Here鈥檚 a rundown of border and immigration news from Texas and beyond. Look out for a weekly recap featuring reporting from NPR and Texas鈥� public radio stations.
From Honduras To Texas Then Indiana, One Young Migrant鈥檚 Journey
An estimated 55,000 unaccompanied minors have arrived in the U.S. since President Joe Biden took office. About one in three now come from Honduras. Oscar Sanchez is one of those young migrants.
四虎影院 and The Dallas Morning News teamed up to tell Oscar鈥檚 story. The teen spent 31 days inside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. The center, which closed in late May, was one of more than a dozen unlicensed emergency shelters set up by the federal government to house unaccompanied minors arriving at the border.
Oscar, who just turned 18, talks about why he left Honduras and his dreams for a new life in the U.S. But like so many others, Oscar鈥檚 future in this country isn鈥檛 clear and will depend on a myriad of factors.
Listen to the story and read the expanded version at 四虎影院News.org and at .
The Justice Department Overturns Policy That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of Violence
Survivors of domestic and gang violence now have better odds of gaining asylum in the U.S.
On Wednesday, the Justice Department reversed several controversial legal rulings from the Trump administration, in effect restoring the possibility of asylum protections for women fleeing from domestic violence in other countries and families targeted by gang violence.
, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued several decisions signaling to immigration courts that violence by a spouse, or gang member, no longer made someone eligible for asylum, even if going back to their country was a death sentence.
In a memo explaining why the government is now vacating those rulings, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta wrote that 鈥渢hese decisions involve important questions about the meaning of our Nation's asylum laws, which reflect America's commitment to providing refuge to some of the world's most vulnerable people.鈥�
After Decade-Long Wait, Family Of Slain Afghan U.S. Military Interpreter Arrives In Houston
The family of an Afghan interpreter killed by the Taliban for his work with the U.S. military arrived in Houston this weekend, the culmination of a 10-year wait for resettlement.
Military veterans and refugee advocates greeted the family of the slain interpreter at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Saturday night with yellow roses and American flags.
But the Afghan family鈥檚 long-awaited arrival is a bittersweet one, since the husband and father 鈥� who is referred to by his middle name, 鈥淢ohammad鈥� 鈥� was murdered by the Taliban in January 2021, shortly after he was notified that his family鈥檚 visa to the U.S. received initial approval.
Gov. Abbott鈥檚 Proposal To Build A Wall Draws Scrutiny
Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to build a border wall with state funds and the help of crowdfunding.
That idea was met with skepticism by political scientists and other critics. As Houston Public Media鈥檚 Andrew Schneider reports, they say it may not be legal or financially probable.
Critics also say Abbott鈥檚 announcement was more likely prompted by his plans to run for governor again.
Gov. Abbott鈥檚 Crowdfunding Idea To Pay For Border Wall Isn鈥檛 New
As , Steve Bannon, former President Trump鈥檚 chief strategist, helped raise $25 million from private donors in 2018 to pay for the wall.
The Department of Justice, however, found Bannon and others funneled some of those funds to themselves. Indictments and arrests followed.
Abbott has said his office would oversee the border wall fund.
Migrant Families Separated At The Border And Later Reunited
NPR Morning Edition Host Rachel Martin spoke this week with NPR National Correspondent Joel Rose and Morning Edition producer Lilly Quiroz about families who were separated at the border under former President Trump's policies.
A father and son who traveled from El Salvador talk about their separation of two months and of their reunion. Both are still dealing with the trauma of that experience.
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