Feds charge 13 in $1.1M stolen vehicle ring tied to Mexican cartels

Federal authorities announced on Monday that 13 people have been charged with allegedly transporting stolen vehicles from across the southwestern United States through El Paso, Texas and into Mexico.

Deportations not meeting Trump's aggressive targets, report finds

President Donald Trump’s administration is not deporting nearly as many people as it promised, a new report found. 

Bond hearings not required for detained immigrants, court rules

Immigrants detained in the U.S. by President Donald Trump’s administration have no constitutional right to a bond hearing, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. 

FIEL calls for Miguel Parra-Hernandez’s release after ICE SUV collision

FIEL and community members held a vigil Thursday calling for the release of Miguel Parra-Hernandez, who was struck by an ICE agent’s SUV in northwest Harris County earlier this month.

ICE agents involved in Harris County crash; man taken to hospital

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were involved in a minor crash in Harris County on Thursday morning while attempting to apprehend a man, officials say.

Houston voters leave stickers on memorial for man killed by ICE
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Early voters in the Houston area brought their stickers to the tribute for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo following a separate reported incident involving ICE on Thursday. FOX 26's Karys Belger gives the details of the latest incident and what voters are saying.

6 charged in decade long, multi-million dollar marriage fraud ring

Six people are accused of “selling the American dream” through a decade-long marriage fraud ring that helped immigrants obtain legal status in Massachusetts. 

Mexican national convicted in Texas for using stolen identity of dead infant for 40 years

Vidal Blanco-Blas was convicted by a federal jury in Texas for using a deceased infant's identity for more than 40 years to obtain a U.S. passport and commit drug crimes.

Cuban national sentenced in Texas for forcing smuggled women into commercial sex work

A Cuban national living illegally in the United States was sentenced Monday for operating a multi-state labor trafficking scheme that forced three Cuban women into commercial sex work.

Two men arrested in Harris County online sting targeting child predators

Two men have been arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor following a joint undercover sting targeting child predators in north Harris County, law enforcement officials announced.

NYT reporter explains records behind questions about ICE target photo in Houston operation

New York Times reporter and El Paso author Jazmine Ulloa spoke with FOX 26 about documents her team reviewed after a woman identified the man in ICE’s Houston target photo as her deceased father. FOX 26 has not independently verified the identification.

New York Times reporter speaks on Houston ICE report
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According to the New York Times, the daughter of the suspect who was wanted in last weekend's Houston ICE operation says he died almost a decade ago. FOX 26's Karys Belger spoke to the journalist behind that report as we wait for federal officials to address the claim.

Report: Suspect in Houston ICE operation died years ago
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FOX 26 has been working to confirm two new claims tied to last weekend's ICE involved crash. FOX 26's Mekenna Earnhart explains the allegations.

Nearly 40 pounds of meth found hidden in driver's spare tire at Texas border, officials say

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 40 pounds of meth and 24 pounds of cocaine that they said was found hidden in two drivers' vehicles at the Texas border last week.