Journalist with the Associated Press working in South Texas. Bilingüe.
Valerie Gonzalez
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So many talented and experienced reporters were laid off.
My heart feels heavy for my colleagues who gave so much of themselves for such a quick exit.
NEW: Organizations that give legal assistance to children who came to the U.S. alone said agents from ICE and HHS tried to enter their offices in what the groups described as part of a campaign to intimidate legal services providers.
At least three received these visits.
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PIHA asked for two things HUD does not yet require them to demand from residents:
-citizenship documentation only
-docs from assistance-ineligible residents
A follow-up letter tried walking it back, but it was too late.
PIHA occupancy rate plummeted from 91% to 43%. The national avg. is 94%.
New: Three years after her 8 year old daughter died in CBP custody, her mom takes medication to help her fall asleep after feeling her daughter’s body go limp in her arms. Today the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which advocates for low-income families, estimates 79,600 people could be forced to leave their homes, with a disproportionate impact on children and Latinos.
HUD collected public comments. If finalized, the rule will likely face legal challenges.
NEW: Port Isabel Housing Authority bungled a message to residents in Feb. indicating a proposal ending housing assistance to mixed-status families would be taking effect.
What happened there could be a glimpse of the nationwide impact if the rule takes effect.
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Valerie Gonzalez
“The impact was not limited to undocumented immigrants, but really to immigrants who are here legally as well as people within their families who are citizens.”
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By @valontheborder.bsky.social
Organizations providing legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children say agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Health and Human Services attempted to enter their offices.
A Honduran family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government after their 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in federal custody after crossing the border in 2023.
A bungled message from a South Texas housing authority prompted mass flight. The situation in Port Isabel offers a glimpse of what could happen nationwide if a Trump administration proposal takes effe...
A bungled message from a South Texas housing authority prompted mass flight. The situation in Port Isabel offers a glimpse of what could happen nationwide if a Trump administration proposal takes…
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On May 15, Associated Press leadership cut 20 guild covered staff. Layoffs included U.S. news, photographers, investigations, business and sports across 12 states.
