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Today
After a death at an El Paso ICE facility was ruled a homicide, will prosecutors pursue a criminal case?
Posted 5:23 PM 1/29/2026 by COLLEEN DEGUZMAN | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
More than a week after an migrant’s death at an El Paso immigration detention center was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner, it's unclear whether that autopsy will lead to criminal (More)
Yesterday
Officers confront protesters at Texas facility as lawmaker visits father, son detained in Minnesota
Posted 3:33 PM 1/28/2026 by VALERIE GONZALEZ, ERIC GAY and BILL BARROW Associated Press
DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters Wednesday outside a federal detention facility where a Democratic congressman met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose case has stirred anger over the Trump administration's immigration (More)
1/26/2026
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of boy, 5, and father who were detained in Minnesota
Posted 5:58 PM 1/27/2026 by VALERIE GONZALEZ and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting the removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father who were detained last week in Minnesota in an incident that further inflamed divisions on immigration under the Trump administration.
U.S. Judge Fred Biery ruled Monday that (More)
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Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities, agencies to halt H-1B visa petitions
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Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border
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Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
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Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
1/25/2026
Gov. Greg Abbott wants Texas universities, schools to disclose information on H-1B visa hirings
Posted 1:27 PM 1/26/2026 by JESSICA PRIEST | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that his administration is examining whether Texas taxpayer dollars are being used in connection with employees working under H-1B visas at public K-12 schools and universities.
Internal emails (More)
1/22/2026
Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers
Posted 12:48 PM 1/23/2026 by JULIE WATSON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since coming to the United States 30 years ago from Mexico, Fernando Perez said U.S. immigration officers have stopped by his home numerous times, but he has never once answered the door.
"There are rules and I know them," said Perez, speaking in a mix of English and (More)
1/21/2026
Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
Posted 12:37 PM 1/23/2026 by MICHAEL BIESECKER and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide.
Geraldo Lunas Campos died Jan. 3 (More)
