Immigration

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.

An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the reports.

Dozens of immigration courts across the country have become epicenters of the Trump administration's efforts to increase the rate of immigration arrests.

Nirenberg reflected on his last eight years as San Antonio's mayor — what he's accomplished, where the city's fallen short, and what he sees for the future for San Antonio and himself.

Federal Emergency Management Agency's letters threatened to withhold millions of dollars in reimbursement funds if the city and Catholic Charities didn't share migrant information. Catholic Charities said sharing that information has already been standard operating procedure.

As the Trump administration continues with mass firings in the federal government, one might think the one place that would be spared would be the immigration courts. These judges play a critical part in the Trump mass deportation plan. And these firings could mean an increase in expedited deportations without due process.

Today on Texas Matters—In 2022, 53 migrants were found dead in the back of a trailer. New details about that deadly journey are emerging. Also—David Leonard Wood is being called the 'Desert Killer.' Now he is facing execution. But there are questions about his guilt.

The order Tuesday to stop work left 26,000 children, some only months old, in legal limbo without representatives. Friday's decision leaves a wake of anxiety about future battles.

Today on Texas Matters—Protests are rising up across the country against the Trump/Musk administration. Migrant shelters in Texas are nearly empty. And how important are the arts to the economy of Texas?

At least a hundred people gathered at San Antonio City Hall Wednesday for a student-led protest against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant and anti-trans policies.