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Maher Tarabishi, a Jordanian national, has been in ICE custody since October. His family says his son's health is failing without his father there to help care for him.

Public health officials warn law enforcement and border patrol activity are discouraging people from getting vaccines and other types of preventive health care. A North Texas health leader was among the officials who highlighted the issue.

Texas will have more than 30 new laws on the books come New Year's Day, touching on everything from artificial intelligence regulation to property tax exemptions.

Senate Bill 8 goes into effect next month, requiring Texas sheriff鈥檚 offices that operate jails to enter into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some immigration advocates say it'll increase fear in migrant communities.

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The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.

More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows, allowing the government to order their immediate deportation.

Government sources say that for the last six weeks, they've been ordered not to release undocumented children in federal custody to their parents and relatives.

Maher Tarabishi, who came to the U.S. from Jordan in the '90s, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October. He was his son's primary caregiver.

Detaining migrants who leave voluntarily may be a way to impose long-term reentry penalties, since formal removal can bar people from returning for years or even permanently.

鈥淚f telling the Christmas story honestly feels political, that says more about our moment than it does about the gospel,鈥� Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison, senior pastor at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement submitted a status report in an ongoing federal civil lawsuit aimed at protecting children. The federal agency reported that about 400 children were held for longer than the recommended 20-day limit in August and September.