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

Immigration agents sped after a vehicle through a residential neighborhood on the same day of the agency’s traffic stop pause, reportedly endangering a mother and son—before pulling a gun on and briefly handcuffing a U.S. citizen.

by Gaige Davila

Keep Reading

Houston Is Testing Whether Trump’s ICE Is Above Texas Law

by Michelle Pitcher

As World Cup Unfolds, Immigrant Rights Organizers Seek a Reckoning over Dallas’ Relationship with ICE

by Emily Markwiese

A Texas Immigration Lawyer Breaks Down Family Detention, Habeas Corpus, and Senate Bill 4

by Gaige Davila

An immigrant mother holding a young child walks in a bare exercise yard at an ICE immigrant detention facility. Jul 01, 2022

Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

by Michelle Pitcher

Jan 20, 2021

Deaths in ICE Custody Skyrocketed During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new report shows Texas led the nation with seven deaths among immigration detainees from 2018-2020.

by Lise Olsen

The T. Don Hutto Residential Facility has long been the object of controversy. Mar 02, 2020

Following a Protest, ICE Transfers Dozens of Asylum Seekers to an Isolated Laredo Facility

Transferring detainees can negatively impact their already tenuous access to counsel.

by Acacia Coronado

Nov 06, 2018

Say Adiós to Matt Rinaldi, the Texas Lawmaker Who Called ICE to Report Latino Protesters

by Gus Bova

Aug 09, 2018

Texas Congressman Demands Answers from ICE about Van Crash, Misinformation

Following an Observer report, Joaquin Castro asked ICE to explain “inconsistencies” in the agency’s statements and why it wasn’t “forthcoming” about a crash involving separated mothers.

by Gus Bova

Aug 09, 2018

ICE Estrelló una Camioneta Llena de Madres Separadas, Después Negó que Haya Sucedido

"El choque fue muy fuerte, como si nos fuéramos a voltear”, dijo una madre. “No hubo un choque”, dijo ICE.

by Gus Bova

sanctuary cities Jan 18, 2018

Guatemalan Family Takes ‘Sanctuary’ in Austin Church — Again

A mother and her 11-year-old son won relief from deportation under Obama. But Trump’s ICE took it away.

by Gus Bova

immigration, ICE, texas Dec 20, 2017

The Faces of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in 2017

Since January, federal agents have hunted down immigrants they would have previously ignored, in places they would have previously avoided.

by Gus Bova

Jun 22, 2017

Lo que Necesitas Saber sobre la Batalla Legal de SB 4

La primera gran audiencia para la prohibición de las “ciudades santuario” se llevará a cabo el próximo lunes en San Antonio.

by Gus Bova and Alvaro Céspedes

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