Julián Aguilar reported for the Tribune from 2009 to 2021, most recently on politics and on the Texas-Mexico border. He focused on immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade.
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Julián Aguilar appears in the following:
An appeals court puts controversial Texas immigration law on hold
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Hours after a Supreme Court ruling in Texas' favor, a federal appeals court has again blocked a new law allowing the state to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally.
Supreme Court allows Texas' controversial immigration law to go into effect
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court, for now, is allowing Texas to implement its immigration law, known as SB4, that permits local and state police to arrest people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally.
The dispute between Texas and the White House over border control escalates
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The state's attorney general says federal border patrol agents cannot have access to a strip of land on the northern banks of the Rio Grande that's been a hot spot for illegal border crossings.
Advocates say new Texas border law could lead to more racial profiling
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill creating stiff penalties for those who illegally cross the Texas-Mexico border. Advocates worry the measure will lead to more racial profiling and abuses of power.
New law gives Texas more power to criminalize undocumented migrants in the state
Friday, December 01, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure into law that will make human smuggling a felony that carries with it a 10-year minimum prison sentence. The new law will go into effect in February.
Controversial issues to come up in Texas special legislative session
Monday, October 09, 2023
School vouchers and border security are the focus of a special legislative session beginning this week in the Texas Statehouse. Both are key issues for the state's Republican governor.
Paxton impeachment trial begins in the Texas Senate
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
The suspended Texas AG pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include bribery, corruption, and abuse of office. Here's what happened on the first day of his trial in the TX Senate.
Impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is underway
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Ken Paxton faces 20 charges, including obstruction of justice, conspiracy, abuse of office and bribery — mostly involving his relationship with an Austin real estate developer and campaign donor.
Texas Gov. Abbott pushes to pardon Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester
Monday, April 10, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state board of pardons to review the case of Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was convicted Friday of killing Garrett Foster during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest.
The political stumbling blocks that prevent gun legislation from passing
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Many Americans are asking themselves what can be done after the shooting in Texas. Despite broad support for background checks and red-flag laws, action at the state and national levels is uncertain.
A Texas judge blocks the state from investigating parents of transgender youth
Friday, March 11, 2022
The judge halted the state from enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to launch "child abuse" investigations against parents getting gender-affirming care for their transgender children.
Disabled 10 Year Old Girl Detained By Border Agents After Surgery
Monday, October 30, 2017
Last week, an undocumented 10 year old girl with cerebral palsy was detained after passing through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to receive emergency gallbladder surgery.
Deadline Looms in Texas Over Sanctuary City Law
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
A Texas law signed in May would undercut the abilities of "sanctuary cities" to protect undocumented immigrants. A federal judge has until Friday to grant an injunction.
