Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Biden Quietly Gave Border Wall Contract to Company Used by Trump, Abbott

“Clearly DHS, under the Biden administration, has no more respect for border residents than it did under the Trump administration.”

The incident happened as more than 1,000 immigrant rights supporters flooded the Texas Capitol.

Legal experts, pointing to a series of Supreme Court rulings, say a DPS trooper may have violated the Fourth Amendment.

Up to 70 people have been detained by federal immigration officers in Austin in four days, according to a local organizer.

"We oppose these politics that have become poisoned with misinformation about immigrants and border life," said state Senator Jose Rodriguez.

The pair took sanctuary in an Austin church eight months ago, hoping to avoid deportation back into danger at home.

'What can we do if someday la migra comes to my home?'

Susana Arevalo Hernandez and her kids were picked up by immigration officials during ramped-up raids in early January.