Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.
The involvement of federal immigration agents in the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island in March had not been disclosed in initial reports.
His death is the first homicide in ICE custody in recent history, experts said. It comes after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades.
A Houston-area woman says a chance conversation at a taco truck turned into months of fear, financial loss, and alleged threats against her family.
Paxton said his office is examining claims that administrators and faculty helped organize the demonstrations.
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
The administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 habeas petitions, a historic high. Texas and California account for about 40% of cases this year.
Aaron Reitz, who is running for Texas attorney general, issued the threat after an interview of Wu was shared online of him discussing non-white voting strength.
As student-led protests tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity continue to spread across Texas and the Houston area, federal officials connected to the ICE Houston Field Office are pushing back against what they describe as an increase in violence and disruptions tied to recent demonstrations.
Gov. Greg Abbott took to X to respond to the ongoing student-led walkouts tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity on Tuesday.
ICE bypassed the county medical examiner in favor of a military facility for the autopsy of a Nicaraguan man and won’t release a ruling to the public.
Student-led protests tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity are growing across the country, and similar actions are now unfolding in the Houston area.
The cases come amid renewed nationwide scrutiny of the facility following the transfer there of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy who federal agents arrested along with his father in Minneapolis.
A Houston mother says she fell victim to an alleged immigration fraud involving fake lawyers and ICE impersonation. Authorities say these cases are increasing.
Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis last month, according to government records viewed by ProPublica.
Images of Liam Conejo Ramos, with a bunny hat and Spiderman backpack being surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers, sparked even more outcry about President Donald Trump's administration's immigration crackdown.
A Houston father is speaking out after his son, Keith Porter Jr., was shot and killed by an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on New Year’s Eve in Northridge, California.
The Harris County Attorney’s Office is raising concerns following the arrest of journalist Don Lemon and three other individuals during an anti-immigration protest at a church in Minnesota.
Houston is set to join a nationwide day of action this weekend as residents plan multiple demonstrations calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to leave their communities.
Because Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a military base, the El Paso District Attorney says any criminal case may fall to federal prosecutors. But criminal law experts say the state doesn’t have to defer to them.
A Houston man says he was stopped by ICE agents while driving to work, despite being a U.S. citizen. He believes he was targeted because of his work truck and says the agents left after he began recording the encounter.
State troopers deployed pepper spray at protesters at the family detention center near Dilley where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian’s detention has drawn nationwide attention.
Among Texas congressional lawmakers, Johnson has made the second-highest number of trades, amassing a volume of $4.24 million.
Other Texas Republicans have called for the Trump administration to double down on sending immigration officers to Minnesota and blamed Democrats for the violence, while others have remained silent.
A peaceful, student-organized walkout is currently taking place at Channelview High School, according to an email sent to parents and staff by campus officials.
Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired Texas’ law authorizing state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrained.
The Trump administration is going all in on accelerating mass deportation efforts. Here’s how ICE operations look in Texas, home to an estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants.
The Republican U.S. senator praised Trump’s border initiatives and said fully securing the border should take priority over changing immigration law.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire sat down with 2 Investigates first on Wednesday morning to discuss reports that left Houstonians questioning whether the Houston Police Department played a role in referring thousands of individuals to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to expand on Texas’ controversial floating barrier during a Wednesday visit to the Rio Grande Valley.
Venezuelans in Houston face uncertainty over asylum, TPS and deportation after Maduro’s removal; attorneys warn against social media and urge seeking verified legal help.
The Tribune’s team of data journalists produced a congressional redistricting tool, covered several education data releases, visualized the measles outbreak and more.
More than 300 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
Immigrant rights advocacy group FIEL has joined an El Paso family’s search for 24-year-old Sydney Marquez, who disappeared more than a month ago while visiting friends in southwest Houston.
District attorneys in Harris, El Paso and other counties say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained, deported or too scared to come to court.
Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.
Houston police are investigating a deadly incident involving a recovered body that officials believe was the girlfriend of a Honduran national. The man remains in the Harris County Jail with an ICE hold.
Sister Norma Pimentel with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley founded the shelter in McAllen, which serves undocumented immigrants released from federal custody.
After his corruption indictment last year, the Laredo Democrat forfeited his role as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees more than $65 billion in annual spending.
The ACLU and other groups interviewed more than 45 migrants held at the detention center and call it a “human and civil rights catastrophe.”
The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants.
A Houston mother who spent more than 20 years as a permanent resident said fear, money and uncertainty kept her from applying for citizenship.
Galveston County law enforcement agencies are expanding their partnership with ICE through the 287(g) program. The program allows trained local officers to perform certain immigration enforcement actions under federal supervision.
Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.
Congressman Al Green is being joined by officials from FIEL to discuss an order from a federal judge to release a missing teenage boy from a detention center.
A Salvadorian national is now in custody after being accused of attacking and sexually assaulting a woman before leaving her for dead in the woods more than two years ago.
Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans officially ended this month, removing legal protection for thousands of families who built their lives in the United States.
Abbott framed his campaign as a means to keep Texas as a conservative bastion, touting efforts to lower property taxes, bolster education and strengthen public safety.
Before dawn on Halloween, families in southwest Houston experienced chaos during a federal ICE operation. Among those affected was Erik Cornejo, a lifelong Houstonian and U.S. citizen, who says masked agents surrounded him and sprayed him with mace without warning.
In the heart of Denver Harbor, a small bakery that’s been open for 55 years is fighting to stay alive. Owner Rene Porras, a Vietnam veteran, says fear of immigration raids has driven away the customers who once filled his tables.
The city learned about plans to build a new barrier along the southern border during a regular meeting with the Department of Homeland Security.
ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. But most of them don’t have criminal convictions despite pledges to pursue “the worst of the worst.”
It’s the latest step to pool confidential data that the Trump administration claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls and tighten immigration enforcement.
A Trump administration proposal would strip Texas’ more than 86,000 DACA recipients of their work permits — including two nurses who say they’ll move to other states if that happens.
A Houston Reddit post has sparked discussions about the safety of celebrating Día de los Muertos due to fears of ICE raids. Concerns have risen as ICE's presence has been prominent in cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, leading to the cancellation of celebrations in some places. The original poster, a naturalized U.S. citizen, shared apprehensions about attending events, prompting advice from others to take precautions. An ICE operation in Pasadena further heightened tensions, as a standoff occurred following the attempted arrest of an immigrant previously deported.
Federal agents and officers cleared the scene after law enforcement activity drew a crowd earlier today, Pasadena Police Department officials said.
A local immigrant rights group is stepping in to help a Houston mother after her 15-year-old autistic son, who had been missing for days, was found—but not returned to her. Instead, he was placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities, sparking confusion, concern, and a growing outcry.
Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE came looking for him.
The El Paso federal judge said the Trump administration is violating the constitutional rights of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.
If a judge accepts the plan, the Trump administration will reopen new applications for DACA for the first time in four years — but Texas applicants would no longer receive work permits.
A Halloween display in Houston’s Second Ward has gone viral, sparking debate about free speech and how far is too far when it comes to holiday decorations.
The state is being criticized for advising colleges to verify students’ status with immigration authorities, which could put them at risk.
Federal authorities said the notes indicate the 29-year-old who killed an ICE detainee and wounded two others expressed hatred for the federal government and acted alone.
An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.
The Department of Public Safety has shifted from Biden-era border enforcement to helping expel people from the country, a job once exclusively done by federal authorities.
Margarita Avila, a Houston mother of nine, was detained by ICE after an altercation that led to no charges. Her close-knit family weigh their futures if she is deported.
An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, the reports say.
The victims sued the employer of the alleged shooter, the former warden of a migrant detention center. Three different prosecutors have so far opted not to file criminal charges.
The state isn’t providing schools with guidance and advocates say students who still qualify for lower rates are being asked to pay thousands more.
Roland Mehrez Beainy, owner of Trump Burger in Houston, is facing deportation after overstaying his non-immigrant visitor visa, which expired on February 12, 2024.
Jaime Galvan Sanchez has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years. He was deported in less than 24 hours without due process and allowed to return. But his family is still suffering from the aftermath.
A recent comment from a federal official urging some DACA recipients to “self‑deport” has sparked fear and uncertainty among thousands of families in Texas — home to one of the largest DACA populations in the country.
The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court that Ken Paxton’s office can’t question officials from Catholic Charities under oath without first filing a lawsuit.
Roy Boyd has also become one of the loudest cheerleaders for partnerships between sheriffs and ICE to offer the federal agency unprecedented access to jails and deputies.
FIEL, a Houston-based immigrant advocacy organization, held a press conference Thursday to raise awareness about a growing problem: Fraudulent legal advice related to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
A man from Honduras is facing serious charges, and his immigration status is put on hold for allegedly kidnapping a woman and leaving her locked in a room for days.
A Houston family wants answers after their son, who is Palestinian, was held for nine days in a screening room at Bush Airport after arriving in the U.S. His attorney says border patrol officials never told him why he was being held or why he was suddenly released afterward.
As deportation threats loom larger, a Houston immigration attorney is working tirelessly to guide and protect families caught in this challenging climate.
During the month of June, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,361 Houston-area undocumented immigrants who were charged with or convicted of crimes after entering the United States.
A 58-year-old Houston man, Jesus Carlos Silva, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for defrauding individuals with false promises of legal immigration status.
The ruling was a partial victory for President Donald Trump who has made immigration his signature issue.
Law enforcement officials are offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of an alleged leader of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
The directive comes after a court rescinded undocumented students’ eligibility for in-state tuition. It’s unclear what information schools might ask from students and how their immigration data will be protected.