San Antonio is hyper aware of deportation efforts of President Donald Trump and his new cabinet of officials. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been spotted around South Central Texas,
Undocumented people with criminal records are the main target for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Miguel Vergara, San Antonio field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Texas has banned sanctuary cities since 2018, and Mayor Ron Nirenberg says San Antonio cooperates with federal immigration authorities to deport criminals.
The activity comes as Homeland Security's San Antonio office said it engaged in activity with other agencies to 'enforce U.S. immigration law.'
Dianne Garcia, pastor at the church Roca de Refugio, wasn’t personally aware of any raids occurring in San Antonio on Sunday. But she stressed there’s still much worry felt by those she interacts with throughout the week. Many of them are migrants and have family members in limbo after the CBP One program was shut down.
As immigration raids were reported in Austin and San Antonio last week, protesters gathered on Sunday, January 26, in support of immigrants and their contributions to American society. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
On Saturday, Bexar County Sheriff Salazar told reporters that his agency had not been asked to participate in any raids in cooperation with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is trying to calm fears of widespread raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Salazar said he had a one-on-one meeting with a “ high ranking law enforcement official" who told him that ICE is not targeting children and families.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Safety to help federal immigration agents find and arrest immigrants who have arrest warrants.
Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.
Immigration authorities did not say how many people were detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.