering to immigration officials on the U.S.-Mexico border hit its lowest…

By Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Public MediaFacilities and foster groups that house migrant teens are at about half capacity in Texas. There are currently…