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ABA concerned about U.S. government’s cutoff of legal services for unaccompanied children

CHICAGO — The American Bar Association has grave concerns about the decision made on March 21st to immediately end most
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TPS Holders Challenge Cancellation of Humanitarian Relief for 600,000+ Venezuelans

Plaintiffs ask court to halt DHS Secretary from terminating TPS SAN FRANCISCO – On Monday, a federal judge heard a
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Statement from Texas AFT, Texas AAUP on SB 37

Statement from Texas AFT President Zeph Capo and Texas AAUP-AFT President Brian Evans, PhD, on Senate Bill 37, a sweeping
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A Study about Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants

Report by Carl Davis, Marco Guzman, and Emma Sifre (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy) Key Findings Undocumented immigrants paid
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Trump Administration’s Use of IRS Data in Immigration Enforcement Sparks Controversy

The Trump administration has recently taken steps to access confidential taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to aid
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Sen. Cruz, Secretary Rollins, Rep. De La Cruz Address Agricultural Challenges in the Rio Grande

McAllen, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz
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Court activities to be suspended next week to complete move into new Hidalgo County Courthouse

EDINBURG – Judicial proceedings and other courthouse activity will be suspended to the public for one week beginning Monday, March 24,
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Vanessa Cárdenas & David Leopold on Larger Democratic Stakes of Trump’s Weaponizing of Immigration Law

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC — As legal observers have been highlighting, there’s a brewing constitutional crisis
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Governor Abbott Announces Governor’s Small Business Summit In Uvalde

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the first of the 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summits will be held in
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Shutting down the Voice of America

The recent decision by President Trump to dismantle the Voice of America (VOA) and its parent organization, the U.S. Agency
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