The Latest At Dilley
As the population at Dilley dwindles, other detainment centers around the country remain crowded. And deaths have followed suit. As of May 1, ICE has officially reported 18 detention deaths.
Artem Kolisnichenko
The First Graduates Without The Texas Dream Act
For 24 years, undocumented students paid in-state tuition at Texas public universities. Then last summer, in the span of a few hours, the Texas Dream Act ended.
Texas Cities Targeted Over ICE Guidelines
Abbott and Paxton took coordinated action against Houston, Austin, and Dallas over local policies that restrict how municipal police cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Targets For A Landmark Texas Case
Why many Republicans are clamoring to reverse a decades-old Texas case that established that undocumented children could attend public schools
The New “Smart” Border Wall Comes To Texas
In July 2025, Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget package with $46.5 billion for border infrastructure construction. The funds are available through September 2029 and, as reconciliation funding, are unaffected by government shutdowns.
The Private Prison Model For Texas Detention Centers
The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley has drawn widespread attention over the alleged conditions for detained children. That focus has also shed a spotlight on the for-profit company that operates it.
Legal Challenges For Texas Muslim Organizations
In the past several months, Paxton and his office have been quite busy filing lawsuits against developments with ties to the Islamic community