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Inside Trump s immigration tent courts: Controversial system meant to fast-track asylum backlog | Fox News
LAREDO, Texas — The white tents that sit here on the very edge of the U.S border, with Mexico a literal stone s throw away, represent one of the jewels in the crown of the Trump administration s recent efforts to…
Bats bite two detainees at Laredo immigration center
Laredo (Texas) Detention CenterConditions at immigration detention facilities long have been criticized. But here is a new variation on the story.Two men held at a Laredo immigration detention center are undergoing treatments after they were bitten by bats.…
Julia Preston: Lost in (Immigration) Court
Former New York Times immigration beat reporter, Julia Preston for the Marshall Project in “Lost in Court” looks at the Trump administration’s changes to the immigration court system. The audio of a broadcast of this story on public radio stations…
Death on the Border: Inside with Chris Cuomo
An alarming number of anonymous corpses is piling up in the border town of Laredo, Texas—many, migrants who die crossing into the United States. In this week’s episode of the HLN investigative series Inside with Chris Cuomo (Fri., Oct.…
Secured Creditors Beware: Overvalued Properties in Bankruptcy
An overvalued property may now have a bigger impact on a secured creditor’s bottom-line during bankruptcy. Splitting with the Seventh Circuit, the Fifth Circuit in Southwest Securities, FSB v. Segner (In the Matter of Domistyle, Inc.), 2015 WL 9487732…
Political Corruption at Texas Law School
Looking for a good research topic? Here's a good methodology for finding political influence in state-funded laws schools from Watchdog.com: Normally, almost nobody who gets into UT Law fails the bar. Watchdog.org found 90 students who had failed it twice…
Texas: “A Lot Of Legal Research” Isn’t Good Enough To Support Eminent Domain Fees
textIn this eminent-domain case, a jury determined that the City of Laredo’s condemnation wasnot for an authorized public use and awarded attorney’s fees and expenses to the property ownerunder Texas Property Code § 21.019(c). This fee-shifting statute authorizes the trial…
Diana Saldana Approved as US District Judge
The first Obama judicial appointment to be approved by the Senate is Magistrate Judge Diana Saldana. Judge Saldana replaces Judge George Kazen in Laredo. See story.
This is an unfortunate reflection on the state of federal politics. The Obama…
Immigration in the News
Thanks to our loyal reader George for these news tips! HAPPY NEW YEAR!World Trade Bridge has changed the U.S.-Mexico border, for good and badDuring the day, literally thousands of trucks cross the span into the U.S., headed for destinations scattered…