Stella M. Chávez

Men seeking asylum line up as they wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico nearby, on April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. President Joe Biden has ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when arrests for illegal entry top 2,500 a day, which was triggered immediately.

The Texas Civil Rights Project and others are condemning President Biden's Tuesday executive action to limit asylum requests at the border.

Longtime noncitizens married to a U.S. citizen could be eligible to apply for parole that would grant protections. UNT college student Oscar Silva says he plans to apply.

Oscar Silva spends a lot of time inside the business school on his college campus.

Oscar Silva spends a lot of time inside the business school on his college campus.

Oscar Silva, 23, has stayed enrolled in college because he can't legally work. He plans to apply for the program known as Parole in Place, which

Demonstrators rally to show support for the transgender community at the Texas Capitol on April 2, 2022.

KERA | By Stella M. Chávez Published November 5, 2024 at 6:00 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 3, 2017.

Jemima Martinez says she had a feeling Donald Trump would win the presidency. But the North Texas resident wasn't prepared for the wave of emotions she felt after he was declared the victor over Vice President Kamala Harris.