Immigration is a very complex issue, Texas federal judge rules DACA illegal
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and last updated 2021-07-19 21:53:30-04
A Texas federal judge orders the government to stop granting new DACA applications and deemed the executive order by former President Barack Obama, illegal.
According to the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, there are at least 50,000 applicants who filed their application at the beginning of this year that will not get approved.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA offers protection for an estimated 700,000 undocumented immigrants who ve arrived in the United States before the age of 16. Although this ruling won t put current DACA recipients in jeopardy, activists said some recipients still feel a sense of uncertainty about the future of the program and worry for those no longer able to submit applications.
Special session to discuss Critical Race theory
and last updated 2021-07-08 19:28:35-04
Texas is one of a hand full of states that has passed legislation banning the teaching of critical race theory in the classroom. Although Gov. Abbott signed the bill into law, it s still on the agenda this special session.
As of right now, HB 3979 will go into effect on September 1st, however, it s on the agenda of this special session because Gov. Abbott said he would like legislators to take another look to refine the bill to ensure critical race theory is abolished in Texas. No surprise, this bill has strong opinions on both sides.
One year later: Some women in the military share same distrust of leadership Spc. Vanessa Guillen had
and last updated 2021-04-22 21:32:26-04
The death of Spc. Vanessa Guillen shook the city of Killeen to the core, and Fort Hood was no different.
From the time she disappeared to the day her remains were found, protests and debates broke out at the gates of Fort Hood surrounding sexual assault in the military and trust in leadership at The Great Place.
Today the calls for change are just as loud as they were a year ago, and her story still resonates with many, especially with female soldiers.