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As President-elect Donald Trump doubles down on his mass deportation plan, some Republicans are trying to assuage fears amid growing questions of who will be forced out of the country. The prospect of mass deportations is generating fear and apprehension among families with noncitizen members and businesses that employ undocumented workers. The president-elect has also said he would withhold federal grants to police that don’t cooperate in his mass deportation plan as well as use the National Guard to carry it out. But not long ago, some Republicans have resisted Democratic administrations' attempts to prioritize certain immigrants over others for deportation. “If he deports violent criminals, gang leaders and drug leaders, people who committed violent crimes like rape or murder, isn’t that mass deportation?” Muniz asked.

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The autumn of 2021 delivered a shock to the state of Texas. More than 9,000 migrants crossed the border on a September day into the town of Del Rio and huddled in a tent camp under a bridge. Thousands more came later that week from countries all over the world, challenging the town’s ability to handle them. The following spring, Texas opened a new frontier of its own. Washington’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, suggested that many of the migrants had been “tricked” into riding the buses by the Texas governor, Greg Abbott.

Persons: Muriel Bowser, “, ”, Greg Abbott Organizations: Station, Washington , D.C, state’s Division, Emergency Management, Washington’s Locations: Texas, Del Rio, Washington ,, Eagle Pass , Texas

☆ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Hurricane Beryl, Asia business trip and state of 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTexas Gov. Greg Abbott on Hurricane Beryl, Asia business trip and state of 2024 raceTexas Governor Greg Abbott joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state's response toe Hurricane Beryl, his economic development trip in Asia, state of the 2024 race, and more.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Hurricane Organizations: Texas Locations: Hurricane Beryl, Asia

☆ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on new stock exchange: A place for companies whose only agenda is capitalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTexas Gov. Greg Abbott on new stock exchange: A place for companies whose only agenda is capitalismTexas Governor Greg Abbott joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state's plans to launch a new national stock exchange, President Biden's executive order on the southern border, state of the 2024 race, and more.

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☆ D.A. Seeks to Overturn Texas Governor’s Pardon of Man Who Killed Protester
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( David Montgomery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A Texas prosecutor said on Tuesday that he would seek to have a court overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man convicted of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin in the summer of 2020. The Republican governor’s pardon last month of the man, Daniel S. Perry, who had argued that he was acting in self-defense against an armed protester, was cheered by conservatives as a recognition of the state’s “stand your ground” protections. But it was also met with outrage by the protester’s family, civil rights groups and José Garza, the Travis County district attorney whose office had secured the conviction. On Tuesday, Mr. Garza, a Democrat, said he would petition the state’s highest criminal appeals court to overturn the pardon on the grounds that the governor had violated the constitutional separation of powers doctrine by intervening with a court’s actions.

Persons: Greg Abbott’s, Republican governor’s, Daniel S, Perry, José Garza, Garza Organizations: Gov, Republican Locations: Texas, Austin, Travis County

☆ Texas Republicans confab hints at how GOP breakup with corporate America could play out
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The annual Texas Republican Convention started Thursday in San Antonio, and culminated with George's election as party chair. Verizon , Comcast and Union Pacific sponsored the 2020 Texas Republican convention, according to The Texas Tribune. Pepsi and Chevron were sponsors of the 2022 Texas Republican convention, but they are not backing this year's event. The fight over corporate money also bubbled up in the election that George won on Friday, to lead the state party. This team "wears that as a badge of honor," he said, before the new chair of the state party was elected.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Donald J, Trump, Abraham George, George, Matt Mackowiak, Mackowiak, Griffin Perry, Rick Perry, Perry Organizations: Texas, Weslaco Department of Public Safety, Republican Party of Texas, America, RPT, Texas Republican, Fortune, Verizon, Comcast, Union Pacific, The Texas Tribune, Pepsi, Chevron, Veteran, GOP, Republican, Texas Gov, CNBC Locations: Mexico, Weslaco , TX, Texas, San Antonio

☆ Texas Governor Pardons Man in Fatal Shooting of Protester in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Greg Abbott of Texas on Thursday pardoned a man who was convicted of fatally shooting a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the summer of 2020, fulfilling a promise he made last year amid pressure from conservatives. The decision immediately followed a pardon recommendation from the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members are appointed by the governor. Lawyers for the man, Daniel S. Perry, argued that he had acted in self-defense against the protester, who was carrying an AK-47-style rifle. Mr. Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison in an emotional hearing last year in which prosecutors presented evidence of racist online comments he had made and said that psychological experts had found him to be “basically a loaded gun.” As the pardons board considered the case, lawyers with the Travis County district attorney, José Garza, met with the board to argue against a pardon. Under Texas law, a recommendation from the board is necessary before the governor can grant a pardon.

