The August report by MSF, or Doctors Without Borders, finds the changes have left many immigrants trapped in a cycle of physical, emotional, and institutional violence.

"I want to cause terror," the gunman behind Wednesday's deadly attack on a Dallas ICE immigration facility allegedly wrote in a note, according to authorities.

Yadira Córdoba is a Nicaraguan human rights activist whose son was killed during anti-government protests in 2018. She is a member of the Mothers of April—a group of Nicaraguan mothers whose children died due to state repression during the 2018 anti-government protests. Her asylum hearing in San Antonio is scheduled for October.

Earlier this summer Carmen Herrera was detained by ICE outside of San Antonio’s immigration court. She’s a mother of five girls who are all U.S. citizens and she is also married to a U.S. citizen. After she was detained, Herrera’s nightmare began—and it’s a story shared by many in our community. Herrera’s story is told in a new documentary.

Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.

As part of the Trump administrations mass deportation effort, ICE agents are detaining people who show up for immigration court. In El Paso faith leaders and volunteers attend the hearings to offer comfort and assistance to migrants, asylum seekers and families. They've also started a weekly prayer vigil.

Representatives with the Texas Civil Rights Project say they submitted humanitarian parole applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for the girl's parents and her older sister, accompanied by letters from several lawmakers. According to the group, the agency has not yet responded.

In South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation.

Attorneys were on hand to determine eligibility and review paperwork. Volunteers were on hand to help fill out forms.

The Department of Public Safety has shifted from Biden-era border enforcement to helping expel people from the country, a job once exclusively done by federal authorities.