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Not that long ago, the human migration business was booming in the tiny Guatemalan town of La Técnica. The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has changed everything. Watch:
Texas executed Travis Runnels for a prison murder. His lawyers said false testimony put him on death row.
The State Department has advised against travel to Mexican border states and the president has considered labeling cartels as terrorist organizations. But officials continue to downplay violence in cities where migrants are sent to wait for hearings.
Brad Jordan, better known to millions of hip-hop fans as Scarface from the Geto Boys, is running for Houston City Council. Here’s a look at his campaign from @TexasMonthly .
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1/ People are buying diapers, wipes, soaps and toys to donate to children in overcrowded migrant detention centers. But they're being turned away.
1/ He has a birth certificate and a Social Security number. But ICE has detained this U.S. citizen for three weeks.
BREAKING: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed Rodney Reed's execution, outweighing the parole board's recommendation.
1/ This is Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter, Valeria. They were reportedly unable to request asylum on U.S. soil. They later drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande.
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