Persons: Greg Abbott of, Paroles, Daniel S, Perry, José Garza Organizations: state’s, AK Locations: Greg Abbott of Texas, Travis County, Texas

☆ Read the Texas Governor’s Pardon
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

PROCLAMATION BY THE Governor of the State of Texas PROCLAMATION No. 2024-0001 DPS #07666731 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, Daniel Scott Perry, TDCJ #02450686, D.O.B. April 24, 1987, was sentenced in the 147th District Court in Travis County on May 10, 2023, to twenty- five years in prison for the offense of Murder, Cause No. D-1-DC-21-900007; and WHEREAS, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has conducted an exhaustive review of Daniel Scott Perry's personal history and the facts surrounding his shooting of Garrett Foster; and WHEREAS, both the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 23, of the Texas Constitution protect the right to keep and bear arms for, among other things, self-defense; and WHEREAS, Texas law, consistent with those constitutional guarantees, provides one of the clearest self-defense protections in the United States; and WHEREAS, Texas Penal Code § 9.32(a) provides that a person “is justified in using deadly force against another" when that person "reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary" to protect a person against another's use of unlawful deadly force; and WHEREAS, Texas Penal Code § 9.32(c) provides that a person who is otherwise lawfully present at the location where deadly force is used "is not required to retreat before using deadly force"; and WHEREAS, on July 25, 2020, Daniel Scott Perry, while driving on a public road in Austin, slowed his vehicle as he rounded a corner onto Congress Avenue and encountered a group of protestors obstructing traffic; and WHEREAS, Daniel Scott Perry's car was immediately surrounded by aggressive protestors who rushed to obstruct, strike, pound, smash, and kick his vehicle; and WHEREAS, Garrett Foster then approached within 18 inches of Daniel Scott Perry's car, confronted him, and brandished a Kalashnikov-style rifle in the low-ready firing position; and WHEREAS, Daniel Scott Perry fired his handgun at Garrett Foster to eliminate a perceived threat to his safety and called law enforcement less than one minute later to inform them of the incident; and WHEREAS, Daniel Scott Perry explained to law enforcement at the time that he used his weapon because he feared losing his life and has since consistently stated that he acted in self-defense; and WHEREAS, Travis County District Attorney José Garza, rather than upholding the self- defense rights of citizens, has prioritized "reducing access to guns" that citizens may use to lawfully defend themselves; and FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 1:25 PM O'CLOCK MAY 16 2024

Persons: Daniel Scott Perry, Paroles, Daniel Scott Perry's, Garrett Foster, brandished, Attorney José Garza Organizations: D.O.B, Texas, United States Constitution, Travis, Attorney Locations: Texas, TDCJ, Travis County, United States, Austin

☆ As pro-Palestinian protests sweep college campuses, student journalists are rushing to the big story and exams
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Hadas Gold | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Smith is editor-in-chief of The Lantern, Ohio State University’s student-run newspaper, which has scrambled in recent days to cover pro-Palestinian protests roiling the campus. It’s also finals week, and in the coming days the newspaper’s staff will transition to the next year’s staff. And, for many of these student journalists, it’s becoming a seminal moment in their nascent careers. “Given that we’re student journalists, we know the campus and the students here. As pressure mounted on campus, the newspaper mobilized a handful of writers who worked together to cover the protests.

