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A five-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge’s order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of U.S. Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro. CBC | World News
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5-year-old detained in Minneapolis last week still in Texas detention facility with his father
Two U.S. Democratic Representatives visited a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention centre Wednesday, in a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and given fuel to Democrats and others pushing back against the actions of ICE. CBC | World News
Read More »Mother’s heartbreak as children aged 6,8 and 9 die after falling through icy pond in Texas
The boys’ mother said she tried to save them from the freezing pond but fell through the ice herself Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Cuban-born immigrant died by homicide at ICE facility in Texas, autopsy finds
A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide. CBC | World News
Read More »Former Uvalde school police officer found not guilty of child endangerment in Texas school shooting
A Texas jury has acquitted a former Uvalde school police officer on charges he failed in his duty to confront the gunman during the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting, which left 19 students and two adults dead. CBC | World News
Read More »Testimony wraps in Texas officer’s trial over response to 2022 Uvalde school shooting
Witness testimony ended Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack, setting up the case to go to the jury. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court paves way for midterm redistricting in Texas in win for Trump, Republicans
The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump’s quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery, conspiracy case
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. CBC | World News
Read More »The absurd way Texas and California hope to game the 2026 midterms | About That
After Texas sparked controversy for securing five additional House seats by redistricting its congressional maps, California responded with some gerrymandering of its own. Andrew Chang breaks down how gerrymandering works and how it could affect the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images CBC | World News
Read More »This Texas county turned Republican for 1st time in over a century. A year on, voters say they have no regrets
CBC News recently travelled to Starr County, Texas, to get a better sense of how voters feel one year after Donald Trump returned to the White House. Trump flipped this county in 2024, becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to win it in 132 years — though residents are divided on his policies. CBC | World News
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