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• Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump's settlement fund

  June 5, 2026 12:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration... more »

• Valley DACA recipient will be allowed to return after Trump administration deported him

  April 28, 2026 6:51 PM

  The Trump administration is allowing a South Texas resident to return to the U.S. after immigration officials deported him earlier this year, despite being a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — an immigration status that protects immigrants from deportation. José Contreras Diaz, 30, was arrested and quickly... more »

• Appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

  April 28, 2026 6:29 PM

  A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without bond, citing "serious constitutional questions" related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation's history for millions of noncitizens. The unanimous ruling from a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit... more »

• ICE deported man who says he’s a U.S. citizen after traffic stop in Central Texas

  April 23, 2026 5:27 PM

  The U.S. government detained and deported a 25-year-old man who says he’s a U.S. citizen to Mexico earlier this month, after police stopped the vehicle he was riding in near Fredericksburg, then called immigration authorities when he couldn’t immediately provide identification or proof of citizenship. Brian José Morales García,... more »

• Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department

  April 23, 2026 10:57 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been... more »

• Venezuelan doctor detained at Sarita checkpoint shares experience in immigration custody Play Video

  April 22, 2026 8:06 PM

  A Venezuelan doctor who worked in Weslaco is speaking out after spending 10 days in immigration custody. Dr. Ezequiel Veliz was released on bond and is now living in Houston with an ankle monitor. Channel 5 News first reported on Dr. Veliz earlier this month. He and his husband... more »

• Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in El Paso

  April 3, 2026 12:02 AM

  A recent inspection at the nation's largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of Detention Oversight performed a congressionally mandated inspection over three days in February at Camp... more »

• Trump faces new pressure on mass deportations as Republicans weigh Homeland Security nominee

  March 16, 2026 3:29 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security will soon be under new management, an opportunity to reset President Donald Trump's immigration agenda or to double down on his signature campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history. The White House's political director recently encouraged party... more »

• Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of “spontaneous use of force,” ICE says

  February 22, 2026 10:50 AM

  Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week reported that the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at a detention facility in El Paso was the result of the staff’s “spontaneous use of force” to “prevent him from harming himself.” Officials quietly updated the cause of death after previously declaring last... more »

• Cameron County judge, sheriff provide update on recent immigration enforcement activity Play Video

  February 20, 2026 5:38 PM

  Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño and Sheriff Manuel Treviño met with local federal agencies to receive a direct briefing on recent immigration enforcement activity in the area, according to a news release. The news release said Judge Treviño confirmed with federal agencies that operations in Cameron County are "targeted... more »

• What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown

  February 14, 2026 11:34 AM

  Another shutdown for parts of the federal government has begun as a fight over proposed restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda drags on. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired on Saturday. Democrats say they will not help approve more money until the new limits are... more »

• After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital

  February 3, 2026 2:52 PM

  The body of a migrant who died at an El Paso immigration detention center was sent to a military hospital rather than the county medical examiner who investigated two previous deaths at the facility — and concluded that one of them was a homicide rather than a suicide. Victor... more »

• A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants

  January 29, 2026 10:23 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — If there's been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it's the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city. They are the ever-moving shadow of the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge. They are teachers, scientists... more »

• Democrats are poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform

  January 28, 2026 5:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's... more »

• 2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

  January 27, 2026 5:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a struggle, according to a... more »

• Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process

  January 27, 2026 11:40 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt. ... more »

• US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy

  January 27, 2026 11:37 AM

  MILAN (AP) — News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be part of the security detail for the U.S. delegation during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outrage at the inclusion of an agency that has... more »

• Video captures Donna family's detainment by alleged federal agents Play Video

  January 16, 2026 11:36 AM

  Surveillance video captures the moment a group of men stormed a family's property in the Donna area. They jumped the fence before detaining two people at the home. The man who provided the video to Channel 5 News claims the men didn't identify themselves, but he believes they... more »

• Reports of hostage situation at Port Isabel Detention Center are false, ICE says