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☆ U.S. to award Samsung up to $6.6 billion chip subsidy for Texas expansion: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration plans to announce it is awarding more than $6 billion to South Korea's Samsung next week to expand its chip output in Taylor, Texas, as it seeks to ramp up chipmaking in the U.S., two people familiar with the matter said. The Biden administration plans to announce it is awarding more than $6 billion to South Korea's Samsung next week to expand its chip output in Taylor, Texas, as it seeks to ramp up chipmaking in the U.S., two people familiar with the matter said. It will also include an investment in another undisclosed location, the source said, adding that Samsung will more than double its U.S. investment to over $44 billion as part of the deal. Texas Governor Greg Abbott's office did not respond to requests for comment. One of the sources said it would be the third largest of the program, just behind Taiwan's TSMC , which was awarded $6.6 billion on Monday and agreed to expand its investment by $25 billion to $65 billion and to add a third Arizona factory by 2030.

Persons: Biden, Gina Raimondo, Greg Abbott's, Taiwan's Organizations: Biden, South, Samsung, Commerce, Commerce Department Locations: Taylor , Texas, U.S, Taylor, Texas, Arizona

☆ SXSW weighs in after Texas governor tells artists pulling out of the music festival because of the US Army 'don't come back'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

South by Southwest acknowledged artists who boycotted the festival due to US Army sponsorship. Despite the controversy, SXSW is maintaining its military sponsorship. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, after he demanded artists who pulled out of the festival due to US Army involvement not visit or return to Texas. The Army is hosting a range of panels at the festival from "Transforming for the Future: Innovation, Tech, and the Army" to "Unleash Your Beast: Army Functional Fitness." Mong Tong at the SXSW Music Opening Party Music Festival Showcase as part of SXSW 2024 Conference and Festivals held at the Palm Door on Sixth on March 12, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

Persons: Greg Abbott's, —, Greg Abbott, Governor Abbott, Abbott, Mong Tong, Diego Donamaria, Rachel Chinouriri, Chinouriri, Eliza McLamb, Ellen Lovett Organizations: US Army, Gov, SXSW, Service, Southwest, Army, Israel, U.S, Collins Aerospace, BAE Systems, RTX Corporation, Raytheon, Texas Tribune, Innovation, Tech, Getty, Star Locations: Southwest, Texas, Austin, Antonio, Austin , Texas

☆ Takeaways from Biden and Trump’s dueling visits to the border
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden and his political opponent Donald Trump both agree: The situation along the US-Mexico border needs to change. “Join me – or I’ll join you – in telling Congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill,” Biden said, addressing Trump directly. “The United States is being overrun by the Biden migrant crime,” Trump said in Eagle Pass, adding that Biden has “the blood of countless innocent victims” on his hands. “We work for the American people.”Addressing Trump, Biden said: “So instead of playing politics with the issue, why don’t we just get together and get it done?”It’s an unlikely prospect. Biden previously signaled openness to Republican-favored concessions in order to get the border bill passed.

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☆ God's Man in Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Trump's departure from the White House hasn't stopped him from using the old administration's star power to fuel Capitol Ministries' growth. But regardless of what happens this coming November, Capitol Ministries is quickly becoming the face of American GOP-style evangelicalism around the world. Other than Ralph's wife, Danielle, and a few members of Capitol Ministries' administrative staff, the room was almost entirely men. Rick Perry spoke to Drollinger at Capitol Ministries' global summit in Washington, DC. And yet, on the question of whether and why to support Israel, Drollinger was indeed looking to Revelation for answers.

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Last Saturday, a crowd of several hundred people gathered in a grassy field near the bank of the Rio Grande in Quemado, Texas, for a rally in support of the state’s defiant stance on immigration. The event, which was held by the protest group Take Our Border Back, marked the final stop of a dayslong convoy of conservative Americans who, in a procession of cars, trucks and mobile homes, made their way to Quemado to demonstrate their frustration over what they see as the federal government’s failure to enforce immigration laws at the border. A response to the intensifying confrontation over border security and immigration between the Biden administration and the Texas governor, Greg Abbott, the event featured an unexpected blend of political anger and religious ardor.

