Immigration and New Americans

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (196+ words) A coalition of Texas landowners filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the legal basis on which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has fast-tracked border wall and infrastructure construction across the Big…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (1067+ words) Yolanda Alvarado, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in west Texas, stands with her sons at a press conference on Monday in Marfa, announcing a landowner lawsuit against a proposed border wall along the border with Mexico. Mary Cantrell/Marfa Public Radio…...

9+ hour, 20+ min ago   (591+ words) The lawsuit, filed by Conserve Big Bend and six landowners and with the support of dozens more people along the border, comes as the administration is ramping up a $46 billion effort to line the roughly 2,000-mile southern border with a…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (277+ words) HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Houston civil rights attorney Neeloy Azad has... Houston Attorney Neeloy Azad Joins Discovery Team in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas Terrorist Designation of CAIR HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Houston civil rights…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (577+ words) A Grand Prairie attorney is facing federal charges after prosecutors accused him of operating a years-long $1.45 million Ponzi scheme that allegedly drained victims' savings before escalating into forged documents and witness intimidation. Grand Prairie attorney David Thomas Gilchrist, 70, is accused…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (497+ words) Security guards are a common sight at malls, sporting events and other private businesses and events. They may be the first to respond when something unusual or potentially dangerous happens. Some guards even wear uniforms that resemble those worn by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1413+ words) Brian José Morales García was riding beside his boss through the Texas Hill Country, bound for an air-conditioning job near Fredericksburg, when a state trooper stopped their pickup truck. Over the next four days, the 25-year-old was shuttled through…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) Opponents have continued to advocate against border construction of any kind in the area, especially within the national park, a long-protected swath of pristine desert landscape. The Trump administration says its current pause on border construction in Big Bend National…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (660+ words) Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and his executive chief were no-shows Tuesday at a long-planned city council hearing to discuss the agency's cooperation with federal immigration authorities, spurring heavy criticism from council members about the department's lack of transparency. The…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1588+ words) About 50 protesters carrying decorated signs and umbrellas marched toward an immigration detention facility in Conroe two weeks ago. "Show me what community looks like!" they chanted. "This is what community looks like!" They were headed toward the Montgomery ICE Processing…...