  January 10, 2026 3:01 PM

  Reports of a hostage situation at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos are false, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Channel 5 News received reports Saturday morning of the alleged hostage situation and reached out to ICE for more information. ICE said... more »

• 'Valle Fuerte:' New LUPE campaign focusing on immigration arrests in the Valley Play Video

  December 15, 2025 10:04 PM

  A new campaign hopes to remind the public that families across the Rio Grande Valley are being affected by immigration arrests in the area. "Valle Fuerte, Valle Libre" is a new campaign launched by La Union del Pueblo Entero, or LUPE. LUPE announced the weeklong-campaign during a Monday... more »

• Some Native Americans draw shocked response over contract to design immigration detention centers

  December 13, 2025 1:46 PM

  MAYETTA, Kan. (AP) — The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were uprooted by the U.S. from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native Americans over plans to profit from another forced removal: President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. A newly established tribal... more »

• College student deported during Thanksgiving trip could've fought removal as a kid, US says

  December 5, 2025 3:08 PM

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving missed multiple opportunities to fight a removal order issued when she was a young child, according to a government attorney. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, was... more »

• Federal lawsuits challenging immigration detention flood Texas

  December 4, 2025 11:36 AM

  Lawsuits challenging immigration detention have recently flooded federal courts in Texas, which has the country’s highest number of migrant detainees. They are part of a national wave of habeas corpus petitions that attorneys have launched over the past few months to counter the Trump administration’s efforts to keep migrants... more »

• Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago

  November 20, 2025 7:54 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area. Prosecutors had accused Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ruiz, 21, of using their vehicles to... more »

• Alamo family seeking answers after parents detained by unidentified officers Play Video

  November 7, 2025 7:31 PM

  An Alamo family is seeking answers after they said their parents were detained by people who looked like law enforcement officers, but refused to identify themselves. Paulina Caballero and Gustavo Caballero recorded the incident, and provided the video to Channel 5 News. The siblings said... more »

• ICE visit leaves Weslaco construction workers worried Play Video

  November 1, 2025 12:43 PM

  Immigration-related arrests have happened across the Rio Grande Valley, from businesses to construction sites. Work on new homes in a new subdivision in Weslaco is now at a standstill. "They're not going out to work, so the work is getting a little behind," Construction Foreman Ruben Torres said.... more »

• 5 Donna police officers resign following budget cuts Play Video

  October 28, 2025 2:42 PM

  Five officers with the Donna Police Department resigned after the city reduced the department’s budget, Channel 5 News has learned. In September, city leaders said a loss of over $2 million in revenue caused them to slash over $1 million from the city’s police department budget in the form... more »

• ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

  October 22, 2025 3:51 PM

  The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles on their hands and feet, he said, and told them they were being sent to Ghana, even though none of them was from there. ... more »

• Heavy law enforcement presence spotted in McAllen Play Video

  October 16, 2025 8:49 PM

  Federal agents were spotted Thursday afternoon in a McAllen neighborhood. An ICE spokesperson confirmed to Channel 5 News the activity in linked to a criminal investigation. McAllen police officers and agents with Homeland Security Investigations were spotted at the intersection of South 24th Street and Austin Avenue at... more »

• Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says

  October 16, 2025 11:52 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, a judge said Thursday after seeing tear gas and other aggressive steps used against protesters. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she was a "little startled" after seeing TV images of clashes... more »

• Feeling hopeless in custody, many drop claims to remain in the US, leave voluntarily

  October 12, 2025 12:14 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) — Ramón Rodriguez Vazquez was a farmworker for 16 years in southeast Washington state, where he and his wife of 40 years raised four children and 10 grandchildren. The 62-year-old was a part of a tight-knit community and never committed a crime. On Feb. 5, immigration officers... more »

• "Why Sergio?": Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

  October 7, 2025 2:36 PM

  " “Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Waco Bridge newsletter to... more »

• Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump's Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

  October 6, 2025 12:53 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation's third-largest city. The legal challenge came hours after a... more »

• Trump administration offers migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to home countries

