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ICE Contractor for Controversial Camp East Montana Is Trailed by Fraud Allegations

To continue running the deadly El Paso detention center, the feds turn to a company that’s faced numerous lawsuits from labor unions and former employees and is actively fighting a whistleblower in court.

by Meredith McKelvey, Max Mazoch, and Oisakhose Aghomo

Keep Reading

The Last Mayor of Houston

by Sam Russek

‘Living like Vampires’: ICE Surge Fractures Daily Life in Deep South Texas

by Gaige Davila

ICE Never Stopped Chasing People in Cars in the Rio Grande Valley

by Gaige Davila

Oct 08, 2025

A Brazilian Carpenter’s 51-Day Detention Journey from Vermont to Texas

“On the first day, I thought they had picked me up by mistake..."

by Rafael Custódio

Oct 03, 2025

Trump’s ICE Has Arrested a Pillar of the Dallas Muslim Community. I Grew Up Hearing His Calls for Compassion.

When I heard Marwan Marouf had been swept up in connection with decades-old charitable donations, my mind went to his gentle voice we sometimes had to strain to hear at the mosque.

by Amal Ahmed

Sep 22, 2025

Officials Said They Busted a Tren de Aragua Party. Attendees Beg to Differ.

A highly publicized multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters. It also fit a pattern of unproven gang-related accusations.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Aug 25, 2025

Dems in Congress Are Being Denied Access to ICE Facilities. Now They’re Suing.

As immigration enforcement spending ramps up, oversight mechanisms have been stifled—including for members of Congress.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Jul 29, 2025

ICE ‘Task Force’ Agreements Expand to Galveston, Beaumont

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement rolls out necessary training, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office joins a growing list of Texas law enforcement agencies deputizing officers to serve as roving immigration agents.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Jun 02, 2025

Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets

Texas lawmakers are ordering nearly all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.

by Francesca D’Annunzio and Gus Bova

Mar 27, 2025

Congressman Denounces ICE Response About Prosecutor Operating Racist X Account

In response to the Observer’s reporting, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey demanded answers he has yet to fully receive—while ICE refuses to clarify the prosecutor’s current job status.

by Steven Monacelli

Mar 06, 2025

ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande Valley

Homeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.

by Gaige Davila

Feb 27, 2025

Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’

Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.

by Francesca D’Annunzio

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