/tags/u-s-department-of-homeland-security U.S. Department of Homeland Security en-US Copyright Fri, 02 May 2025 10:40:00 GMT /news/2025-05-02/attorneys-palestinian-student-protestor-north-texas-request-release-leqaa-kordia Attorneys for Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman arrested in New Jersey and being detained in an ICE facility in Alvarado, are demanding her release in federal court. Fri, 02 May 2025 10:40:00 GMT /news/2025-05-02/attorneys-palestinian-student-protestor-north-texas-request-release-leqaa-kordia Priscilla Rice /news/2025-05-01/as-trump-ends-protections-many-afghans-in-u-s-fear-deportation-and-murder-at-hands-of-taliban Roughly 200,000 Afghans have come to the U.S. since the Taliban seized Kabul in August 2021. There are now about 10,000 in Greater Houston. Even those with a pathway to U.S. citizenship are worried about their future as President Donald Trump has steadily eliminated their legal protections. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:31:00 GMT /news/2025-05-01/as-trump-ends-protections-many-afghans-in-u-s-fear-deportation-and-murder-at-hands-of-taliban Andrew Schneider /news/2025-04-08/migrants-who-entered-the-u-s-via-cbp-one-app-should-leave-immediately-dhs-says DHS is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One app to leave immediately, part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal protections known as humanitarian parole. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:13:12 GMT /news/2025-04-08/migrants-who-entered-the-u-s-via-cbp-one-app-should-leave-immediately-dhs-says Joel Rose, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /immigration/2025-03-18/palestinian-leqaa-kordia-arrested-ice-north-texas ICE said in a news release it had arrested Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank, for overstaying her expired student visa. She was also arrested last year for her involvement in the protests at Columbia University against the war in Gaza. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:14:00 GMT /immigration/2025-03-18/palestinian-leqaa-kordia-arrested-ice-north-texas Priscilla Rice /news/2023-12-11/federal-judge-prohibits-separating-migrant-families-at-us-border-for-8-years The ruling ends a long-running lawsuit between the Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued over a “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal immigration that resulted in more than 5,000 children being separated from their parents at the border during the Trump administration. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:10:52 GMT /news/2023-12-11/federal-judge-prohibits-separating-migrant-families-at-us-border-for-8-years Associated Press /news/2023-06-22/more-than-300-000-with-temporary-protected-status-get-extension-but-thousands-without-protections The Biden Administration has extended Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 residents from four countries, but thousands more have no protections. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:20:52 GMT /news/2023-06-22/more-than-300-000-with-temporary-protected-status-get-extension-but-thousands-without-protections Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2023-05-05/dhs-secretary-reaffirms-feds-will-use-expedited-removal-of-migrants-when-health-order-expires Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a visit to Texas that the administration will enforce measures that he hopes will discourage migrants from making the dangerous journey to the United States. Fri, 05 May 2023 21:17:09 GMT /texas-news/2023-05-05/dhs-secretary-reaffirms-feds-will-use-expedited-removal-of-migrants-when-health-order-expires Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /news/2023-01-11/a-texas-republican-has-started-the-process-to-impeach-the-secretary-of-homeland-security Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, filed articles of impeachment late Monday, delayed a week because of the contentious majority vote for the U.S. House speaker. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:00:00 GMT /news/2023-01-11/a-texas-republican-has-started-the-process-to-impeach-the-secretary-of-homeland-security Samantha Aguilar | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-12-15/the-border-braces-for-the-end-of-title-42-that-has-expelled-millions-of-migrants El Paso and the federal government are sending migrants away from crowded border facilities ahead of the scheduled end to Title 42. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:17:33 GMT /texas-news/2022-12-15/the-border-braces-for-the-end-of-title-42-that-has-expelled-millions-of-migrants Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /news/2022-08-19/advocates-in-dallas-call-for-federal-protections-for-immigrant-workers Activists are calling for better protections for immigrants who speak out about mistreatment at the workplace. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-19/advocates-in-dallas-call-for-federal-protections-for-immigrant-workers Pablo Arauz Peña