  October 4, 2025 11:49 AM

  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday that it would pay migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't say how much migrants would get or when the... more »

• Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia's bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal

  October 2, 2025 10:39 AM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. The judge in Baltimore on Wednesday rejected an application to reopen Abrego Garcia's 2019 asylum case, but... more »

• The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for Texas

  October 1, 2025 10:58 AM

  " The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for Texas " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The... more »

• Here are some effects of a government shutdown if Congress, Trump don't reach a deal

  September 30, 2025 2:20 PM

  The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy. Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government activities. Other functions — like NASA's space missions, President DonaldTrump's immigration crackdown and certain public health work at FDA... more »

• Things to know about federal law enforcement activity in Portland, Chicago, Memphis

  September 28, 2025 1:17 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump's announcement that he will send troops to Portland, agents clashing with protesters near an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, and the expected arrival of the National Guard in Memphis are the most recent examples of current and possible federal law enforcement crackdowns... more »

• Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say

  September 25, 2025 11:16 AM

  DALLAS (AP) — The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents, officials said Thursday, offering the first hint of a motive in the attack. Citing handwritten notes found at his... more »

• 1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says

  September 24, 2025 9:32 AM

  DALLAS (AP) — A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others in a transport van before taking his own life, authorities said. The suspect has been identified... more »

• Immigration agent who fatally shot man in Chicago-area traffic stop says injuries were 'nothing major'

  September 23, 2025 6:41 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) — Police body camera footage released Tuesday shows a federal immigration agent who fatally shot a Mexican immigrant describing his own injuries during a vehicle pursuit as "nothing major," a contrast from the Trump administration's characterization of events in suburban Chicago earlier this month. The Department of... more »

• Immigrant children at Texas detention facility face unsafe conditions, attorneys say

  September 16, 2025 9:28 PM

  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — New revelations about conditions at a Texas detention facility for immigrant families have stoked ongoing concerns from attorneys representing children. The details are part of a lawsuit where the government is attempting to end protections for children. Declarations from families held at the facility in... more »

• After rescinding protections, ICE is moving to deport more immigrants who were victims of crime

  September 16, 2025 9:52 AM

  MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Days after he nearly died when an assailant shot him during a robbery attempt, Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo went to an Iowa police station hoping to get his belongings back. The police in Muscatine, Iowa had his car and the cash he was carrying... more »

• ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport

  September 15, 2025 9:19 AM

  " ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief ,... more »

• 'Operation Lone Star 2.0:' DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation

  September 12, 2025 2:51 PM

  “Operation Lone Star 2.0”: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up... more »

• ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say

  September 12, 2025 2:43 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said. The shooting just outside the city follows days of threats by the... more »

• Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

  September 8, 2025 6:51 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administration at the high court. The conservative majority lifted a restraining order from a judge who found that... more »

• A Houston mother held by ICE must choose: indefinite detention or be deported without her family

  September 8, 2025 9:38 AM

  " A Houston mother held by ICE must choose: indefinite detention or be deported without her family " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up... more »

• Students in the US without legal status see college pathways close as Trump targets tuition breaks

  September 3, 2025 12:47 PM

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Carlie was hoping to spend her senior year savoring her final moments on the palm tree-lined campus of the University of Central Florida. Instead, she sits at home alone, logging on to online courses, afraid to leave her apartment and run the risk of being detained... more »

• ICE is showing up to interview parents hoping to reunite with their children who entered US alone

  September 2, 2025 9:08 AM

  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has started requiring parents looking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to show up for interviews where immigration officers may question them, according to a policy memo obtained by The Associated Press. Legal advocacy groups say... more »

• ICE arrests 9 Mexican nationals at construction sites in Harlingen Play Video

  September 1, 2025 6:21 PM

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rio Grande Valley conducted a "worksite op" at two construction sites in Harlingen. ICE arrested nine Mexican nationals that were in the United States illegally. The arrests were made on Wednesday. more »

• 1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

  September 1, 2025 11:02 AM

  It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. "The worry is they'll pull you... more »

