Joel Rose
Stories
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National
The floating border barrier in the Rio Grande must be removed, a federal judge rules
The judge gave Texas until Sept. 15 to move the barrier to shore and barred the state from placing any additional buoys or other structures in the river. Gov. Greg Abbott plans to appeal the ruling.
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National
A key part of the White House's strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border goes on trial
The U.S. has admitted hundreds of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole. Critics say it stretches the law too far. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to hold a trial.
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National
Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants
We know that illicit fentanyl is flowing into the U.S. from Mexico. Yet we rarely hear from the couriers who smuggle most of it through legal ports of entry. This is one of their stories.
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National
An appeals court says new asylum restrictions at the border can stay in place for now
A federal appeals court says the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the border can continue while it considers the case. That decision puts a District Court ruling on hold.
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National
Judge blocks Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the border
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar blocked a similar policy during the Trump administration, and immigrant advocates had urged him to do the same in this case.
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Education
A Honduras mayor gambled on a plan for her town. She got 80 guitars ... and a lot more
Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.
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Politics
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden administration's immigration rules
In a major win for the Biden administration, the court ruled Texas and Louisiana lack the standing to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement guidelines.
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National
Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration
The Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a major victory in a long-running dispute over how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.
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National
Four immigrants who sought sanctuary in churches no longer face deportation
Under the settlement with immigration authorities, the four women can apply for asylum. They also no longer face thousands in fines imposed by the former Trump administration.
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Food
Immigrants have helped change how America eats. Now they dominate top culinary awards
Immigrants have long been the backbone of restaurant kitchens. Now they're dominating the industry's top awards for chefs, with a majority of nominations going to immigrants or children of immigrants.