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Arelis Hernandez

Arelis Hernandez

National Reporter & Correspondent at The Washington Post

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Texas county at center of border fight is overwhelmed by migrant deaths - The Washington Post

A Texas county that is ground zero in the feud between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over the border has been overwhelmed responding to migrant deaths.
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Total solar eclipse in Eagle Pass brings border city a moment of jo...

As the eclipse enraptured millions, it left a particularly resonant mark in Eagle Pass, ground zero in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s feud with Biden over immigration.
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Texas immigration law is on hold. But the confusion is still mounti...

Even before the latest legal developments, Texas’s implementation of Senate Bill 4 was causing confusion. But anxiety and fear over the controversial law is reaching a new level.
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How Texas will enforce its strict immigration law after Supreme Cou...

The law has sparked outcry from civil society groups worried that even U.S. citizens will have their rights trampled on.
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A border Democrat wants to seize back the debate on immigration - T...

Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar is convening lawmakers to form a working group he hopes will change the Democratic message on border and immigration.
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Biden and Trump visits to Texas offer a tale of two border cities -...

As President Biden and Republican contender Donald Trump head to Texas on Thursday, the cities each has chosen to plant their flag on immigration are a study of contrasts.
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Judge blocks Tex. law authorizing arrests of suspected illegal immi...

The blocked bill grants police across Texas the right to arrest immigrants suspected of entering the country illegally. It was derided by advocates as permitting racial profiling.

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Shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston ends with chil...

A woman wielding a long gun and accompanied by a small child was gunned down after she opened fire inside Lakewood Church, run by the pastor Joel Osteen.
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Texas border showdown is far-right magnet, hate trackers warn - The...

As a convoy gathers in Eagle Pass, extremism monitors see vestiges of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of federal orders.
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What is happening with immigration and a possible border bill? - Th...

Our reporters answered your questions about immigration during a live chat on Thursday.
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How Eagle Pass got caught in the middle of Texas, Biden border figh...

The small border city of Eagle Pass has become a front line in the increasingly tense battle between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration.
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Uvalde parents brace for federal review of failures in police respo...

Justice Department leaders held an emotional meeting with relatives of those killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre in advance of a long-awaited report.
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DOJ report on Uvalde shooting calls police response a ‘significant ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland said “lives would have been saved” if officers had followed standard procedures in responding to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Tex.
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Abbott seizes park along Rio Grande in latest escalation with feds ...

National Guard troops under the command of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents from reaching a stretch of the border seized by the state.
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Biden and asylum: Reversing Trump’s restriction will be a major ......

Trump restricted asylum to near zero. Biden will now need a policy for dealing with thousands of asylum-seekers waiting for relief in dangerous parts of Mexico.
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Jesse Colvin, the Democrat challenging Rep. Andy Harris in Md ... -...

A spokesman for the congressional candidate said the D.C. condo is owned by his wife and did not have to be on the report.
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Rep. Andy Harris accused of ethical violation for failing to disclo...

Harris (R-Md.) says the omission cited by Democrats was an accident and has been corrected.
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Super PAC supporting Edwards accuses Alsobrooks of 'pay-to-play ......

Maryland state’s attorney and county executive candidate denounces the attacks, which she says are “unfair” and “unethical.”
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GWU experts tapped to review Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto ....

Critics and independent analyses say that Puerto Rico’s government might have undercounted the casualties related to last year’s major hurricane.
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Big, blue and bold: New signs welcome people to Prince George's - T...

The long-delayed marketing campaign trumpets the name of Rushern L. Baker III, the county executive who leaves office at year’s end.
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No one would build on barren land near Suitland Metro. So the ... -...

Prince George’s County has bought land worth tens of millions and is launching the first phase of a $400 million development.