• US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now

  August 31, 2025 12:41 PM

  HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their lawyers said the youngsters were loaded onto planes overnight and in violation of laws affording protections for migrant kids.... more »

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore

  August 25, 2025 3:46 PM

  BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief period of freedom. Abrego Garcia's attorneys... more »

• What to know: Four ways ICE is training new agents and scaling up

  August 24, 2025 12:44 PM

  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is an agency inside the Department of Homeland Security that is integral to President Donald Trump's vision of carrying out the mass deportations he promised during the campaign. Deportation officers within a unit called Enforcement and Removal Operations are the ones who... more »

• US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case

  August 23, 2025 12:04 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to a Saturday court filing. The Costa Rica... more »

• Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

  August 11, 2025 11:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he's deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city's police department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city's mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation's capital. The Republican president, who said... more »

• Raymondville military mom in ICE custody, daughter begging for release Play Video

  August 9, 2025 2:04 PM

  A United States Navy mom is in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Raymondville, and her daughter is pleading for her release. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez is also on board in freeing the mother of five. "I'd rather be the immigrant for my mom to stay here... more »

• Harlingen ICE officials arrest Vietnamese immigrant with criminal history Play Video

  August 9, 2025 12:32 PM

  United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Harlingen Field Office arrested an undocumented migrant from Vietnam on Friday. According to a post on X, 54-year-old Huy Hoang Dang was in the United States illegally. Dang has convictions for aggravated assault, robbery, fraud, fraud by wire and was ordered to be... more »

• ICE entices new recruits with patriotism pitch and promise of $50,000 signing bonuses

  July 31, 2025 4:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations is launching a recruiting campaign to entice "brave and heroic Americans" to serve as new deportation officers, lawyers and investigators as the government gears up for a major expansion of immigration enforcement thanks to a recent... more »

• ICE arresta a 14 inmigrantes en un centro laboral en Brownsville

  July 25, 2025 12:03 PM

  El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) del Valle del Río Grande arrestó a 14 inmigrantes indocumentados en un lugar de trabajo en Brownsville, según Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional de San Antonio. HSI informó en una publicación en X que los arrestos se realizaron... more »

• Trump’s “one-two punch” targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn

  July 25, 2025 11:43 AM

  " Trump’s “one-two punch” targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief... more »

• Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US

  July 19, 2025 11:01 AM

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Friday released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, officials said. The complex, three-country arrangement represents a diplomatic achievement... more »

• Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth

  July 17, 2025 3:38 PM

  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — In 2006, top U.S. Border Patrol officials were asked how long it would take to hire 6,000 agents, a roughly 50% increase at the time. Michael Fisher, then deputy chief in San Diego, says the officials concluded they would need five years. "You have 2... more »

• ICE tendrá acceso a datos personales de inscritos en Medicaid, incluso direcciones y etnia

  July 17, 2025 2:18 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Los agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) tendrán acceso a los datos personales de las 79 millones de personas inscritas en Medicaid, incluyendo direcciones y etnia, para localizar a inmigrantes que vivan en Estados Unidos sin permiso legal, según un... more »

• Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

  July 17, 2025 11:45 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated... more »

• Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation

  July 16, 2025 12:05 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee could rule Wednesday on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail to await trial on human smuggling charges, a decision that could allow President Donald Trump's administration to try to deport the Maryland construction worker for a second time. ... more »

• Feds charge 3 current or former Louisiana police chiefs in an alleged visa fraud scheme

  July 16, 2025 12:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Federal authorities said Wednesday that they charged three current or former Louisiana police chiefs with taking hundreds of bribes in exchange for filing false police reports that would allow noncitizens to seek a visa that allows certain crime victims to stay in the U.S. ... more »

• Arrestan al gerente de una taquería en Mission por cargos de contratación ilegal de empleados

