Stella M. Chávez
StellaChávezisKERA’seducation reporter/blogger. Her journalism roots run deep: She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-partDMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a smallOaxacanvillage to Dallas. For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.
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Some agencies that conduct immigration-related business, such as ICE, would continue to operate during a government shutdown. Others would not. -
Laura Collins, immigration policy expert with the George W. Bush Institute, discusses the tumultuous history of legislation aimed at undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children.
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The Biden Administration has extended Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 residents from four countries, but thousands more have no protections.
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Los Servicios de Refugiados de Texas cierran permanentemente después de cuatro décadas
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Refugee Services of Texas, the state’s largest resettlement agency, is shutting down after 45 years. RST made the announcement on Friday.
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Several bills filed in this legislative session are targeting immigrants and foreign nationals. And that has members of these communities worried.
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Fans of Turkish dramas usually tweet about plot twists and actors. But they now use social media to raise awareness of earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria.
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Texas is one of 20 states suing the Biden administration over a program that allows migrants from other countries to come to the U.S. temporarily.
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Biden administration policies may add to growing migrant communities in North Texas.
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Dallas-based The Concilio's latest report highlights the economic impact of U.S. Latinos during the pandemic. It also points out disparities, such as the large percentage of Latinos who lack health insurance.
