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A FLOOD OF Informational QUESTIONS REMAIN meeting to be held Congressman invites Zapata residents to attend SPECIAL TO THE TIME S
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Andrea Aguilera sits at the Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago, Thursday. Aguilera, 20, a student at a suburban Chicago college, said she feels uncertain since the election. She was brought to the country illegally as a child and has been able to get a work permit and avoid deportation through a federal program called, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Immigrants uncertain of future
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) is inviting the area’s ranchers and farmers to an informational meeting with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on Tuesday, November 22 at the Zapata County Pavilion, located at 405 W 23rd Street in Zapata, Texas. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. with the program commencing at 10 a.m. “I decided to organize this
meeting as a result of meetings between my Washington, D.C., legislative staff and officials and constituents Cuellar in Zapata County last month,” said Congressman Cuellar. “My office met with county leaders, and one topic of concern was the lack of an FSA office in Zapata. I am hopeful that this meeting will answer a lot of the questions that ranchers and farmers may have. I Meeting continues on A11
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CHICAGO — Immigration hotlines are buzzing. Legal clinics are seeing an influx of clients. Public schools are fielding frantic questions from parents and students. Since the election, Donald Trump’s tough talk on immigration has stirred anxiety Future continues on A11
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Moises Hernandez looks outside from his office on Thursday. Moises Hernandez, a longtime Chicago immigration attorney, said he's seen an uptick in inquiries from clients since the election.
Agent supervisor accused of harassment investigation of alleged misconduct by any of our personnel, on or off duty.”
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DAKOTA ACCESS OIL PIPELINE
Developer won’t consider reroute By John Mone and Blake Nicholson ASSOCIATED PRE SS
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Energy Transfer CEO Kelcy Warren poses for a portrait after an Associated Press interview, Friday, in Dallas. Energy Transfer is the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline, which traverses a 1000 miles, much of it through North Dakota.
DALLAS — The head of the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Friday that it won’t be rerouted but that he’d like to meet with the head of an American Indian tribe to try to ease the tribe’s concerns about the project. Kelcy Warren, the CEO of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, told The Associated Press that the company has no alternative than to stick to its plan for the $3.8 billion pipeline, which would ship oil from North Dakota to Illinois and which is nearly completed. “There’s not another way. Pipeline continues on A11
A supervisory Border Patrol agent assigned to the Zapata Station was arrested this week accused of harassing, intimidating and even making one agent fear for his life, according to court documents. The suspect, Rudy Lopez, 44, turned himself to the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office to be served with an arrest warrant Monday but bonded out later that day. Lopez was charged with two counts of harassment. Border Patrol released a statement regarding the arrest of one of their own. “CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP officers and agents perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe,” the statement reads. “We will cooperate with any criminal or administrative
‘Swept under the rug’ The National Border Patrol Council released a statement saying this was “part of a chronic situation which had previously been reported to the Border Patrol chain of command in the Laredo Sector.” However, the council said the numerous grievances, unfair labor practices and complaints filed against Lopez were “swept under the rug.” “Lopez would then file complaints against the complaining agents and union representatives through Customs and Border Protection's Joint Intake Center. “This systemic abuse of the grievance procedure and Joint Intake Center left agents with no other recourse than to con-
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