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14 Mar 2024, 3:19 am by Immigration Prof
Newsweek reports that Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated his state arresting nearly 500,000 migrants in a new report released earlier this week. [read post]
4 Mar 2024, 7:43 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Helpful Links Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law Texas Governor Greg Abbott Gears Up to Pass Controversial SB4 Immigration Law, with Trump’s Support Immigration Roundup: New H-1B Cap Season Updates for FY 2025 and Beyond USCIS Announces Increase in Filing Fees Effective April 1, 2024 March 2024 Visa Bulletin Adjustment of Status Filing Dates from Visa Bulletin USCIS Processing Times Immigrant Visa Backlog Report ImmigrationLawyerBlog… [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
 In 2022, PFLAG successfully obtained temporary injunctive relief shielding its member families from the Texas Department of Family Protective Services’ (“DFPS”) operationalization of Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate families of transgender youth who receive gender-affirming medical care for the treatment of gender dysphoria—a directive based on the Attorney General’s non-binding opinion claiming that necessary, evidence-based… [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has led the charge to pass immigration laws in Texas, condemned the decision in a press release. [read post]
21 Feb 2024, 9:00 am by William Banks
  Texas Governor Greg Abbott reacted with a statement claiming that the Constitution grants states a right to defend themselves against “invasion,” and that Texas authority “supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary. [read post]
20 Feb 2024, 8:59 pm by Ilya Somin
Greg Abbott's migrant busing program—which has heavily targeted New York and Chicago—has caused disruption in those cities: When immigrants make their way to a city in an organic fashion, they usually are drawn to a place where they have family ties, job leads, or other connections and resources available…. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 3:44 pm by Michael Lowe
Which brings us to a new piece of legislation passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Abbott, to be effective on March 5, 2024. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 5:26 am by Yosi Yahoudai
Greg Abbott released the following statement: “Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 11:50 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Greg Abbott released the following statement: “Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 6:00 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the shooting near Lakewood Church in Houston: “Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 3:03 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
#HouNews — Houston Police (@houstonpolice) February 11, 2024 Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the shooting near Lakewood church in Houston: “Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 1:31 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Greg Abbott said “our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 1:23 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Greg Abbott released the following statement: “Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
7 Feb 2024, 5:55 am by Joseph Nunn
As Operation Lone Star — the border security initiative launched by Texas Governor Greg Abbott — approaches its third anniversary, tensions between the federal government and the state of Texas have reached a fever pitch. [read post]
2 Feb 2024, 7:35 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Greg] Abbott signed into law SB 4, a measure that would authorize Texas police and state judges to arrest, detain and deport migrants who are suspected of crossing the border illegally. [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 7:03 am by Ellena Erskine
Here’s the Thursday morning read: Colorado secretary of state urges Supreme Court to keep Trump off the ballot (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Challenge to attorney bias rule heads to US Supreme Court (David Thomas, Reuters)  Trump’s critics hope that Antonin Scalia can sway the Supreme Court in 14th Amendment fight (John Fritze, CNN) Greg Abbott Poised to Triumph in Supreme Court Rematch With Joe Biden (James Bickerton, Newsweek) The Biden-Abbott Border War… [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 6:05 am by Kate Huddleston
Texas’s Border Extremism is Escalating For three years, under Governor Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” program, Texas has sent thousands of state police and National Guard to border communities, where they have targeted migrants for arrest on state charges, conducted a disproportionate number of traffic stops, put up razor wire, and even reportedly pushed children back into the Rio Grande. [read post]
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement asserting Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense concerning the border. [read post]