U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are carrying out operations across the state, and that does include in Houston, and also in Galveston.
Federal authorities conducted enforcement operations in the Austin area over the weekend, just days after President Trump began his second term and vowed to crack down on immigration. Driving the news: A spokesperson with U.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday night that the Texas Department of Public Safety is preparing to assist ICE agents with their operations
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
The immigration crackdown has spurred anxiety for some in North Texas, who police officials worry could shy away from reporting crime.
The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.
The enforcement operations led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ... Houston Divison and state Department of Public Safety assisted ICE—which is a part of the Department of ...
The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.
The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide Sunday that included multiple federal agencies and resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,000 people, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
On Monday, two flights took off from the U.S. transporting migrants to Guatemala. One was a standard Immigrations and Customs Enforcement charter flight that left Louisiana with about 120 deportees onboard and flew directly to the Central American country.