(PRESS RELEASE) EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to encounter abandoned illegal immigrants throughout the Rio Grande Valley Sector. On Friday, June 1, agents assigned to the McAllen Border Patrol Station discovered a deceased subject in the Rio Grande near Los Ebanos, Texas. Local authorities extracted the body…

Written by Karolina Walters, Immigration Impact For generations, the United States has opened its doors to individuals from around the world seeking safety and protection. The process of seeking asylum in the United States is rigorous and well-established under U.S. law. But in a cynical attempt to reject asylum seekers…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – A National Guardsman, assigned to the Eagle Pass Border Patrol Station, was instrumental in the safe return of a 3-year-old child, who was reportedly taken from his mother in Mexico. “This incident clearly illustrates the effectiveness of having our National Guard partners assisting agents in a…

Written by Joshua Breisblatt, Immigration Impact The glut of stories surfacing about family separation and the increasing number of migrant children being taken into U.S. custody is deeply concerning. In the past, children detained in shelters had arrived at the border without an adult. Now, however, the U.S. government is…

(PRESS RELEASE) American Airlines has announced a new route between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Del Rio International Airport (DRT). American Airlines will offer two daily roundtrip flights in Del Rio, Texas. The proposed flight times are as followed: Proposed flight times BETWEEN DRT & DFW Route DEPARTURE ARRIVAL…

Written by Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact When it comes to U.S. refugee policy, the Trump administration is asking Congress to let the fox guard the hen house. The administration has nominated Ronald Mortensen to be assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), housed within…

(PRESS RELEASE) The SWTJC Rodeo Team will send two of their best competitors to compete in the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper (CNFR), Wyoming from June 9 to June 16. in Casper, WY. Callie Morgan and Shaye Lynn Jessee have advanced to compete for the national title in their…

Written by Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact The Trump administration continued its shortsighted attack on businesses this week, indicating it will end a rule allowing foreign entrepreneurs to grow start-up companies in the United States. The International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) was designed to bring the talent, ideas, and initiative of foreign…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2018 Seven months after an undocumented teenager under federal custody in Texas got an abortion over the objections of the state of Texas and the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a lower court order that cleared the way for the…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2018 The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, having undergone a massive leadership shakeup after recent scandals of physical and sexual abuse, wants to reduce the already shrinking population of youth kept in state-run lockups and funnel more resources into county facilities. The agency’s…