President Joe Biden’s administration is attempting to reorient U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency that has seen its priorities swing wildly from one administration to the next.
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Immigration
President Biden’s early immigration overhaul has overlooked one growing problem: A massive court backlog
The nation’s immigrations courts have 1.3 million pending cases, and some immigrants in Texas wait nearly five years for a court hearing.
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Immigration
Joe Biden’s newest immigration orders include task force to help hundreds of migrant children find their parents
The executive orders will also include a review of Donald Trump’s restrictions on legal migration and the “remain in Mexico” program.
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Politics
Four Texas Democrats urge Joe Biden to rescind executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands, waters
Biden issued the order Wednesday as part of his efforts to fight climate change.
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Environment
Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan
The president has directed federal agencies to invest in low-income and minority communities that have traditionally borne the brunt of pollution.
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TribCast
TribCast: How Joe Biden’s immigration orders are playing out in Texas
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Abby, Julián and Ross about President Joe Biden’s immigration executive orders and the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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COVID-19 Recession in Texas
Texans receiving federal food assistance could soon get more aid under Joe Biden’s executive order
To combat food insecurity during the pandemic, the new president is increasing assistance for families receiving help to make up for free and reduced-cost school lunches. He also wants to increase food stamp benefits.
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Immigration
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden’s 100-day deportation moratorium after Texas sues administration
The deportation moratorium was part of a package of immigration-reform measures the new administration proposed on Inauguration Day.
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Politics
Ken Paxton files lawsuit challenging Biden administration’s pause on deportations
President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for a 100-day moratorium on some deportations as part of a sweeping review and reset of immigration and enforcement policies.
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Politics
Analysis: Top Texas lawyers skipping the honeymoon with the Biden administration
As the new president and vice president were taking their oaths in Washington, D.C., the state’s top lawyers were promising to legally challenge the new administration at every step.