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• Deported Edinburg DACA recipient returned to U.S. freed after detainment

  May 8, 2026 12:01 AM

  A 30-year-old South Texas man was freed by federal officials Thursday after being deported earlier this year, and returned to the United States, only to be detained once again. Before he was deported, José Contreras Díaz — whose mother raised him in the Rio Grande Valley — lived in... more »

• Brownsville Mexican consulate sees increase in dual citizenship applications amid deportation fears Play Video

  April 26, 2026 1:59 PM

  The Mexican consulate in Brownsville says more people in the Rio Grande Valley are interested in getting dual citizenship. It's a trend they say started to pick up last year and continues this year. The consulate says one of the main drivers behind this trend are families that... more »

• A Venezuelan family followed the rules to enter the U.S. After being arrested and detained for a month, they’re leaving.

  April 16, 2026 11:04 AM

  EL PASO — In the summer of 2025, José, his wife Carolina and their teenage daughter arrived for their first scheduled hearing at an immigration court in downtown El Paso. The family believed they were going to argue their case for political asylum proceedings after fleeing Venezuela. Just over... more »

• 'He deserves to be home with his family:' Weslaco man detained by ICE despite active DACA status Play Video

  March 20, 2026 12:12 PM

  A Weslaco wife wants her husband released from immigration custody after she says he was detained just days after their baby's birth. Inside the NICU, a newborn fights for her life, and her father cannot be by her side because he's in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. ... more »

• Trump meets Mexican President Sheinbaum in person for the first time at World Cup draw

  December 5, 2025 3:44 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has finally met with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum. Their long-delayed first face-to-face discussion focused on next year's World Cup — and included side discussions about trade and tariffs — but immigration was not the top issue. That's despite Trump's push to crack... more »

• Trump's immigration message is colliding with his welcome to World Cup fans

  December 4, 2025 11:30 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will take center stage at Friday's World Cup draw in Washington, rolling out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe at a time when his administration is expanding restrictions on travel to the United States for people from 19 countries... more »

• Babson College offers supports to student deported trying to fly home for Thanksgiving surprise

  December 1, 2025 2:22 PM

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Babson College has instructed faculty and staff to provide "academic and community support" to a student who was deported to Honduras when she tried to fly home to visit family for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on... more »

• Feds expand terrorism charges in July shooting at Texas immigration detention center

  November 15, 2025 2:11 PM

  DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged six more people with a new terrorism-related charge in the July shooting outside an immigration detention center near Dallas, and said six others are scheduled to enter guilty pleas in the case. The latest indictment in the case, issued Friday,... more »

• Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump's immigration policies are shaking that belief

  November 15, 2025 2:08 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he could become a citizen. But he was told that if he followed the rules and stayed... more »

• 59 people become US citizens at Brownsville naturalization ceremony Play Video

  October 16, 2025 4:53 PM

  Inside the federal courthouse in Brownsville, 59 people from four different countries took an oath on Wednesday to become American citizens. Their family and friends waited anxiously outside the building with flowers, open arms, and a sense of relief. Among those who were naturalized was Jaime Castelltort. He... 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 »

• Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

  October 8, 2025 11:22 AM

  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions. Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of whom arrived on the... more »

• Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'

  October 2, 2025 10:40 AM

  ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be "pro-life." Leo, a Chicago native, was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich... 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 »

• Veterans who lack citizenship fear being swept up in Trump's deportations

  September 24, 2025 11:30 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — After serving with the Marine Corps in Iraq, Julio Torres has the American flag and Marine insignia tattooed on his arms to show his pride in serving a country he calls home. After post-traumatic stress syndrome, drug addiction and a criminal charge following his deployment, the... more »

• The economy was a strength for Trump in his first term. Not anymore, according to recent polling

  September 24, 2025 11:24 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's second-term strengths look different from his first, according to recent polling. Once strengthened by economic issues, Trump's approval is now relatively low on the economy and he's leaning on his stronger issues of crime, border security and immigration. Concerns about the economy and... more »

• Trump tells UN in speech that it is 'not even coming close to living up' to its potential

  September 23, 2025 2:33 PM

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump castigated the United Nations as a feckless institution in a speech to the world body on Tuesday, praising the turn America has taken under his leadership while warning Europe will be ruined if it doesn't turn away from a "double-tailed monster" of ill-conceived... more »

