Man gets 10-year sentence for smuggling 17 migrants in 'cloned' delivery truck in Texas
The truck was found to be a fake "clone" of a Lowe's delivery vehicle, with a three-foot-wide hidden compartment area inside the box trailer.
Houston ICE arrests 214 immigrants since February for child sex offenses
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 214 immigrants in the Houston area over the past six months who were charged with or convicted of child sex offenses, the agency announced Monday.
National Guardsman from Houston convicted for smuggling migrants into U.S., ICE says
According to ICE, the verdict was reached after a one-day trial and less than one hour of jury deliberation.
Venezuelan baseball team denied US visas for Little League tournament
A team of Venezuelan teenagers are heartbroken after learning they won’t be able to play in the Little League Senior Baseball World Series, despite qualifying.
Houston attorney accused of defrauding families with false domestic violence relief applications
A Houston family claims they were defrauded of $15,000 by an immigration attorney who filed a fraudulent domestic violence relief application, leading to the husband's deportation
Houston Dating App Sting: Undocumented migrants accused of targeting minors
Three undocumented immigrants from El Salvador are now in the Harris County Jail, each charged with online solicitation of a minor after records say they each used the same dating app to attempt to meet underage girls for sex.
"Alligator Alcatraz" controversy comes to Texas as Cornyn backs new facility
Texas Senator John Cornyn has expressed support for creating an "Alligator Alcatraz-like" immigrant detention facility in Texas, modeled after a controversial Florida facility, while the Department of Homeland Security seeks other states to expand detention capacity amid allegations of inhumane conditions at the existing site.
Appeals court rules Trump’s birthright citizenship order unconstitutional
A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump’s executive order targeting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, blocking it from enforcement and setting up a likely Supreme Court showdown.
Venezuela releases jailed Americans in exchange for migrants deported to El Salvador
Among those affected are alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang, previously sent to the Central American country by the Trump administration.
'Egregious overstep': Texas advocacy group speaks on ICE accessing Medicaid data
The Trump administration has struck a deal to give immigration officials access to Medicaid enrollees' personal data. It's expected ICE will use the information to try to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the US.
ICE moves to end bond hearings for detained migrants, memo shows
ICE will stop granting bond hearings for detained migrants, rather than allow them to go before an immigration judge and potentially remain free while their cases proceed.
Feds to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it would release 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles.
Texas leaders discuss border safety and new enforcement laws at sheriff's training
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan discussed border safety at the Sheriff's Association of Texas' annual training in Fort Worth.
ICE announces 1,361 Houston-area immigration arrests in June
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrests of more than 1,300 immigrants in the Houston area last month who were charged with, or have been convicted of, a criminal offense after illegally entering the U.S.
238 new immigration, border security cases filed in Texas in one week
It was announced 238 new cases have been filed in Texas in connection to immigration and border security between July 3 and 10.
Judge blocks ICE raids in LA, Ventura counties without probable cause
The temporary restraining order blocks sweeping immigration raids in seven California counties, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties, after
Trump administration bars undocumented children from Head Start program
The Trump administration will block undocumented immigrants from accessing Head Start and other programs, saying it is restoring integrity to federal benefits. Advocates warn of harm to vulnerable children.