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Supreme Court extends hold on immigration law
The state’s new anti-illegal immigration law remains on hold as the U.S. Supreme court takes up the case. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has more.
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Supreme Court blocks enforcement of Texas immigration law
The Supreme Court of the United States says it’ll indefinitely extend the state’s immigration law SB4, which would have allowed local police to arrest migrants.
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out.
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SCOTUS to make decision about controversial Texas immigration law on Monday
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us about pause on SB4 that will expire on Monday. The Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on whether or not the bill should continue
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Migrants with no passport will now need facial recognition scans for domestic flights, TSA says
The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas.
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Biden's proposed budget includes $4.7 billion emergency fund for border migrant surges
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for 2025 includes a $4.7 billion emergency fund for border security to enable the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up operations in the event of a migrant surge, according to a portion of the budget reviewed by NBC News.
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Proposed White House budget includes $4.7 billion emergency fund for border security
President Joe Biden’s proposed 2025 budget includes a $4.7 billion emergency fund for the Department of Homeland Security to bolster border security.
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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states.
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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld
A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
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Arizona Republicans are pushing bills to punish migrants who enter the United States illegally
Republicans in swing state Arizona are broadcasting a tough border security stance with legislation aimed at punishing migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. The proponent of one bill has suggested it would allow property owners to shoot and kill migrants criminally trespassing on their property.
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Judge blocks TX law that gives police the ability to arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
A federal judge blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S.
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Judge blocks SB4, Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who enter illegally
A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.
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First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande
First responders in Eagle Pass, Texas, say they are traumatized by what they see at the U.S.-Mexico border: parents drowned or dying, their children barely holding onto life after attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
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White House weighing executive actions on the border – with immigration powers used by Trump
The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
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Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
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.
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Federal court hearing to decide whether controversial immigration law can take effect in March
Texas’ controversial state immigration-enforcement bill heads to federal court in Austin on Thursday morning.
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Federal court hearing to decide if immigration law SB4 can take effect in March
Texas’ controversial state immigration-enforcement bill heads to federal court in Austin on Thursday morning. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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A Texas law that would let police arrest migrants for illegal entry is going before a judge
A federal judge on Thursday will consider whether Texas can enforce a new law that gives police broad authority to arrest migrants who are accused of entering the U.S. illegally and empowers local judges to order them out of the country.
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Migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border are down. What's behind the drop?
A recent decline in arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico may prove only temporary.
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Nonprofit holds workshop to help ‘dreamers' navigate DACA and rising fees
This month a nonprofit immigrant youth-led grassroots group will offer help navigating immigration laws and the rising costs.