• A law enforcement surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington schools

  September 17, 2025 11:30 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time she saw her husband, the father of her three children, was when he left their Washington apartment a month ago to buy milk and diapers. Before long he called to say he had been pulled over — but not to worry, because it was... more »

• Tejano star Bobby Pulido launches congressional run

  September 17, 2025 9:00 AM

  " Tejano star Bobby Pulido launches South Texas congressional run " 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 , The... 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 »

• Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

  September 14, 2025 12:16 PM

  Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the U.S. to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns, a federally led English-only initiative and an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion push have changed the national climate in which... more »

• Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation

  September 14, 2025 12:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is temporarily keeping in place measures preventing the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody. Judge Timothy J. Kelly's decision Saturday keeps the government from removing Guatemalan children who came to the U.S. alone and are currently living in government... more »

• Teachers sue over Trump's immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

  September 10, 2025 11:17 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor unions representing millions of educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump's administration over its immigration crackdown, saying arrests near school campuses are terrorizing children and their teachers, leading some students to drop out. At the start of Trump's second term, his Republican administration... more »

• She was adopted into an abusive US home. Decades later, immigration policies sent her back to Brazil

  September 10, 2025 11:15 AM

  It sounded like freedom, like a world of possibility beyond the orphanage walls. Maria Pires was getting adopted. At 11 years old, she saw herself escaping the chaos and violence of the Sao Paulo orphanage, where she'd been sexually assaulted by a staff member. She saw herself leaving Brazil... 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 »

• Several of Trump's immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

  September 7, 2025 12:12 PM

  President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is facing various tests in the U.S. courts. For example, a federal appeals court ruled last week that the Trump administration cannot use... more »

• Trump can't use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, court rules

  September 3, 2025 12:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of being in a Venezuelan gang. The decision blocking an administration priority is destined for a showdown at the U.S. Supreme... 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 »

• Trump's use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules

  September 2, 2025 9:06 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops amid Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests. Judge Charles Breyer found President Donald Trump's administration violated federal law by sending troops to the Los... 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 »

• A downturn in international travel to the U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn

  September 1, 2025 11:08 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: "Buffalo Loves Canada." The marketing campaign, which included a $500 gift card giveaway, was meant to show Buffalo's northern... 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 »

• Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says

  August 30, 2025 12:42 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. without their parents, according to a letter sent Friday by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, and the Central American country said it was ready to take them in. The... more »

• Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

  August 29, 2025 3:45 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States, saying that plaintiffs are likely to win their claim that the Republican administration's actions were... more »

• Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE's arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions

  August 29, 2025 3:39 PM

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called "E-Verify" has raised questions about what employers can do to make sure they're employing people who can legally work. E-Verify is an... more »

• Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert

  August 28, 2025 12:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation's largest immigration detention complex, it didn't turn to a large government contractor or even a firm that specializes in private prisons.... more »

• Emboldened Democrats are starting to push back on Trump's immigration plans

  August 27, 2025 11:12 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats were plunged into political crisis, especially splintered on immigration and border security, after their thorough defeat last year in an election in which President Donald Trump made hard-line immigration action a centerpiece of his campaign. That may be changing. From New York to California,... more »

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

  August 27, 2025 11:03 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump 's hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. The asylum request — Abrego Garcia's second, after a denial in 2019 —... more »

• Trump administration threatens some funding for 3 states for not enforcing trucker English rules

  August 26, 2025 3:16 PM

  California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on... 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 »

• 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 »

• Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

  August 20, 2025 4:18 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court's order keeping in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted the emergency stay pending... more »

• Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center at Fort Bliss

  August 17, 2025 12:59 PM

  " Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center at Fort Bliss " 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 »

• Valley mayors push for immigrant workforce legislation Play Video

  August 16, 2025 1:38 PM

  Mayors from the cities of Alamo, McAllen and Edinburg — along with local business leaders — held a roundtable on Friday to discuss the local workforce, immigration-related fears and the impact on the area. Those attending said they want state and federal lawmakers to pass legislation to protect the... more »

• Trump administration claims powers of DC police chief, strengthening federal grip on law enforcement

  August 14, 2025 9:57 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of the police chief — a significant move that increases national control over the... more »

• DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida

  August 14, 2025 10:21 AM

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state's holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator... more »

• Abby's Bakery owners found guilty of harboring undocumented employees Play Video

  August 13, 2025 12:29 PM

  The owners of a Los Fresnos Bakery were convicted Wednesday on charges of harboring undocumented employees within their business. Owners Leonardo Baez-Lara and Nora Avila-Guel will be sentenced on Nov. 18, 2025. They are permanent, legal residents but could lose their residency status following their convictions. They are currently... more »

• Government rests their case in trial against Abby’s Bakery owners accused of harboring immigrants Play Video

  August 12, 2025 7:03 PM

  The trial against the owners of a bakery in Los Fresnos who are accused of hiring and housing undocumented immigrants continued on Tuesday. The government rested their case against defendants Leonardo Baez-Lara and Nora Alicia Avila-Guel. During the second day of the trial, jurors heard from two former... 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 »

• Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

  August 7, 2025 2:02 PM

  MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental laws. The facility can continue to operate and hold... more »

• Migrant shelter in McAllen may see increase in asylum seekers following court order Play Video

  August 6, 2025 11:15 PM

  The Humanitarian Respite Center in downtown McAllen has been nearly empty since the start of the Trump administration. The center, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, helped hundreds of asylum seekers per day after they’ve been processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In January,... more »

• ‘What we're doing is the right thing:’ Sister Pimentel reacts after court denies request to depose her Play Video

  August 6, 2025 10:20 PM

  The 15th Court of Appeals denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office's request to question Sister Norma Pimentel as part of a probe into migrant aid organizations. “What we're doing is the right thing, we're actually believing in on our faith — our gospel values — to make sure we're... more »

• What to know as Trump's immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

  August 6, 2025 8:29 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal resident status are losing access to in-state tuition prices as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration. The Justice Department has been suing states to end tuition breaks for students without legal residency, starting with... more »

• Texas AG can't depose Sister Norma Pimentel in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

  August 5, 2025 3:09 PM

  " Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules " 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 »

• In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

  August 3, 2025 3:06 PM

  " In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist " 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... more »

• Venezuelan deportees say they endured months of abuse inside a Salvadoran prison

  July 31, 2025 9:55 AM

  " Venezuelan deportees say they endured months of abuse inside a Salvadoran prison " 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. This article is co-published with ProPublica,... more »

• Attorneys: 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held without charges, barred from legal access

  July 28, 2025 11:16 AM

  Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings. The immigration attorneys argued Monday... more »

• Rio Grande City public radio station facing federal funding cuts Play Video

  July 23, 2025 12:20 PM

  The fight to expand public radio coverage in the Rio Grande Valley has been ongoing for years. In the Las Lomas Colonia of Rio Grande City, ask Colonias Unidas Founder Blanca Juarez why public radio is important, and she'll tell you it opens up the world to people. ... more »

• As Trump's raids ramp up, Rio Grande Valley residents stay inside — even when they need medical care

  July 21, 2025 11:44 AM

  WESLACO, Texas (AP) — These days, Juanita says a prayer every time she steps off the driveway of her modest rural home. The 41-year-old mother, who crossed into the United States from Mexico more than two decades ago and married an American carpenter, fears federal agents may be on... more »

• Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways

  July 20, 2025 12:11 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) — After a Seattle immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against a Colombian man — exposing him to expedited removal — three people sat with him in the back of the courtroom, taking his car keys for safe-keeping, helping him memorize phone numbers and gathering the names of... more »

• Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling

  July 18, 2025 12:43 PM

  BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit. U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New... 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 »

• Monica De La Cruz proposes beefing up temporary worker program to ease farm labor shortages

  July 14, 2025 4:23 PM

  " Texas lawmaker proposes beefing up temporary worker program to ease farm labor shortages " 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... more »

• Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown

  July 14, 2025 2:43 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump's attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic loss of employees who have had their legal status... more »

• Taco Ole manager in Mission arrested for allegedly hiring undocumented workers Play Video

  July 11, 2025 5:38 PM

  A Mexican national residing in Mission illegally was arrested on charges related to illegally hiring, employing and harboring more than a dozen undocumented workers, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The news release said 39-year-old Juan Ramirez Cortez was a manager... more »

• Here’s what’s in Trump’s GOP megabill and how it will affect Texans

  July 4, 2025 12:05 PM

  " Here’s what’s in Trump’s GOP megabill and how it will affect Texans " 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 »

• Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal

  July 2, 2025 2:34 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one of the key pillars of the president's plan to crack down on migration at the southern border. But he put the ruling... more »

• Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

  June 27, 2025 10:23 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship. The outcome was a victory for the Republican president, who has complained about individual... more »

• Mexican national residing in Sebastian pleads guilty to illegally reentering the U.S.

