Whitmire said the Houston Police Department is focused on enforcing state laws. He also said “politicizing” federal deportation efforts “is the worst thing you can do.”
Concerns are growing for residents in the Houston area, and some said they're starting to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in different parts of town. Images have been making rounds on social media showing ICE agents in shopping centers in Houston,
ICE agents began targeted operations across Texas on Sunday, following President Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on people who may be in the country without legal status.
In a city council meeting Tuesday, Mayor John Whitmire addressed immigration enforcement and how it's being handled at a local level.
Officials with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement did not immediately provide a list of those targeted in the operation.
FIEL Houston said they have fielded more than 150 calls from concerned citizens reporting who they thought were ICE agents in their neighborhoods.
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Stricter enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws isn't a new development. President Joe Biden’s administration deported more than 271,
Trump ended use of a border app to allow migrants to enter the country on two-year permits with eligibility to work, canceling tens of thousands of appointments into early February for people stranded in Mexico. Nearly 1 million people entered the U.S. at land crossings with Mexico by using the CBP One app.
ICE has take a spotlight role in the wake of plans in Trump's administration for mass deportations. Here's what you need to know about the agency.
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.
ICE announced 969 arrests and 869 detainers in the latest of a series of daily enforcement updates since President Trump took office last week.