By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling on Tuesday in Sessions v. Dimaya, declared a provision of immigration law so vague as to be unconstitutional. Noncitizens—including green card holders—can be deported for a conviction for what is known in immigration law as a “crime of…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – PA HARRISBURG, Pa. — Environmental groups say changes proposed by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt would gut federal coal-ash regulations put in place in 2015. Coal ash contains toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead and radioactive elements, many of which have no…

By Sydney Greene, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2018 Austin Community College student Katran Packard said she was hoping not to get pregnant before her expected graduation in December. “And now we’re having a baby in December,” said the business administration student and mother of two. For Packard, 28, it’s…

By: Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—the Border Patrol in particular—has a reputation for repeatedly and systematically violating the rights of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Border Patrol agents are known for regularly using excessive force during apprehensions, detaining people under inhumane conditions, and resorting to…

Analysis: A poll showing a close race in Texas, if most Texans voted By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. You probably saw the new Texas political survey from Quinnipiac released last…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2018 The Trump administration on Monday announced it was sending more federal immigration attorneys, judges, prosecutors and asylum officers to the border to prepare for a possible influx of Central Americans arriving as part of an annual caravan – with the aim…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2018 In a case that could reshape political districts across the state, the U.S. Supreme Court this week will consider whether Texas for years has been conducting elections under maps that were drawn with the intent to discriminate against voters of color….

By Josh Hinkle, KXAN-TV April 22, 2018 Editor’s note: This investigation, “Denied,” was produced by KXAN-TV in Austin. As alarmed customers stared out the windows of a downtown Austin restaurant and beer pub during lunchtime that day in January 2017, Austin Police Officer Iven Wall parked his patrol car in…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 An Eagle Pass, Texas United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer, David John Castaneda II, age 40, was arrested on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, on a federal warrant of arrest relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reports that a two year old boy from Quemado, Maverick County, Texas was killed in an accident involving a tractor on Saturday, April 21, 2018.  The father of the child told Maverick County Sheriff Deputies…