Memory Fades
A contract killer with Alzheimer’s Disease? It sounds like the setup for a really bad Saturday Night Live sketch. In fact, it was the setup for a
Tag : U.s.-mexico Border
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LULAC Blasts Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Plan To Send Migrants To Washington, DC
I've just become apprised of Gov. Greg Abbott's plans for undocumented migrant through this National LULAC Press Release. How offensive, inhumane,
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DHS Releases Travel Restrictions for Certain Unvaccinated Non-citizens at Land Ports of Entry Between the U.S. border with Canada and Mexico
With a new year comes new travel restrictions. In this blog post, we share with you a recent announcement published in the Federal Register by the
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Morning Report: Where Did Millions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Escape From?
Water passes from Tijuana to the International Wastewater Treatment Plant through a grated drain that helps catch trash. / Photo by Adriana
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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: I-35 serves the American heartland
Interstate 35 (I-35) serves the central United States. As with most interstate highways that end in a “5,” it is a major cross-country,
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DEA, Ariz. police seize record 1.7M fentanyl pills at U.S.-Mexico border
Tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl are displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in
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Turf-war refugees: Cartel violence in southwestern Mexico propels migrants to U.S. border
By Elket Rodríguez All along the U.S.-Mexico border, the pastors who comprise Fellowship Southwest’s Immigrant Relief Ministry are facing a
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Immigration Roundup Reminders: U.S. Welcomes International Air Travel for Fully Vaccinated Starting Monday November 8th, Canada/Mexico Land Border Open for Fully Vaccinated Non-Essential Travel, Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Closing November 9th, and More!
In this blog post, we share with you a roundup of new immigration updates for the week starting with some important reminders. U.S. Welcomes
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Breaking Down the NEW White House Proclamation Rescinding the COVID-19 Geographic Travel Bans Effective Nov. 8
Happy Monday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog. We start the week with the highly anticipated White House release of “Proclamation on Advancing the
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DHS Announces U.S. to open land borders with Canada, Mexico to fully vaccinated non-essential foreign travelers on November 8th
Exciting news for fully vaccinated travelers from Mexico and Canada! The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently published a
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White House Announces It Will Lift Travel Bans on November 8 for Fully Vaccinated Foreign Travelers
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We have very exciting news regarding the Biden administration’s plans to rescind the Covid-19 related travel bans
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Monica Muñoz Martinez, Public Historian | 2021 MacArthur Fellow
So happy for, and proud of, my colleague and University of Texas History professor, Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez who just won the MacArthur genius
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Haitian Immigrants at the Texas Border Deserve Better Treatment by Dr. Edward T. Rincón
It is disturbing to witness the harsh and inhumane treatment of already traumatized Haitian immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. We all know it
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Federal Judge Andrew Hanen Blocks New First Time DACA Applications With New Injunction
Source: Flickr, Attribution: mollyktadams We are saddened to report that late Friday, July 16, 2021, Federal Judge Andrew Hanen of the United States
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Deportation Update: Biden Has Given Prosecutors More Power To Decide Which Immigration Cases To Drop
On June 4th, 2021, the interim guidance memorandum (“The Memo”) was publicly released. The reason the memo sent many, like me, into a frenzy was