Persons: Biden, Greg Abbott Locations: Rio Grande, Quemado , Texas, Texas

☆ Factbox-Biden Administration, Texas Battling Over Border Policies on Multiple Fronts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Those cases could ultimately determine how much power, if any, states possess to police international borders when they disagree with federal immigration policies. The Biden administration has sued to strike down the law, claiming it interferes with the federal government's exclusive powers to police the border and enforce immigration laws. In defending the law, Texas will have to contend with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down key provisions of an Arizona immigration law. Texas in its lawsuit claims that by destroying the wire, federal agents are violating the state's property rights. Days after four migrants drowned in the river last July, the state installed the string of buoys, prompting a lawsuit by the Biden administration.

Persons: Daniel Wiessner, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Abbott, Biden, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican Texas, Democrat, Supreme, Biden, U.S . Customs, Border, . Border Patrol, U.S, Circuit Locations: Mexico, Texas, U.S, Arizona, Rio Grande, Eagle, , Texas, Mexico . Texas, New Orleans, Rio, Albany , New York

☆ Why Elon Musk's battle with Delaware is about more than a $55 billion pay package
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Musk's Tesla pay was structured without a salary to involve 12 stock option awards that would only be given once performance goals for each of them were met. Though Musk can appeal the decision, there are signs that this battle is about more than just the massive pay package that has propelled him to a $205 billion fortune. The carmaker is currently worth $600 billion, up from roughly $50 billion in 2018, when Musk received his pay plan. So it's reasonable to take Musk at face value when he says his Tesla pay, as McCormick put it, is a "means of bankrolling that mission." Closer to home, Musk's legal battle could trigger a rethink of where Corporate America goes to do business.

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☆ Trump and his allies are wielding immigration as a political weapon against Biden, and Ukraine is paying the price
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Negotiations on a deal on the border and aid could collapse thanks to Trump. AdvertisementRepublicans and Democrats have spent weeks carefully negotiating a massive, bipartisan immigration and foreign aid deal, leaving Ukraine in a wait-and-see position on critical support. As both sides moved closer toward a possible agreement, former President Donald Trump stepped in to torpedo attempts at a compromise. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDespite the border deal being notably to the right of the Biden administration's stances on immigration, the bipartisan bill could be a win for Biden ahead of the election. He appeared to be referring to a contingent of GOP lawmakers who have loudly denounced future US support for Ukraine.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump lavished praise Saturday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for not allowing the Biden administration entry to remove razor wire in a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S. in an escalating feud over immigration. In a speech focused overwhelmingly on border security, Trump said Texas should be given full support in its measures to deter migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. Rob Williams, a 25-year-old voter who attended the Las Vegas rally, said he was glad Texas was defying the Biden administration over immigration. "They’re going to show the fight over there in Texas.” ___Gomez Licon reported from Miami.

Persons: Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Biden, Trump, ” Trump, E, Jean Carroll, ”, ” Annabelle Weislocher, “, Joe Biden, I’ll, Rob Williams, ” ___ Gomez Licon Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Texas Gov, U.S . Border Patrol, Republican, Navy, Air Force Reserve, Trump, Immigration, AP, Las Locations: Texas, U.S, Mexico, Las Vegas, United States, America, Miami

☆ How Haley Lost New Hampshire: Ignoring Lessons from Underdogs of the Past
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But the Arizona Republican, facing a goliath named George W. Bush with the entire Republican establishment behind him, stuck with it. He took questions in church basements, diners and community centers until the assembled voters ran out of questions to ask. He talked to reporters on his Straight Talk Express bus and made no secret of reaching out to independents. In February 2000, Mr. McCain shocked the Texas governor with a convincing New Hampshire victory, 49 percent to 30 percent. Accessibility, honesty, vulnerability and a near-constant presence — Nikki Haley did none of that in New Hampshire against her own goliath, Donald J. Trump, a far different candidate from Mr. Bush but one who also has the aura of inevitability.

Persons: John McCain’s, George W . Bush, McCain, Nikki Haley, Donald J, Trump, Bush Organizations: American Legion Hall, Arizona Republican, Republican, New Hampshire Locations: Manchester, Arizona, Texas, New, New Hampshire

☆ Analysis: Why DeSantis’ departure isn’t likely to change the dynamic between Trump and Haley
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Ron Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The DeSantis and Haley camps each believed they would benefit if the other left the field and created an unambiguous one-on-one race with Trump. In fact, both the Trump and DeSantis campaigns believe that more of the Florida governor’s supporters will likely pick Trump. Any gain or loss for Haley among voters from DeSantis’ decision seems likely to affect the race only marginally, many GOP observers believe. Even at that point in the 2016 race, Trump had won only a cumulative 40% of the votes cast in the GOP primaries. His theory that he could peel away a meaningful number of previous Trump voters simply proved wrong.

