WASHINGTON (July 25, 2023)—On Monday the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas and its governor, Greg Abbott for violating the Rivers and Harbors Act, barring the obstruction of U.S. waterways. Governor Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star”, a $4 billion…
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Border-based Political Science Researcher Available to Discuss End of Title 42 Restrictions
Gaspare M. Genna, Ph.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso. He’s available to discuss the current conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border,…
Despite refugee boost and family reunification, Biden has ‘long road to go’
On Monday, the Biden administration announced a significant increase in the number refugees allowed to enter the United States. The announcement comes as the administration also begins to reunite parents separated from their children under the Trump administration’s family separation…