Tag Archives: immigration

Blaming DPS

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Meet your new scapegoat for the SOS non-citizen voter advisory fiasco. Amid the fallout surrounding his administration’s botched review of the voter rolls, Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a side. Who’s to blame for the state’s mistaken challenge to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Greg Abbott, immigration, lawsuit, Secretary of State, Senate, Steve McCraw, Texas | 2 Comments

Senate committee advances Whitley nomination

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll take Pointless Wastes of Time for $200, Alex. A Texas Senate committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley — the most forward motion he’s made in weeks in a stalled nomination that … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Greg Abbott, immigration, Secretary of State, Senate, Steve McCraw, Texas, voter registration | Comments Off

Judge blocks any voter purges from the SOS advisory

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Let’s hope this lasts. In a major victory for voting rights groups, a federal judge has ordered that no Texas county should purge suspected noncitizen voters from the rolls or issue letters demanding that they prove their citizenship “without … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, MALDEF, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 1 Comment

Of course there are bills to do something with that bogus SOS advisory

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

What else did you expect? Among other things, Senate Bill 960 and Senate Bill 953, filed late last week, would require voter registrars across the state to kick every person off the voter rolls who at one point said they were not a citizen … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Attorney General, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, immigration, lawsuit, Pat Fallon, Paul Bettencourt, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 2 Comments

Testimony ends in SOS advisory lawsuit

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Now we wait for a ruling. We’ve already sort of gotten one, but it’s not all official yet. As part of an ongoing flurry of litigation in federal court here over the state’s bungled citizenship review of its voter rolls, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, MALDEF, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 3 Comments

Another reason David Whitley has to go

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

County elections officials feel like they can’t trust him or his office right now. That’s a big deal. As the Texas secretary of state’s office rolled out its botched effort to review the citizenship of nearly 100,000 voters, Betsy Schonhoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Collin County, Congress, David Whitley, DPS, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Greg Abbott, Harris County, immigration, lawsuit, North Carolina, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, voter registration, Williamson County | 7 Comments

Civil rights groups want Whitley to not be confirmed

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

No kidding. More than 30 civil rights and community groups are calling on Senate Democrats to block the confirmation of embattled interim Secretary of State David Whitley, who oversaw the botched rollout of an investigation into the citizenship of tens … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, NAACP, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 2 Comments

SOS advisory lawsuit continues

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From Day Two of testimony: Despite a glaring error in the original data that questioned the citizenship status of tens of thousands of registered voters, a state elections official defended the investigation in federal court Wednesday, saying some potential illegal … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, MALDEF, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 1 Comment

First day in court for SOS advisory lawsuits

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

First day for the first lawsuit, one of three filed against that bogus SOS advisory. A federal judge in San Antonio will hear arguments Tuesday in one of three legal challenges to the state’s initiative to purge tens of thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Blanco County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Jolt Initiative, Kerr County, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALDEF, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, NAACP, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 1 Comment

Here’s one solution to the SOS problem

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Works for me. A San Antonio state rep wants to repeal the law that let Texas Secretary of State David Whitley refer a poorly vetted list of 95,000 people’s names to the attorney general for investigation for voter fraud. Rep. … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged DPS, immigration, lawsuit, Roland Gutierrez, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter registration | Comments Off

Whitley’s “apology”

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

He can do a lot better than this. He should do a lot better than this if he wants to get confirmed. Facing an uncertain path to confirmation after ordering a deeply flawed voter citizenship review that seemingly focused on … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, MALDEF, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, voter registration, Wood County | 2 Comments

Paxton double-talks on that SOS advisory

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Ken Paxton really can’t be trusted. Not exactly earth-shattering, I know, but always good to remember. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton assured lawmakers on Friday that his office hadn’t launched criminal investigations into nearly 100,000 voters flagged by the secretary … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Attorney General, David Whitley, DPS, Guadalupe County, immigration, Julieta Garibay, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, The Lege, voter registration | Comments Off

