As various local law enforcement agencies in Texas refuse to cooperate with increased federal immigration enforcement, 16 are taking a different stand. What seemed like a unified front of resistance may not be so unified. Thirteen sheriff’s offices located in rural...
Month: March 2017
Are courthouses becoming bait for undocumented immigrants?
When President Donald Trump requested that federal immigration agents step up deportations, arrests have significantly increased. However, a prominent judge is taking issue with the strategies employed in tracking down and arresting undocumented immigrants. The chief...
Love, marriage and citizenship
U.S. citizens encounter true love from other countries in many ways. Perhaps you were traveling on business or vacation, the other person visited this country, or you met online. In any case, despite the obvious complications, you have decided to get married....
The price immigrants are paying for their freedom
President Trump’s immigration crackdown could see numbers far surpass the more than 350,000 undocumented immigrants detained between October 2015 and September 2016. A backlog of those seeking asylum, violating visas and facing criminal charges wait for their cases to...
Will deportation threats deconstruct the construction industry?
Skeletal structures on construction sites dot the Texas landscape. Tens of thousands of laborers work hard to complete their work and to make these houses future residences for families. Truth be told, many of these construction workers are undocumented immigrants....