Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the federal government for more than $11 billion in reimbursements to Texas for the costs of border security operations and wall construction during the Biden administration.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2025/01/24/511900/greg-abbott-seeks-11-billion-in-federal-reimbursements-for-border-security/

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Human rights groups condemned Senate Republicans and the Biden administration after reports a discussion on a supplemental funding bill for aid to Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan put asylum and other humanitarian pathways for migrants on the table.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2023/12/12/472097/the-border-is-not-a-bargaining-chip-human-rights-groups-condemn-effort-to-tie-immigration-to-foreign-aid/

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