President Donald Trump is threatening to double tariffs on Mexican imports, escalating trade tensions and raising concerns about the economic impact on both countries.
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After Monday's ruling letting the Trump administration continue with its border plans in the region, Marfa Public Radio spoke with Center for Biological Diversity attorney Emma Yip — who is representing the plaintiffs in this case — about where the court battle goes from here.
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The Trump administration filed an emergency relief request with the high court earlier in October asking for the construction to continue while a lawsuit over the plan moves forward.
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones says DHS has agreed to an environmental review of a planned ICE detention facility following the city’s lawsuit.
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Following Tuesday's "blue wave," Democrats have vowed to reign in ICE's power. What could they actually accomplish?
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The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the ICE surge in Minneapolis last winter was a pivotal moment for the country. After Democrats' sweeping wins this week, their deaths at the hands of immigration agents will likely be the targets of renewed investigations.
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School enrollment was already expected to plunge by 2 million kids by 2030. Education experts say deporting immigrant families, many with school-age children, is making the crisis worse.
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Mario Morales is accused of striking Miguel Parra-Hernandez with his vehicle while on patrol as an ICE agent. A grand jury indicted Morales Friday morning. His lawyer argues the indictment is “political prosecution.”
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A proposed international bridge has become one of the most contentious local issues for some borderland residents in the Eagle Pass area. Despite not being on the ballot, the issues surrounding the Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge appears to be driving voter interest in this region wrestling with fundamental economic development issues.
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Representatives from ICE claimed Miguel Parra-Hernandez ran in front of the ICE agent's vehicle and that Harris County prosecutors do not have the jurisdiction to charge the agent. District Attorney Sean Teare said that claim was false.
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Emails shared with Marfa Public Radio show U.S. Customs and Border Protection quietly paused construction on part of the Big Bend border wall a week before a federal judge ordered the work halted. A CBP official wrote that the internal pause stemmed from a lack of access to private land and a federal contractor's demand for more money.