Immigration

Eleven people were indicted in a human smuggling case that left seven migrants dead, including a 14-year-old boy.

More than two weeks after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE agent, East End residents tell FOX 26 their neighborhood is still grieving. As multiple investigations continue, neighbors say they're balancing sadness and anger with a determination to honor Lorenzo's memory and seek answers.

Supporters and labor organizations are rallying to raise awareness after ICE agents detained a Southwest Airlines flight attendant following a work flight. Lorenzo Thompson, a Jamaican national, was taken into custody on July 14 at Nashville International Airport.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said nine undocumented migrants were rescued from wooden crates at the Falfurrias Checkpoint in an apparent human smuggling attempt.

A federal judge has barred the deportation of one of the passengers who was in the van the day Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Houston.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a driver after seizing over 22 kilograms of fentanyl concealed inside a pickup truck's spare tire at the Presidio, Texas Port of Entry.

Community organizers and faith leaders held a press conference outside Houston City Hall on Tuesday to demand an independent investigation and accountability following the fatal July 7 shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an executive order directing multiple state agencies to investigate and crack down on healthcare providers involved in "birth tourism" schemes.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will now be required to wear body cameras when making vehicle stops. 

Supporters drove through Houston Friday in a justice caravan honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as calls for accountability continue following the deadly ICE shooting. The demonstration comes after federal officials identified who agents say they were trying to locate before the shooting, investigators executed a search warrant on the van and Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Rangers to open a separate investigation.

Some green-card applicants would have to pay a $100,000 bond for lawful permanent residence in the U.S. under a new policy proposed by the Trump administration.

Hundreds of mourners, community leaders and elected officials gathered Thursday for the visitation of Lorenzo Salgado, the 35-year Houston resident who was fatally shot by an ICE agent.

According to US Attorney Aaron Reitz, ICE agents tried to pull over the van one other time before the confrontation that led to Lorenzo's shooting death.

An affidavit claims bags with a “white-crystal like substance" are inside the van targeted in the fatal Houston ICE-involved shooting.

For many immigrants, the dream of coming to America is often shaped by images of sweeping butte filled Western landscapes, bustling cities or sunny coastal beaches. But for some hoping to make the United States their permanent home, that dream could become more difficult to achieve.