  July 11, 2025 5:41 PM

  Un ciudadano mexicano de 39 años, residente ilegal en Mission, fue arrestado por cargos relacionados con la contratación, empleo y albergue ilegal de más de una docena de personas sin autorización para residir en el país, informó el fiscal federal Nicholas J. Ganjei. De acuerdo a las investigaciones, Juan... more »

• El FBI investiga a un restaurante de Mission tras informes de una redada de ICE

  July 11, 2025 2:03 PM

  El FBI está investigando al restaurante Taco Ole en Mission, confirmó un portavoz de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional a Noticias RGV. Noticias RGV se comunicó con HSI por los informes de una redada de ICE el jueves por la mañana en el restaurante ubicado en Conway Avenue y FM... more »

• Remesas a México disminuyen tras nuevas políticas migratorias Play Video

  July 9, 2025 10:29 AM

  Las remesas enviadas desde Estados Unidos a México experimentan una caída significativa. Las remesas ayudan y sostienen la economía de millones de familias, las cuales ahora atraviesan uno de sus peores momentos, ya que en abril pasado disminuyeron 12.1 por ciento y en mayo sufrieron otra caída del 4.6... more »

• 10 held in Texas immigration detention center shooting that was 'planned ambush,' US attorney says

  July 8, 2025 11:48 AM

  Ten people have been arrested on attempted murder charges after attackers in black military-style clothing opened fire outside a Texas immigration detention center in a "planned ambush" that left one police officer wounded, a prosecutor said. The officer was shot in the neck on Friday, the night of the... more »

• Corte Suprema de EEUU permite deportación a Sudán del Sur de varios inmigrantes sin vínculos allí

  July 3, 2025 6:45 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos despejó el jueves el camino para la deportación de varios inmigrantes que fueron puestos en un vuelo en mayo con destino a Sudán del Sur, un país devastado por la guerra donde no tienen vínculos. La decisión se produce después... more »

• El boxeador mexicano Julio César Chávez Jr. arrestado por ingreso ilegal a EEUU. Será deportado

  July 3, 2025 6:05 PM

  LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Julio César Chávez Jr., el hijo del homónimo legendario boxeador mexicano, fue arrestado por exceder la duración de su visa y mentir en una solicitud de "green card", y será deportado a México, donde enfrenta cargos de crimen organizado, dijeron el jueves funcionarios federales de Estados... more »

• Llega el primer grupo de inmigrantes a centro de detención en los Everglades de Florida Play Video

  July 3, 2025 5:41 PM

  Ha llegado el primer grupo de inmigrantes a un nuevo centro de detención en los Everglades de Florida que los funcionarios han apodado "Alcatraz con Caimanes", informó un portavoz del fiscal general republicano del estado. "Hay personas allí", afirmó Jae Williams, portavoz del fiscal general James Uthmeier, a The... more »

• Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, federal officials say

  July 3, 2025 2:09 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday. The arrest came only days after the... more »

• ICE, Homeland Security Investigations conduct 'enforcement action' in McAllen Play Video

  June 27, 2025 6:57 PM

  A video obtained by Channel 5 News showed law enforcement activity at a parking lot of a business on Dove Avenue and 23rd Street in McAllen. The video was taken by employees from a nearby business and said authorities were zeroing in on a van and several people were... more »

• ICE realiza operativo en un taller mecánico de McAllen Play Video

  June 27, 2025 5:18 PM

  En McAllen, una presunta redada migratoria sorprendió a quienes estaban cerca de un negocio de mecánica la mañana de este viernes 27 de junio. Los testigos informaron a Noticias RGV que vieron cuando agentes de ICE detuvieron a un hombre en el establecimiento Oil Changers y de Imperial Real... more »

• A look at how Trump's big bill could change the US immigration system

  June 25, 2025 2:43 PM

  President Donald Trump's spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years, funding everything from an extension of the United States' southern border wall to detention centers to thousands of additional law enforcement staff. The current annual... more »

• ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby

  June 23, 2025 11:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre doesn't know how to tell his children where their mother went after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained her last month. When his nearly 2-year-old son Noah asks for his mother before bed, Clouatre just tells him, "Mama... more »