  June 25, 2025 3:49 PM

  A man from El Trapiche, Guerrero, Mexico has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The news release said 49-year-old Angel Zavaleta-Rodriguez was previously removed from the U.S. in August 2000, but then returned.... 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 »

• Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants away from their home countries

  June 23, 2025 4:28 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting for now a court order requiring they get a chance to challenge the deportations. The high court majority did not detail its reasoning... more »

• Undocumented construction worker reacts to ICE raids across the Valley Play Video

  June 18, 2025 10:24 PM

  Building a home one wall at a time is something one man does to support his family. The man, whose identity is being hidden for his safety, traveling to the U.S. from Mexico. “That is the reason we came here — to work. We have families in Mexico,... more »

• Valley farmer struggling to find workers amid immigration crack down Play Video

  June 17, 2025 6:11 PM

  The government is reportedly reversing course on immigration targets by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents. That means arrests will continue at farms, hotels and restaurants. President Donald Trump had previously called for a pause in arrests, citing workforce concerns. "Labor is our lifeblood," Executive Vice President for... more »

• McAllen businesses seeing impact of recent ICE raids Play Video

  June 17, 2025 10:47 AM

  Visitors in downtown McAllen are seeing fewer people at stores. This comes after several U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the Rio Grande Valley. "I come down and visit a lot, and I've noticed it's really, like, empty," Houston resident Gloria Pena said. RELATED STORY: Community... more »

• South Texas mayors issue joint statement over ongoing immigration raids Play Video

  June 12, 2025 7:34 PM

  An alliance of South Texas mayors is committed to the well-being, safety and economic stability of the community amid ongoing immigration enforcement operations, according to a statement. The South Texas Alliance of Cities, made up of mayors of the cities of McAllen, Mission, Harlingen, Brownsville, Laredo, San Antonio, Edinburg... more »

• Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfews

  June 12, 2025 5:01 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country as officials in cities from coast to coast get ready for major demonstrations against President Donald Trump over the weekend. While many demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been peaceful, others led... more »

• Democratic governors defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel

  June 12, 2025 2:59 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump spars with California's governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sat in... more »

• Standoff with troops in Los Angeles reignites old feud as Newsom resists Trump's immigration raids

  June 12, 2025 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was earlier this year that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was making nice with President Donald Trump as he sought help for his wildfire-battered state and moderating his approach ahead of a potential bid for the White House. But now the gloves are off after Trump... more »

• ‘It was my turn for ICE to get me,’ Man deported to Matamoros following arrest at San Benito restaurant Play Video

  June 10, 2025 10:26 PM

  A 22-year-old man was deported to Matamoros after he was arrested Monday at his place of work. Alexis Vasquez said he is with his family after he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. “Unfortunately, it was my turn for ICE to get me there at... more »

• Protests over immigration raids are popping up across the US with more planned

  June 10, 2025 6:55 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids and prompted President Donald Trump to mobilize National Guard troops and Marines have begun to spread across the country, with more planned into the weekend. From Seattle to Austin and Washington, D.C., marchers have... more »

• Trump says he will 'liberate' Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army

  June 10, 2025 6:15 PM

  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles "animals" and "a foreign enemy" in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to his immigration enforcement raids and as he vowed to "liberate" the West Coast city.... more »

• ICE arrests 12 people during raids in Cameron County Play Video

  June 10, 2025 5:01 PM

  A dozen citizens from Mexico and El Salvador who were in the country illegally were arrested Monday during an operation targeting two businesses in Harlingen and San Benito, according to a spokesperson with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The release did not identify the individuals who were arrested, or... more »

• Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed.

  June 10, 2025 3:26 PM

  " Texas lawmakers pushed bills aimed at illegal immigration. Here’s what passed and what failed. " 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 »