The Republican in Congress helped a migrant teenager she previously knew get released from federal custody. Scores of migrants are in similar situations with no clear exit.

The detention of the family of asylum seekers after a routine check-in with immigration officials had caused an uproar in their community.

Two teen brothers in a nationally recognized mariachi band in South Texas have been released from immigration custody after bipartisan criticism that the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportation overreached.

The ACLU and its Texas chapter have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the deportation of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act, a law from 1798.