Border sheriff departments in Texas face new challenges and limited resources as they assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in tracking down those in the country illegally.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are carrying out operations across the state, and that does include in Houston, and also in Galveston.
The survey found that 64% of respondents support providing undocumented people with a path to legal status in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements.
Immigration operations were taking place all over the country less than a week after President Trump was sworn in.
The Houston Drug Enforcement Administration said it assisted ICE agents in "enhanced targeted operations" and Governor Greg Abbott said the Texas Department of Public Safety is also assisting. Trump promised to stage a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration immediately after being sworn in,
Immigration checkpoints are operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and function as secondary inspection points to verify the legal status
The American-Statesman reached out to immigration advocates and attorneys to ask what advice they are giving to immigrants without legal status.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS tactical strike teams to assist the Trump administration's efforts to go after illegal immigrants inside the state, as Austin law enforcement officials vow to not comply.
The FBI and agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration are assisting federal partners who are conducting immigration enforcement operations in the El Paso
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.
Dozens of people were arrested in North Texas alone as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on people who may be in the country without legal status.