San Antonio is hyper aware of deportation efforts of President Donald Trump and his new cabinet of officials. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been spotted around South Central Texas,
Texas has banned sanctuary cities since 2018, and Mayor Ron Nirenberg says San Antonio cooperates with federal immigration authorities to deport criminals.
As immigration raids were reported in Austin and San Antonio last week, protesters gathered on Sunday, January 26, in support of immigrants and their contributions to American society. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.
Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.
The activity comes as Homeland Security's San Antonio office said it engaged in activity with other agencies to 'enforce U.S. immigration law.'
On Saturday, Bexar County Sheriff Salazar told reporters that his agency had not been asked to participate in any raids in cooperation with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Safety to help federal immigration agents find and arrest immigrants who have arrest warrants.
Immigration authorities did not say how many people were detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is trying to calm fears of widespread raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Salazar said he had a one-on-one meeting with a “ high ranking law enforcement official" who told him that ICE is not targeting children and families.
A U.S. Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for the armed forces in helping enforce immigration laws.