Paxton manages to restrain himself from prosecuting anyone on the SOS list – yet

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Mighty decent of you there, Kenny boy. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told lawmakers Friday that his office has yet to take action on a deeply flawed list of nearly 100,000 Texas voters flagged last month for citizenship review. Paxton … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People, That's our Lege | Tagged Attorney General, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, voter registration | 1 Comment

Paxton asks for summary judgement to end DACA

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Not much coverage of this, and I’m not sure what that means. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked a federal judge to strike down Obama-era deportation protections for immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States illegally … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas | 1 Comment

Three times a lawsuit

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Hat trick! A group of civil and voting rights organizations is suing the state’s chief election officers and local election officials in five counties, claiming Texas’ voter citizenship review efforts are unconstitutional because they intentionally target naturalized citizens and voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Ann Harris Bennett, Blanco County, Caldwell County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Fayette County, Galveston, immigration, Jolt Initiative, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, NAACP, Secretary of State, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration, Washington County | 1 Comment

SOS advisory lawsuit update

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Add another plaintiff, litigate till done. A naturalized citizen — who immigrated to Texas from the United Kingdom and is a registered voter — is joining a Latino civil rights group in suing top Texas officials after her voter registration … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Atascosa County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Julie Hilberg, lawsuit, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 2 Comments

SOS walks its advisory back even more

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Just rescind the whole damn list and let’s pretend this never happened. A week after it flagged tens of thousands of voters for citizenship checks, the Texas secretary of state’s office is now advising counties on how to check their … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Attorney General, Colorado, David Whitley, DPS, Florida, Greg Abbott, immigration, Ken Paxton, Rafael Anchia, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 6 Comments

Eh, what’s a few thousand mis-identified non-citizens among friends?

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

No biggie. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott downplayed concerns Thursday about the voter citizenship review initiated last week by his secretary of state, even though it has since become clear that the state’s list of flagged voters swept up thousands of … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Election 2018, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, immigration, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter registration | 4 Comments

As the SOS advisory numbers get revised down

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This really can’t be emphasized enough. State officials on Tuesday acknowledged widespread errors in their list of 95,000 Texas voters flagged as potential non-citizens, reinforcing the concerns of advocates who say the state’s effort amounts to illegal voter suppression. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Harris County, immigration, lawsuit, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter registration | 3 Comments

A trio of updates about that bogus SOS letter

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Most counties reacted skeptically, as well they should. The Texas Tribune reached out to 13 of the 15 counties with the most registered voters on Monday; Galveston was the only one that indicated it would immediately send out letters, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Collin County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, Travis County, voter registration, Williamson County | 7 Comments

Civil rights groups push back on bogus SOS letter

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Lawyers with 13 organizations — including the Texas Civil Rights Project, the ACLU of Texas, the League of Women Voters of Texas and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund — are demanding that the state rescind an advisory sent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged AALDEF, ACLU of Texas, Common Cause, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, League of Women Voters, Mi Familia Vota, NAACP, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, voter registration | 8 Comments

It’s “Let’s lie about vote fraud” season again

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib wrote about this in the best possible way, but the shrieking ghouls are out there in force doing what they can to whip up fear. The Texas secretary of state’s office announced Friday it would send local election … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Association of Election Administrators, voter registration | 6 Comments

MALDEF Census lawsuit in court

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Census lawsuit #2. In a federal courtroom in Maryland on Tuesday, lawyers representing the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the Senate Hispanic Caucus and several Texas-based nonprofits that advocate for Latino and Asian residents will set out to convince U.S. District … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, National news | Tagged Census, Commerce Department, Donald Trump, immigration, Justice Department, lawsuit, MALDEF, Maryland, New York, SCOTUS, Texas, Wilbur Ross | Comments Off

