At the moment, no issue in American politics is more fraught than immigration. A surge in people hoping to enter the United States to seek political asylum in recent years has strained local, state and federal resources.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Timeline: An increasingly tense dispute between Texas and the federal government
Analysis by Philip Bump
Updated January 25, 2024 at 8:28 p.m. EST|Published January 25, 2024 at 4:14 p.m. EST