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June 07, 2019 | The Texas Tribune
Texas Police Can Seize Money and Property With Little Transparency. So We Got the Data Ourselves.
How Texas police use civil asset forfeiture in four counties.
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December 07, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Texas Police Made More Than $50 Million in 2017 From Seizing People’s Property. Not Everyone Was Guilty of a Crime.
Law enforcement leaders say civil asset forfeiture is a necessary tool for fighting crime, but several lawmakers see it as a violation of Americans’ civil liberties. Will Texas legislators take up the issue once again in 2019?
October 09, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Indira Lakshmanan Moderates 'Affairs of The State' Panel, Texas Tribune Festival 2018
In this video, Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan moderates "Affairs of State" panel at the Texas Tribune Fest 2018.
August 02, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
The Trump Administration Is Making Plans to Detain More Immigrants in Texas. Here's Where They Would Be Held.
Several new facilities to hold migrants have already opened this summer, and the federal government has requested up to 15,500 beds at two Texas military bases.
July 25, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Analysis: The Unfolding Story of the Newest Americans
There's a big difference between what policy is supposed to do and what it actually does. The family separation fiasco on the U.S.-Mexico border is a perfect example.
July 25, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Separated Migrant Family of Six Faced One Hurdle After Another After Immigration Crackdown
A young Guatemalan slept on a bridge for at least three days and nights while attempting to seek asylum. His wife and children had been separated after crossing that bridge just weeks earlier.
July 25, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Rotten Meat. Chicken Pox. Tearful Separations. Migrants Describe Their Experience in Federal Custody.
In court filings, more than 200 migrants describe long waits for medical care, minimal access to legal services, verbal abuse from guards, and untreated diaper rashes.
July 13, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Analysis: Completing Reunifications Without Putting Families Back Together
The federal government completed its first round of family reunifications, but 45 percent of the children involved were not reconnected with the adults who brought them into the U.S.
July 12, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
Trump Administration Reunites 57 Immigrant Children Under 5, Declares "Eligible" Reunifications Complete
Officials say that dozens more "tender age" separated children aren't immediately eligible to be reunified with their parents.
July 12, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
From El Paso to Brownsville, the Path to Reunification Isn't Easy for Immigrant Parents
After he was separated from his 10-year old daughter, Mario, an undocumented Honduran, was finally able to see her Tuesday. The reunion lasted for about an hour before the two were separated again.
July 10, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
“A Very Cruel Punishment”: A Family Split by “Zero Tolerance” Won’t Try to Cross Again, Mom Says
Since requesting asylum, a father has been detained near Houston while his 6-year-old daughter was shipped to Arizona. In Honduras, the girl's mother fears her daughter will be traumatized.
July 10, 2018 | The Texas Tribune
While Migrant Families Seek Shelter from Violence, Trump Administration Narrows Path to Asylum
Advocates for asylum-seekers at the border say a long difficult process has become increasingly unjust. And the Trump administration shows no signs of changing its tune.