Plaintiffs win in Census citizenship question lawsuit

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Very good news. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, with an opinion that found the move by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross violated the Administrative Procedure Act. Furman’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, National news | Tagged ACLU, Census, Commerce Department, immigration, Justice Department, lawsuit, New York, SCOTUS, Texas, Wilbur Ross | 2 Comments

Paxton sues San Antonio over “sanctuary cities” law

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

This is gonna be ugly. Texas is suing the city of San Antonio for an alleged violation of the state’s new anti-“sanctuary cities” law, in the state’s first enforcement action against a city under the controversial statue. The lawsuit, filed … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, MALDEF, San Antonio, Texas, The Lege, William McManus | 10 Comments

Southwest Key sues city over permit for child detention warehouse

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Screw them. The Austin-based nonprofit trying to open a shelter to house migrant children east of downtown sued the city of Houston Friday, alleging a discriminatory, baseless and politically motivated campaign to prevent it from opening the facility. Southwest Key … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Donald Trump, Houston, immigration, Jeff Sessions, lawsuit, Office of Refugee Resettlement, refugees, Southwest Key Programs, Sylvester Turner | 25 Comments

DACA lives another day

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

But don’t relax just yet. A federal district judge on Friday denied the state of Texas’ request that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program be put on hold after Texas and nine other states sued to halt the Obama-era … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, immigration, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, MALDEF, New Jersey, Texas | Comments Off

Trump administration denying passports to US citizens born near the border

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

This is infuriating. On paper, he’s a devoted U.S. citizen. His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. He spent his life wearing American uniforms: three years as … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra | Tagged birth certificate, border, Donald Trump, immigration, Mexico, passports, State Department, Texas | 3 Comments

Trump administration seeks to dismiss MALDEF lawsuit over Census citizenship question

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s hard to keep all these Census lawsuits straight. As multiple court fights over the addition of a citizenship question to the once-a-decade census heat up, the Trump administration is working to keep several Texas groups representing Latino and Asian … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Census, Commerce Department, Donald Trump, immigration, Justice Department, lawsuit, MALDEF, Maryland, New York, Texas, Wilbur Ross | Comments Off

The DACA hearing

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know about this. The state of Texas will continue to incur irreparable financial harm if an Obama-era immigration program isn’t halted immediately, attorneys for the state argued in Houston on Wednesday. But lawyers representing nearly two dozen recipients … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, immigration, Justice Department, lawsuit, MALDEF, New Jersey, SCOTUS, Texas | Comments Off

One federal court orders DACA restored

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

But hold on, because there’s another ruling to come. A federal judge on Friday upheld his previous order to revive an Obama-era program that shields some 700,000 young immigrants from deportation, saying that the Trump administration had failed to justify … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Barack Obama, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, immigration, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas | 2 Comments

Census lawsuit proceeds

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A federal judge in New York on Thursday allowed a lawsuit challenging the addition of a citizenship question to the Census to move forward. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman’s decision rejected the Trump administration’s request to dismiss the lawsuit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU, Census, Commerce Department, Connecticut, Delaware, Donald Trump, Illinois, immigration, Iowa, Justice Department, lawsuit, Maryland, Massachusett, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wilbur Ross | Comments Off

Business groups file brief opposing Paxton’s anti-DACA lawsuit

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

This is good. A federal lawsuit by Texas officials earlier this year seeking to order the end of the federal immigration program called the Deferred Act for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, will have “immediate, irreparable injury” to Texas businesses and … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, Election 2018, immigration, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, lawuit, Southwest Airlines, Texas, Texas Association of Business | 1 Comment

Still waiting on families to be reunited

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Horrible story remains horrible. The clock is ticking on a court-ordered Tuesday deadline for the federal government to reunite migrant parents with kids under 5 who were taken from them at the border. With a mere four days left, government … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, Legal matters | Tagged Donald Trump, ICE, immigration, Justice Department, lawsuit, Office of Refugee Resettlement, refugees, Texas | 15 Comments

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