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☆ US Court Will Reconsider Forcing Texas to Remove Rio Grande Migrant Barrier
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said it would reconsider a recent decision requiring Texas to remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it had placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally crossing the border with Mexico. That ruling was a setback for Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, who has strongly criticized Democratic President Joe Biden's handling of record numbers of migrants crossing the border illegally. Abbott's office, the office of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The floating barrier is part of Abbott's broader effort to deter and punish illegal border crossings, collectively known as Operation Lone Star. All of those initiatives have spawned court battles between Texas and the Biden administration and civil rights groups.

Persons: Daniel Wiessner, panel's, Biden, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden's, Ken Paxton, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Circuit, Texas, Republican, Democratic, Republican Texas, U.S . Department of Justice, Lone Star, Democrat Locations: Texas, Rio, Mexico, New Orleans, Lone Star . Texas, Albany , New York

☆ Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three migrants drowned after Texas authorities blocked Border Patrol. AdvertisementThree migrants, including two children, died in Texas on Saturday after state authorities blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area. But its attempts to phone the Texas Military Department (TMD), the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety about the situation were fruitless, he added. 'The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane'David ZalubowskiThe tragedy comes a day after it was alleged that Texas National Guard soldiers had been blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing parts of the US-Mexico border. AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security, the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Henry Cuellar, —, Cuellar, David Zalubowski, Greg Abbott, Luis Miranda Organizations: Service, Democratic, Twitter, Patrol, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Public, Border Patrol, The Justice Department, Justice Department, Texas Gov, Reuters, Department of Homeland Security, US, of Homeland Security, Business Locations: Texas, Rio Grande, Shelby, Eagle Pass, Grande, Mexico, Eagle

☆ Three Migrants Drown at US Border Amid Dispute Between Texas and White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Federal Border Patrol agents learned at about 9 p.m. of a group of migrants in distress as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande, according to the statement by Cuellar, a Democrat. Federal agents tried to contact Texas officials by telephone, but were unsuccessful, and then went in person to the Shelby Park entrance to speak to the Texas Military Department and the Texas National Guard officials there. A spokesperson for Texas's governor referred questions to the Texas Military Department, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the Border Patrol did not immediately respond to questions. Texas has increasingly sought to implement its own border controls, which have historically been the legal domain of the federal government.

Persons: Jonathan Allen, Henry Cuellar, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, enforcement's, Cuellar, Biden, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Reuters, Texas, Republican, U.S, Democrat, Texas National Guard, Supreme, Border Patrol, Texas Military Department Locations: Rio Grande, Mexico, Shelby, Eagle, U.S, Texas, Grande, , Texas, . Texas

CHANNELVIEW, Texas — For nearly 20 years, Texas environmental regulators have kept a disturbing secret. AdvertisementTexas Community Health News; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality"Any exposure to a carcinogen increases your risk of developing cancer. AdvertisementTim Doty, a former TCEQ mobile air monitoring expert, at the industrial edge of River Terrace Park in Channelview, Texas. In fact, the agency rarely fines companies that violate Texas air pollution laws. Mark FelixHoneycutt's toxicology division soon took an even more dramatic step to weaken Texas' benzene guidelines.

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☆ Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Eric Cox | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Migrants, without a place to stay upon arrival in the city, seek safe shelter inside the District 12 station of the Chicago Police Department in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCHICAGO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Chicago is grappling with local backlash against moving homeless migrants into a new government-run tent encampment as temperatures drop and more migrants continue to arrive. Hundreds of migrants are still sleeping on floors or in tents outside city police stations. Community members in Brighton Park are suing the city to try to stop construction, saying it violates Chicago zoning laws. "In May, Mayor Johnson welcomed migrants to Chicago, saying the city has 'enough room' for them," Eze said in a statement.

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