Mauro Henriquez, an 18-year-old Houston ISD student and team captain for his school’s soccer team, has been detained by ICE since Dec. 16, according to his family.
Latest from NPR
-
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
-
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
News from Across Texas
-
A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely violate state standards for other types of lockups. The state will be back in federal court to defend the conditions behind bars.
-
The Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend is one of the only services of its kind in West Texas. Advocates say while these types of crimes are rarely reported, they remain dedicated to the clients they do have, and to spreading awareness on the issues.
-
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived in riot gear in Dilley on Wednesday as protesters gathered outside the South Texas Family Residential Center to draw attention to the detention of a five-year-old boy from the Minneapolis area being held at the ICE facility.
-
The lawsuit alleges that Debra Lynch violated Texas law by sending the medications mifepristone and misoprostol into the state.
Nature Notes
Border & Immigration