HARLINGEN, Texas — The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The […]
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Gilberto Cárdenas, revered for his advocacy for Chicanos and Latino artwork, dies at 79
Gilberto Cárdenas, a highly respected sociologist who many considered a great advocate for advancing Latino and Chicano identity through academia and art, has died. Cárdenas […]
Choose weighs bid to dam or reverse transfers of transgender inmates right into a segregated jail unit
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit, an attorney for the […]
1000’s of unaccompanied migrant kids may lose authorized illustration this week
Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation as soon as Friday as the federal government contract for the nonprofit groups representing minors expires, […]
US cites ‘unauthorized journey’ to finish DACA standing for a mom of three deported to Mexico
McALLEN, Texas — A Texas mother deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to stay in the U.S. after arriving as a child has filed […]
Senate panel delays vote on Blanche legal professional basic nomination as key Republicans withhold help
WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about […]
Little-known Alien Terrorist Elimination Court docket hears first-ever case in try to deport everlasting US resident
Public defenders made an early bid on Thursday to toss out the first-ever case brought in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, where the Trump administration […]
VA to run trial of GLP-1 drug to deal with alcohol abuse
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday announced a clinical trial to test whether injectable semaglutide, a GLP-1 drug widely prescribed for diabetes and weight loss […]
New Mexico AG sues for return of minor compelled to cross border by foster care workers
The New Mexico attorney general is requesting the state’s foster care system work to return a 15-year-old American citizen from Mexico after staff took the […]
Republican holdouts meet with Blanche as his AG nomination stays in jeopardy
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday afternoon with Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis following President Donald Trump’s threat to pull his nomination, […]
