On June 27, we learned of the horrific deaths of 53 migrants whose bodies were discovered near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. They died without water, without
Anxiety rises over continuing deportations and swift-changing immigration policies
Among recent deportees is a Mexican woman who witnessed the El Paso massacre in 2019.
President Joe Biden’s hundred-day moratorium on deportations was supposed to ease anxieties in immigrant communities after four years of harsh crackdowns by the recently ended administration.
But across the nation, deportations continue at about the same pace as before Biden was inaugurated Jan. 20. That’s because the Texas attorney general sued to stop the policy change, with a judge issuing a temporary injunction on the moratorium through Feb, 23.
The fight over deportations in the courts and the halls of Congress signals the difficulty the Biden administration will have in changing immigration policy. Immigrant families are feeling increased anxiety and fear as they cope with a changing landscape.
Witness to El Paso massacre who was deported under Biden administration, shares her story from Mexico
El Paso massacre witness deported
ONLY ON FOX: FOX 26 s Natalie Hee spoke with the woman who was a witness to the El Paso Walmart massacre who has been deported.
HOUSTON - Hundreds of immigrants have been deported under the Biden administration, including a witness to the El Paso 2019 Walmart shooting massacre in 2019.
The deportations come despite the administration s pledge to stop removing people illegally.
On August 3, 2019, Rosa was about to walk into an El Paso Walmart when she spotted a gunman run inside the store and begin shooting.
Witness to Texas mass shooting deported after federal judge blocks Biden deportation pause
Arelis R. Hernández, The Washington Post
Feb. 1, 2021
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An impromptu memorial was created outside the Walmart in El Paso where in August 2019 a gunman killed 22 people.Washington Post photo by Michael Robinson Chavez.
SAN ANTONIO - An El Paso, Texas, woman who witnessed a mass shooting of Latinos at a Walmart in 2019, and provided critical information to state and federal investigators, was deported last week after the Texas attorney general successfully sued to temporarily block President Biden s 100-day pause on deportations.
The 27-year-old was headed home Wednesday when El Paso police stopped her because of a broken brake light, officials said. Officers discovered that the woman had outstanding warrants for unpaid traffic violations and took her into custody. That arrest, along with a 2019 deportation order tied to a drunken-driving conviction, resulted in her rem