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October 20, 2020 Featured, Hill Country News, Politics, Public Safety, TravelAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Sierra Club, Southern Border Communities Coalition, Southern Poverty Law Center, Texas Legislature 2020, Trump Administration, US Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases on border wall funding, “remain in Mexico” policy
The Migrant Protection Protocols program has been criticized for sending thousands of vulnerable asylum seekers to Mexican border states that have seen sustained violence.
October 12, 2020 Featured, Hill Country News, Politics, Public SafetyEl Paso County, Former President Donald Trump, Laredo County, Sierra Club, Southern Border Communities Coalition, US Circuit Court, US Supreme Court
President can’t use $3.6 billion in military funds for border wall construction
The 2-1 decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes as $3.6 billion was slated for construction of about a dozen projects, including two projects in the Laredo and El Paso areas.
